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Travel Blogs from Antigua Guatemala
Antigua
arrived in Antigua Guatemala after an 13 hour journey though Mexico and Guatemala the boarder was very easy to cross with the Guatemalans only wanting to stamp my passport and no one asked for a fee which my guide book said they would. Antigua is surround by forested mountains and is a very beautiful city with great architecture it has been rain …
Greetings!
...and salutations. I am sitting here in the most gorgeous setting i can possibly imagine sending an email from. Oh, and I happened to wander into the only place in the city and it's the major city in the country that has a dedicated T1 connex. Kick Ass! Picture a beautiful lush garden with tropical flowers and stone fountains with lights. This …
Another market day
... would, but you can’t. Fortunately her friend was close by and after reuniting them both we went on our way.
This evening after all the shopping had been done and the massages had been done we got together for our last night. After last nights lateness we can barely manage more than dinner, but have a lovely dinner all the same in one of the only busy restaurants in town before heading back to pack for an early ...
Climbing Volcan Pacaya
... outside of cities, towns and villages. So for our hike up the volcano we’re supposed to have a guide and an armed police escort. When we arrived there was indeed our guide waiting for us along with about 10 young boys selling walking sticks and along with another 10 or so poor horses with owners waiting for us to purchase a ride to the top but as to a guard, armed or otherwise there was no one in sight. Coming down though was a ...
Antigua - day 4
... then headed out. Since we hadn't managed to make it to the macadamia farm, we chose to have a relaxing massage instead. once we found a place that served both men and women we lay down for an hour long 'relaxing' massage. It was ok, nothing great. From here we didn't really do much, just wandered around the streets looking at various buildings, some in a state of semi-ruin, quite a few churches, etc. After finding somewhere to enjoy dinner we headed back to our room for the ...