Posada Don Valentino Antigua Guatemala

... around viewing the sights. It is really nice having her here to enjoy it with me and just seems so normal already.

I think we are off to some lake side villages tomorrow and are planning our week at a Spanish school, which i am really excited about. I am getting by, but it will be so nice to have more confidence (and learn how to pronounce things properly! Hope you are all well, send me your news x x x

... of at least Antigua is the very regular loud bangs that almost make you jump for your life. Are they shooting? Has a car exploded? No, in fact it is "just" the churches regularly sending off fireworks. And trust me, there are a lot of churches around here. Spoke to some regulars who barely hear them anymore. Doubt that I will ever get used to it.

Call me ignorant, but I thought that Central ...

This morning we got up at 5:30 to climb Volcano Pacaya. I was dubious yesterday as to whether I'd attempt it but today I decided 'why the hell not’. Kitted out with a bagel for breakfast, sprite for sugar en route, and pringles for the salt (as well as a fully stocked pharmacy in my bag) we set off with our tour guide Augusto. There were 12ish people in our group and hundreds climb the volcano every day. At the bottom there were children selling walking ...

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On April 27, Caroline celebrated a rather unique 31st birthday.
Chris had been to work during the night, filling the bedroom with balloons, and the morning was spent unwrapping presents, which included, among other things, a replica chicken bus and a pair of rainbow coloured hippy ...

After a morning of exploring Antigua, now was the time for my main goal of the day, a hike up the active volcano Pacaya. Pacaya is 2500m in elevation and located about 30 km south of Guatemala City, so it required a shuttle to the national park. I arranged for a tour through Adrenalina a few days before. I was impressed that I was picked up exact at 2:30 as arranged, especially since I was the last person of a group of 12. I ...

Everyone! I´m done! Completely done! Finals are over, everything´s wrapped up. And so begins my traveling in Central America. My last final exam was yesterday (Thursday morning), and I´ve just been tying up loose ends and the like since. Earlier this week I decided, after too much deliberation, to go to El Salvador first. Tomorrow morning (Saturday) I´ll be leaving bright and early for Guate City, where I´ll hopefully find a ...

... with How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. U2's been digging deep and certainly take more chances than they've taken in the last few years. I'd say there are only 2-3 really radio-ready songs, and only 1-2 that shouldn't be on the album (rather obviously that includes "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"; "Get On Your Boots" isn't actually to bad, just completely erase that Grammys performance from memory). Well, give the album a listen. It's certainly not what you're expecting. Jay

... to pana .. i found out that i could so i when back to the english pub and met two backpackers who took me through the back road to their hostal which was 25Q but a shack we proceeded to drink argentena wine and local crazy moon shine.. we smkd sum doobz and i called it a night..

... the good old cadburies bag...and well..the other night i sat down to some tolberone... i placed the box i had already had two pieces from on lukey´s chest..and noticed a tiny ant..then another..yes you get the picture... they were coming out of the chocolate... i spat my chocolate straight out..and the two of us giggled away...me particularly at the news that lukey had already eaten two bits.... yummy.... i think the highlight of this week was ...

... war, but all too often democracy only means increased crime. Witness Russia. **** takes time.

Guatemala is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and the people are at the heart of that, radiant and smiling and dressed in spectacular hand-woven traje. I remember why I fell in love with the place some thirty years ago, and I remember now why I moved on to other places. I shall return.