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6a Avenida Norte No 36 Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala, 502-832-7351
... would be characterised by very liberate smoking laws unlike those at home. Think again! It turns out that you cannot smoke within any public premises - and that also includes large outdoor areas like a garden restaurant! So every cigarette must be consumed out on the street lingering around - not my favorite pass time when wanting to enjoy a cigarette. Just yet another reason for quitting!
... 8211; which I was soon to regret refusing. It wasn’t long into the hike that I felt I was falling behind with the oldies, fatties and asthmatics… I kept getting offers of ‘taxi’ (horses which carry up those unable or unwilling to climb – they take you almost all the way to the top). MY pride prevented me from accepting although I came pretty close at times. I kept thinking what false advertising it was when the woman in ...
Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala sarahelectiveI headed off early to a small town called Spiacate (a small surfing town on the Pacific Coast) using the lonely planet as a road map. Highway #11 looked like a substantial road to take! Mistake number one of many for the day. I took my time driving down the windy road passing gorgeous towns set high up a long the volcanoes. The road went from windy and steep, to dirt, to pot holes, to un-passable for Wesley.
After driving for 1 1/2 hours along the amazing ...
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At lunchtime, we headed to the thermal baths where Caroline had a massage before we spent the afternoon soaking in baths overlooking the lake and feasting on champagne and imported salamis, cheese and olives procured by Chris from Panajchel, the town across the lake.
Birthday dinner was seafood at D ...
... the afternoon tour because I wanted to see the volcano at sunset; there were also tours available in the morning or where you can camp overnight. I came prepared with a flashlight provided by the hotel and new batteries bought at the supermarket. It was a long hour drive to the volcano especially since to save money I booked with the Spanish speaking tour. Although I heard several languages being spoken French, German and ...
Pacaya, Western Highlands, Guatemala ndsquirrel... bus to the a city in the far west of El Salvador, Juayua. Those of you who know me well can likey picture by ridiculous level of excitement right now. I swear I´ve been walking a few feet off the ground the last couple days. I´ll be spending about 4 or 5 days in the area, but I really haven´t made to many plans beyond getting to Juayua, largely because there´s plenty to see and do in the area and more specific things ...
Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala jaynichvolodov... through avocado farms and lush green fields and plantations into the picture postcard city of Antigua. Now the pictures we took of Antigua do not do it justice - if you want to see what it really looks like - do a google image search and you will see how fantastic it is. Sorry but we got there at dusk and the pictures we took ...
Antigua, Guatemala courtrandi hoped a boat across the lake atitlan which took and hour and made to stops so it worked out to be 50Q. the city itself is very hilly. so after walking ten minutes i got the first hotel i saw which was only 40Q. after checking inn i walked back down to the port and proceeded to meet up with some locals who all turned out to be ms13 they bought me a few beeer so we went down town to the otheer harbor ...
san pedro, Western Highlands, Guatemala buckwonder... visit to the volcano pacaya. it is an active volcano about an hour out of antigua. our bus drive was uncomfortable...neither of us got good seats after we were moved from a luxiourous bus to a dump. we then had to walk up a steep, rocky and narrow path with a guide so we wouldnt get raped or mugged....nice to know! it was all worth it an hour or two later, and a lot of huffing and puffing when we had climbed about 2000m of the 2600m volcano. we ...
Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala kariandlukeybWe spent several happy weeks in what became one of my favourite countries in the world - Guatemala - travelling around and working for the animal rescue charity ARCAS in the jungle near Flores.
Where we stayed had no electricity and one day I will get around to typing up my numerous travel diaries from this period of my travels.

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