Posada de Carlos V Coban

... travel&#8230;. <br><br>The first few legs of the trip were okay, however, each bus got worse and worse.  On the second to the last one (we had to take 5 buses that day, for a total of 10 hours) we sat next to the kindest man and his two children.  He also brought on his latest purchases from the market, a turkey and a chicken in a bag&#8230; alive!  There was a hole in the bag from which the turkey got to stick his neck out and enjoy the scenery.  The ...

... everybody was going, but because I wanted to jump. I´m terrified of heights (fear of death?), so it really was ¨face your fears¨ sort of thing. Anyway, after literally 10ish minutes of wavering on the edge of this bridge, I jumped, and it was amazing. <br><br>Back at El Retiro, not a lot was done. Quite a bit of class picking, actually, which has been the story for the last couple weeks. Got into most of them (minus two I really want to take!). It was the most ...

... was quite surreal. It actually flows quite fast, like a thick, molten toffee, and is accompanied by a crackling noise, kind of like a campfire. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br><br><br> And it&#8217;s hot, really hot. Like 1077 degrees Celcius (1970 degrees Fahrenheit) hot. Standing a couple of metres away is enough to singe the hairs on your arms and feel your skin ...

... 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 ...

... friday off so hit up a reggae bar with a live band on a balcony overlooking ruins...baically exactly what you expect when you think of a club in guatemala. Heading to pacaya volcanoe for a trek tommorow, standard bants before a week of getting stacked building stoves...brap. We have taken far too many photos but cant put them up until we find a decent enough computer to handle the volume! hasta proxima semena mis amigos! xx

... have been shot over the past 3 months. Noone seems to know why. So just getting in and out of Guate city leaves you with a lump in your throat. However, the papers are just full of murder and death. Their favourite words are asassination and shooting. Paul analysed the local rag - Diario. It's about 7/8 pages of murder and killing, then some good looking girls and then the sport. Makes a cracking read. I digress ...

... he warned us about the road to Coban being closed due to a mud slide that killed 200 people last month. He did tell us however that service routes have been restored but, they take an additional hour due to them going of course. Well now fast forward to today, we jump on the pullman and we over hear the driver talking about how they don't drive at night anymore because whole Pullman's have been ...

... amp; Puerto Rican...LoL. Immediately she put on a salsa and grabbed us to start dancing. Impressed by the "Henry Yanes" dancing skills she invited us out to a local club that has a live salsa band. We all had a great time and would  definitely recommend the place to others.  While we don't know how long we will stay here in Antigua so far the experience has been very rewarding.

... that goes underground as well as above ground. The above ground river has several waterfalls which fall into clear pools that are a delight to swim in. When we first entered the park, we climbed up a set of stairs to a very high cliff with a mirador that was about 345 meters above the river. The view was incredible and it was a miracle that I made it up. A lot of puffing as I was not yet used to the altitude. Our Keen sandals certainly proved themselves ...

... big cameras and bright shirts) and walking a bit further on than most.<br><br>My savior there was the market. Cheap and plentiful fruit, hustle and bustle, and meals in the market comedores for Q15.<br><br>Aside from a great memory of Pacaya, my other is of Mono Loco (well, it´s more of a NIGHTMARE).<br><br>Mono Loco is a nightclub, probably the most popular one there (with tourists). We went there for a quick drink after the expensive French pancake place (don´t even get me started ...