Flores Lodges - Reviews and Rates

What is it with the 1980s MC Hammer circus clown pants that European backpackers wear? Seriously, would they wear that **** back home in Helsinki or Milan? Picture oversized orange trousers made of a gauzelike material complete with thin stripes of every color in a crayon box. I really like how they tuck them into their socks to create that extr...

A short flight north to the Guatemalan jungle to find: Mayan archeological treasures at Tikal, a thatched-roof hut of my own on the shores of Lago de Peten Itza, a hammock overlooking the lake, a French restaurant 100 m. from my hut, horseback rides on jungle trails, kayaking on the lake. Well....all but the last two became reality. This was due...

Crossing borders is always an intriguing experience - it took a little while to adjust to popping into the chaos of Mexico from San Diego. Belize was another step down the poverty ladder from Mexico and Guatemala feels poorer again. Flores is on an island in the middle of a lake and the place was in the middle of its annual feria with marching b...

We got up at 5 am to grab the 1st collectivo to go to Tikal. Funnily enough, we bumped into the same Mexican family who we had travelled with in Bonampak and Yachilan. So far, the Mayan ruins at Tikal are the ones that we liked the most. They are buried deep in the rain forest. You need to stick to the path otherwise you can get lost (which appa...

5 years together, today!!!

Today was a really tiring day. We went back to the same place where we took the boat to go to Yachian, except this time everybody had their suitcases and backpacks. The boat guy was driving like a maniac and told us that a boat sinks once every week. Joke or not, we didn't really like it. We had to do immigrati...

I am sorry to say that this was by far our worst experience yet while travelling. All I will say right now to any other travellers out there. If your ATM/cash card is taken by a ATM/cash machine/cajero automatico, report your card stolen immediately and do not trust ANYONE!!! We called the number on the machine and they told us to return the fol...

The torrential rain from the previous evening as still falling this morning, but eased as we crammed ourselves into a shuttle to Flores. This was the most uncomfortable journey to date, as Jonathan´s knees were up against the seat in front for the entire 4 hours! Having passed through a ´fruit´checkpoint, where an American girl had a bag of mang...

After running some errands around belize city, I found my way to the bus station and headed for San Ignacio. It was about a 3 hour trip. I didn't want to stay long in San Ignacio, and most of the things to do were out of town so I decided to cross the border and head strait to Flores without staying the night in San Ignacio like I planned. That ...

Well... when I left off, it was New Year's day and I was suppose to go to Tikal the following morning. Faye, Hannah, Sabina and I woke up at 2:30 AM got ready for our 3 AM tour. I wasn't the only one feeling under the weather, Hannah had a bit of a stomach ache as well. We decided to go anyways. We waited at our hostel. 1 hour passes and we are ...

and now, a fun filled adventure through pictures! (simon convinced me to go to el salvador for the weekend so that{s where i{m heading tomorrow!!)