Villa Antigua Guatemala

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... months from May to October each year. While Canada is blanketed in snow we spend our time in Central America from October through to May. While spending our time in Antigua Guatemala we share our large home or Villa with travelers from around the world.

... the roof top Bar of Cafe Sky Cafe Sky, a unique cocktail terrace, was the first vantage point from which Mrs. Yolkobsen glimpsed Antigua Guatemala from a great height. Many, before and after her, have had the same experience and it never fails to send the ...

... of energy and warm greeting as soon as you walk into her eatery, located just about five minutes northwest of Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central. The small restaurant specializes in fresh seafood and what’s available that day depends on what ...

... think Café No Sé on the 1st Avenida Sur in Antigua is about coffee, think again. This is a Bar and one of Antigua Guatemala’s best late night hang outs. While Mono Loco Bar and Reilly’s Irish Tavern catch much of the travel review attention ...

7/30-8/02: Antigua, Guatemala (At the time of writing, 1USD = ~8 Quetzal) The Colonial Wonder That is Antigua To get to Antigua from Copan, Honduras either requires paying USD20 for a 6-hour express shuttle or taking a sequence of local buses that would ...

... open hearts and treated us to an experience of a lifetime. After flying to Guatemala City, we took a licensed taxi to Antigua, Guatemala, which is a safe and very famous place to study Spanish as well as experience some of the Guatemalan culture. After ...

... the power outage was widespread.  Our walk included the beautiful Central Park.  Despite the weather and very damp conditions, Antigua was full of pedestrians and families anxious to get out of the house like we were! Enventually it was time ...

We´re finally back on the road and in Antigua!  We landed in Guatemala City but hopped on a shuttle to Antigua thirty seconds after walking out of the airport.  It's pretty obvious that nobody expects you to stay in the city.  Everyone ...

... around for hours taking in the place. There are loads of old churches here, some in ruins, some newly restored. Antigua used to be the capital of Guatemala, but it was destroyed so many times by earthquakes, that they moved it to Guatemala City. There are ...

... name spelled out, meant for me, them thinking this was my actual name. Antonio took us directly to our hotel in Antigua, an hour away from Guatemala City. We arrived at La Villa Serena around noon, both exhausted and excited. We buzzed the door of our ...

... Spanish, so we watched a couple Star Treks and the movie '9’ on our netbook. It has sure been a handy device! In Guatemala City we transferred from bus to large van, and discovered we were the only passengers. We arrived in Antigua around 8:30pm ...

... well-known chef in these parts and for very good reason! What a delicious meal in a wonderful spot in Antigua! During the evening, we went back to our new villa for the next week (we leave for Nicaragua on January 4th!!!) and had a lovely fire in our ...

El Chaman bar and eatery has one of the most beautiful patios in Antigua Guatemala and Yolkobsens give it the royal thumbs up for the view and a second big thumbs up for its excellent margaritas. On the south side of their terrace is the indescribably ...

... . For 30 minutes of riding it was only $14. What a deal! Sleep came well, and the next day we had plans to head to Antigua, Guatemala! As always, thanks for reading and leaving comments! BTW, if you want to contact me while I´m out and about, just add me ...

... the bus, just three minutes after stepping off the boat.  A bouncy and very sweaty 8 hours later we pulled into Antigua, trudged our way to Villa Esthela, and crashed for the night.  After my first hot shower (okay, first shower, period) ...

... planning a visit is to brush up on your Spanish. That might sound like a no-brainer but very little English is spoken outside of Antigua. If nothing else, get those numbers down so you can score some good deals! At least we get to hit the bakery one ...

... Picked up my repaired pantalones and went to Rainbow cafe for a free lecture about this charity for underpriveleged` families in Guatemala which was really interesting and really makes you think about what the Western world takes for granted. Afterwards I ...