Tecun Uman, Guatemala

... . A visit to the pharmacy for the necessaries for Paula. Feels good to be back on the road again. A 3.5 hour bus journey to Tecun Uman on the Mexican border, with hideous weather all the way, glad we remembered to use plastic bags on the stuff in the ...

Escape to the beach After our first week of school in Xela, and in order to escape the slightly dark and oppressive 'family' home we were staying in, Jody and I decided to spend the weekend on the pacific coast about half a day's travel from Xela in a ...

Here i was thinking i wouldnŽt have a lot to report once i settled in Quetzeltenango (!) or Xela for short.... IŽll begin with a quick (as if) account of this weekend as its fresh in my mind, brief and just a quick insight. We set off after school on ...