"We crossed into Guatemala on June 22, and the process was fairly uneventful thanks to the assistance of the English-speaking "guide" we used, 14 year-old Edwin. The northeast corne ..."
"It happened again! In the mini-bus to Antigua we got robbed..not by locals, but fellow backpackers. What a scandal. The weird German guy and his Japanese friend were obviously on a ..."
"We headed to palenque just to stay the night and catch the morning bus to the border, the hostel dormitory where we were saying in was very basic but cost 50 pesos and I got some g ..."
A travel blog entry from Flores by
kris
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"Finally into Guatemala!!! We set out from San Cristobal Wednesday morning and hit the Mexico/Guatemala border by about lunch. No hassle on the Mexican side for stamping ..."
"Take all advice to put all assumptions aside and never expect anything to go as planned aka practice patience, which luckily I´m good at having worked with kids and all. ..."
"After a decent night of sleep, I chat to my girlfriends, eeeeaaaarly in the morning for me, go and get coffee, have a little breakkie and: the owners of the B&B take us to the ..."
" SAN ANTONIO DE AGUAS CALIENTES We enjoyed a wonderful Chapin breakfast at the hotel. It was such a pleasant experience, surrounded by the lush, green gardens and a fountain. We ch ..."
"But at least I didn´t get robbed on this one! Yet another early start to the day. The bus was supposed to come between 6:30 and 7, but of course didn´t show up until about 7:15. I´ ..."
A travel blog entry from Xela by
jessica_cdn
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