The Comforts of Home

Trip Start Aug 15, 2007
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Trip End Aug 31, 2008


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Flag of Guatemala  , Western Highlands,
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

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 tight budget since their food supply consisted of a Cornflakes box only...and when we took a brake they dared to take $40 out of Nathan's backpack. Upset and confused we noticed it right away, but didn't confront the thieves...we still don't know why. We figured that the bad Karma was punishment enough.
The day got better when we arrived in beautiful Antigua. The most stunning Colonial City so far.
Best of all, we would have a free place to stay...Mareike, a friend of a friend, was so kind  to let us stay at her beautiful home while she was away in Germany. How nice...a home for us nomads where we could cook and hang in the garden.

10-23-07
After about 3 weeks in Antigua we have gotten used to the amenities of such a westernized town where you can buy Croissants, eat great Italian food and even Sushi. It's been nice not to wear our jungle pants and living a "normal" life. But it's coming to an end and we will leave our little temporary home by the end of the week. But as always in life, it's about a balance, so we are actually looking forward to traveling again.
Thanks Mareike for your hospitality and thanks Antigua for making us fat again :)
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mareikejunge
mareikejunge on Nov 2, 2007 at 01:10AM

No tengan pena!
Hey losBrowns, it was great to have you here - looking after my little house and giving me such a fantastic welcome.
Hope our path will cross again before too long.
abrazos, Mareike

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