I sincerely apologize regarding the delay in this week's post. I've spent the past 5 days desperately trying to upload our Episode 10 - Momentos: Guatemala only to be disappointed at the internet dropping in the middle of the night or an estimated time of 2000 minutes to upload. Life on Utila has been incredible.… Continue reading Island Life in Utila, Honduras
The general consensus for Antigua is that you love it or you hate it. Let's just say that after roaming the city for a while eyeballing the insanely high prices and signs in English, we were happy to have spent our Spanish school experience in Xela. And while there were more cons than pros (hey,… Continue reading Photo Essay: Colorful Antigua, Guatemala
After an early morning chicken bus around curvy mountain roads, a minibus/colectivo down washed out dirt roads, a ride in the back of a pick up truck going down switchbacks into the lake, and a tuktuk through two small cities, we arrived in San Pedro. We couldn't have asked for more of a Latin American… Continue reading Getting into Hot Water in San Pedro, Guatemala
Learning a new language is a very daunting experience for most of us. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about going to Spanish school in Xela, Guatemala. I had a lot riding on this, more than most. Aside from the obvious advantages of being able to communicate with people in one of… Continue reading Being Schooled in Spanish – Xela, Guatemala
After being called "hop-a-long" for almost a week after our experience at Santa Maria, it is a wonder that Shaun and I somehow decided that we wanted to go on another hike - up Lake Chicabal. Instead of the 4am wake up call to the previous volcano, we leisurely rolled out of bed at 7am… Continue reading Chicaballin’ Our Way Up to a Volcanic Lake – Guatemala
*All photos were taken by Shaun on our amazing Flip.* We try to travel with no regrets but I have a regret. We spent 3 months in Mexico and I never made it to a futbol game. I watched almost every one of Mexico’s games on TV, showing my support, with all the other distractions… Continue reading Travel Regrets: Absolved #1
We've upped our quality a notch by Shaun hauling the tripod up a massive hike, not to mention with audio equipment in tow (now you can HEAR US!). Join us as we head out to the Santa Maria volcano and rough it while going up to 13,000 feet above sea level! Needless to say, Xela… Continue reading Episode 9 – Santa Maria Volcano
Knowing that we were going to spend a fair amount of time living in Xela, we wanted to explore all that the neighboring cities had to offer as well. To do so, we got in contact with Adrenalina Tours. This company piqued our interest due to the fact that they solely work with local people… Continue reading El Mercado San Francisco El Alto, Guatemala
If you haven't been able to tell, I really like walking around in graveyards across the world. I think they give you an "in" to the culture that is most often overlooked. El Calvario Cemetary in Xela, Guatemala is definitely worth a leisurely stroll if you have the time. The entire thing is incredibly lush… Continue reading The Legend of Vanushka the Gypsy of Xela, Guatemala
I didn’t realize how close we were to travel burn out until we arrived in our saving grace location, Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala. The stress of constantly moving from place to place was starting to show not only on my body, but was starting to tear away at my soul. I really just needed a place… Continue reading Xela, Guatemala – Home Sweet Home
