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What I learnt in North America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 4 July 2009
So. After nearly three months the first leg of my round the world trip is over, and I’m nearly a quarter of the way through. So what have I learnt so far I’ve learnt I don’t need to do stuff every day. Sure, there’s always something to see, something to do, but trying to cram too [...]
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Mexico & Guatemala in pictures: Shop fronts
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 29 June 2009
Mexico & Guatemala are very colourful countries in so many ways, from the food, to the landscapes and the traditional dress of the indigenous peoples. But my favourite of all are the hand-painted store fronts and advertising that brighten up every city in both countries. I wish we had this tradition back home. You can see [...]
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Guatemala: Budget & Other Numbers
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 28 June 2009
After narrowly scraping in under budget in Mexico, I was expecting Guatemala to be a hell of a lot cheaper. In many ways it was – thanks to cheap chicken buses and short distances, I spent less than a fifth of what I had in Mexico on transport; similarly I was pleased to find that accommodation [...]
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Impressions of Guatemala
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 27 June 2009
My first trip to Guatemala in 2007 was extremely brief – I spent just two days there on a brief visit from Mexico to see the Mayan city of Tikal – but it remains probably my best travelling memory. Tikal is the most amazing place I’ve visited, and viewing the sun rise over the jungle [...]
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Getting close to the lava
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 25 June 2009
If there was an active volcano in the UK, you wouldn’t be allowed within a mile of it, let alone be able to climb it So when I found out that Antigua had one on its doorstep, that you could not only climb but also get really close to the lava, I didn’t have to think [...]
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44 Little Travel Rules No One Tells You
Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 23 June 2009
I've gone a few miles over the years. And here are 44 little things about travel I picked up on the way.
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Learning Spanish in the Guatemalan Highlands
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 23 June 2009
After spending a week studying Spanish in Xela, I made a last minute decision to switch to PLQ’s sister school up in the mountains. It hadn’t been part of my original plans, but on speaking to some of the students who’d studied there it really sounded like an experience not to be missed, and so [...]
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Earthquake! Volcano!
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 21 June 2009
I got my first reminder that I was staying in hotspot of geological activity when my whole classroom began to shake in a little tremor one afternoon. It was just a small one, but getting to feel my first earthquake was a pretty cool experience. There’s been a couple of others since I’ve been here [...]
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Charming Antigua
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 20 June 2009
La Antigua, or just Antigua, is a resplendent city in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site and often touted as the most beautiful city in the Maya region, Antigua is home to a stunning array of Spanish (colonial) baroque architecture, colourful churches, bustling markets, cobble-stoned streets and charming squares. The [...]
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The coolest Spanish School in Guatemala
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 18 June 2009
As soon as I read about PLQE (Proyecto Linguistico Quetzalteco de Español) I knew it was the school for me. It has a philosophy that surrounds the learning of Spanish with developing an understanding of the social, economic and political situation of modern Guatemala, which really appeals to an old lefty like me. It’s run [...]
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Get off the tourist path: visit Yaxhá in Peten
Blog: Nono in Guatemala - 28 May 2009
My first trip to Peten was back in December 2005, so I decided recently to return to this amazing region during Semana Santa. My friend and I left Flores early on Saturday to go to Yaxhá, an archeological site at 30 km southwest from Tikal. I had heard about it from a friend and had planned to go for a long time. But going without an organized tour used to be complicated. So when a travel agent told us about a new bus going directly to the site for 150 Quetzals per person ($20), I knew it was my opportunity.
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San Pedro La Laguna - Part 2 - The Mayan
Blog: one more left and i'll be on the right side - 28 May 2009
The town of San Pedro rests on the edge of Lake Atitlan; Guatemala’s largest lake. Eight other towns each enjoy a spot on the lake’s perimeter and from here we can see three of them. At night, their lights Iook like points on a Hollywood movie mission control panel from the Starship Enterprise. I find [...]
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San Pedro La Laguna - Part 1 -
Blog: one more left and i'll be on the right side - 28 May 2009
27 April 2009 I write to you from a balcony in Guatemala. It is evening time and the climate here is pleasant. These parts of Central America are more temperate and the wet season is advancing closer; we see beautiful crisp mornings with vivid clean pin-sharp light, followed by tan inducing lunchtimes, sometimes a light shower [...]
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Our Favorite Ruins of the World
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 May 2009
We have been lucky enough to see some of the most magnificent sights on earth. The ones that always seem to amaze us the most are the incredible ruins and temples of the world.
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Guatemalan Experience: Weekend at a coffee Finca
Blog: Nono in Guatemala - 2 May 2009
Just four years ago, the community of Nueva Alianza wasn’t sure how they would survive. After working hard for generations for the sole benefit of the coffee plantation owner, they were left with nothing after he declared bankruptcy (due to the global drop in the price of coffee) and fled, still owing them 18 months of back pay.
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Get off the tourist path : Hiking in Nebaj
Blog: Nono in Guatemala - 6 March 2009
Nebaj in a small town in the Cuchumatanes mountains in the northwest of Guatemala and situated in the Ixil Triangle. Last December, I organized a hiking trip there with friends.
