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When the Kath is away... Central and South America - 2005 |
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About Me (2)
Costa Rica (2) Ecuador (7) Guatemala (13) Honduras (1) Kath's Confessional (3) The Weird and the Wonderful (1) Viva Mexico! (8)
Recent Entries
* Learning to dive in Utila
* Leaving Guatemala * Lazy Days in Lago Atitlan * Little altars everywhere... Chichicastenango * Shopaholic goes abroad - The Chichicastenango Market * Half the fun is getting there... To Chichicastenango * Comments on the El Mirador Trek * El Mirador Trek - Day 6 * El Mirador Trek - Day 5 * El Mirador Trek - Day 4 * El Mirador Trek - Day 3
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April 29, 2005Learning to dive in UtilaThree days, multiple chicken buses, combis, taxis and a boatride later, we were finally on Utila... This small Caribbean island is famous for its cheap diving, and there certainly isn´t a lack of schools to choose between. Every other building...Read this update April 25, 2005Leaving GuatemalaThe Iguana sells T-shirts with the slogan "I was lost but now I´m found - This is a place I could hang around"... it seems to be something in the air, it was indeed hard to leave our oasis of...Read this update April 22, 2005Lazy Days in Lago AtitlanLago Atitlan is one of Guatemala´s "must sees", a gorgeous high-altitude lake surrounded by mountains and volcanic peaks. Hoardes of gringoes come to the area to learn Spanish, and "alternative lifestyle folks" come to feel the energy, man of this...Read this update April 21, 2005Little altars everywhere... ChichicastenangoShopping urges satisfied, we decided to learn a bit about the "real" Chichicastenango through visiting the town´s ancient Mayan shrine. The Pascual Abaj is still very much in use today, just as it was before the Spanish conquest. As luck...Read this update April 18, 2005Shopaholic goes abroad - The Chichicastenango MarketWe arrived in Chichicastenango on a Saturday, the day before the big market day, to see the town´s regular as well as touristy face. At 6:30am it was freezing cold and, without much activity going on, the perfect time for...Read this update April 17, 2005Half the fun is getting there... To ChichicastenangoI couldn´t with good conscience visit Guatemala without stopping by the famous market in Chichicastenango, and neither could Silje. After 6 days in the jungle where all we could buy was a chicken, it was time to go shopping... Like...Read this update April 09, 2005Comments on the El Mirador TrekThe El Mirador trek is touted in the guidebooks as an "adventure" but in my opinion it is not (just as, in my opinion, the Inca Trail is not an "adventure"). Regardless of whether you organize the trip through an...Read this update El Mirador Trek - Day 6Who thought it would be a good idea to put refried black beans in a plastic pouch? They are vile, and we have had them too many times this trek. I will hopefully never have to eat pouch beans again......Read this update April 06, 2005El Mirador Trek - Day 5After a great night`s sleep without any late-night visits from Mayan mummies, I got up before wake-up call (!!) The others also seemed refreshed and ready for our next full day of hiking. The lively mood didn`t last long, however,...Read this update El Mirador Trek - Day 4Why do guys snore so much more than women? For some reason, I kept being woken up again and again by loud snores from the two hammocks next to me. Imagine two energizer bunnies sleeping next to you, one on...Read this update April 05, 2005El Mirador Trek - Day 3We were allowed to sleep in for as long as we wanted today, and I voluntarily got up at 8am. What´s going on? Perhaps it is my new and improved travel self emerging. After breakfast, Silje and I went to...Read this update |
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