January 11, 2004
Men in dresses wielding explosives
After my pleasant little vacation-within-a-vacation (warm showers, nice meals my parents paid for, cable TV etc.), I decided to really hoof it back to Guatemala so that I could be on Lago Atitlan for New Year's. The idea was that...Read this update
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December 30, 2003
Hothothot, coldcoldcold
I left Livingston on the 18th. Jonathan and Richard were the only people left from our group, and they came to see me off, which was very nice. I was tempted to stay longer in Livingston, but I stil wanted...Read this update
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December 21, 2003
So, THIS is that Gringo Trail They're Always Talking About!
For most of this trip I've been traveling alone. "Well, duh," you might say. "We know that." But this has actually been a bit of a surprise. In Asia, I was always traveling from place to place with other people....Read this update
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December 16, 2003
Paradise Ain't Cheap
After Tikal, I headed for the Finca Ixobel, a legendary traveler's spot. Everybody who'd been there insisted I had to go. I heard about the amazing food, congenial atmosphere, comfortable acommodations and beautiful surroundings and decided I'd check it out...Read this update
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December 14, 2003
Pyramids in the Mist
After I recovered from the bad chicken (what a great opening line!), I headed to Flores, in the north of Guatemala. It's a relatively long journey, but the road is probably the best in Guatemala, and I took an express...Read this update
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December 12, 2003
Finding a place to rest my weary head
After I left Xela, I went back to Antigua and discovered that it is actually kinda boring. The only interesting thing is that I never seem to be able to find a decent hotel quickly. The first time I wandered...Read this update
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December 10, 2003
Xela - Spanish fun
I started Spanish lessons the next afternoon. Again, I was struck by how fortunate I was yo be the buyer in a buyers' market, able to waltz into town and start lessons the next day. The only concession I had...Read this update
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November 29, 2003
Xela - getting there...
I just finished my second week-long, living-with-a-family Spanish language experience of my trip. Originally, I had planned on just settling with my week in Esteli , but I realized that I needed to study more Spanish. Luckily, Guatemala is widely...Read this update
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November 24, 2003
Antigua - Dammit, it's a nice town!
Now I'm in Antigua, Guatemala, probably the most touristy town between Mexico and Costa Rica. And, boy, is it nice here. Antigua is another one of those nice-cultured-and-surrounded-by-volcanoes towns that seem to form the axis around which Central American tourism...Read this update
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