 | dreaming 2006-01-08, Tikal, Guatemala. By: justin | | Woke up this morning thinking I was in guatemala already then noticed the cold wet sky outside.sighhhh..Only three more weeks. |
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 | Caves, Pools, and Ruins 2005-10-09, Flores, Guatemala. By: scottr128 | | Hola
I am coming off the best week of the trip so far and am leaving for Belize in the morning to do some scuba diving. I’m really excited to see a new country especially since they speak English ... |
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 | Alive and well 2005-10-07, Flores, Guatemala. By: scottr128 | | Hola
Just a really quick note to say that Hurricane Stan hasn´t affected me or my travel plans at all. Actually I didn´t even hear about it until yesterday and we really haven't gotten all that mu... |
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 | Lakes, markets, and Volcanos 2005-10-03, Antigua, Guatemala. By: scottr128 | | Hola
So another week has gone by which means that I have been to about 3 more cities and still don´t know what I´m going to do at the end of the week. I guess that means that I´m doing a little be... |
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 | On the road again... 2005-09-25, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. By: scottr128 | | Hi
Sorry that it has been so long since I have written but the Internet connection in Todos Santos wasn´t very good.
I´m now in a town called Quetzaltenango or Xela as it is called (pronounced C... |
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 | Spanish lessons and parades 2005-09-17, Todos Santos, Guatemala. By: scottr128 | | Greetings from Todos Santos
I have been here for a week now and really starting to settle into the routine of Spanish classes and the town.
Todos Santos is the largest “town” in this part of the... |
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 | Safe and Sound in Antigua 2005-09-10, Antigua, Guatemala. By: scottr128 | | Hello
This is the first of what I'm sure will be a lot of journal entries. Of course it was supposed to be written before I left but I just ran out of time. So I'm going to update you through Day... |
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 | Maya, Maya its all in ruins 2005-05-11, Antigua, Guatemala. By: snutbrown | | It´s only been 5 days since we last wrote our journal but there´s already quite a lot to tell you all about! The afternoon of the last journal entry (which was on the 5th...today´s Wednesday (three we... |
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 | A few final thoughts 2005-04-12, Guate Airport, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hi all,
There are more stories to tell and I will try to write one or two more when I am home as much for me and those who are reading. We had Pedro one more time! A big surprise as we were told ... |
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 | Zoinks, I´m outta here! 2005-04-12, Chiminos Island, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hi all,
Sorry for the long absence-I´ve been a bit busy trying to stay alive!
I´m sure all that are reading these journals have seen Scooby Doo at least once(okay, maybe not Rachel), but I kno... |
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 | Unicornio Azul 2005-04-06, Chiantla, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hi all,
We have some time in Nebaj and I wanted to bring you all up to date. Unicornio Azul is the most beautiful place we have stayed so far. It was much more remote than I thought(based on the ... |
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 | Our driver Pedro IS crazy! 2005-04-06, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hello everyone!
Please pardon the spelling in the email, the keys stick and I do´not have the energy to edit it. Well we had Pedro as a driver for 3 days in a row. After he drove us from the lake... |
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 | Hanging in there 2005-04-01, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hi all,
We decided to go ahead with the tour that we had planned for today even though it mean getting back into the car. We visited the animal market in San Francisco el Alto, Saint Maximon in Zu... |
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 | Our worst day yet! 2005-03-31, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | I´ll start with the good news first-we arrived in Xela alive!
Now for the bad....First of all we parted ways with Barry in Panahachel after many tears last night! The kids and I had time for some ... |
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 | Not my best idea! 2005-03-26, Antigua, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | I want to send a quick follow up on the end of Semana Santa. I believe I left off heading to the reenactment of the cruxifixion. Well it was appropriate enough for the kids but an unbelievable event... |
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 | Acclimating 2005-03-24, Antigua, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hi all,
Thank you for your posts. I have received them all. Customs went fine and yes it was a bit of a jolt to hear only Spanish and try to clear customs, get to our driver who was waiting outsi... |
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 | We are Here! 2005-03-23, Antigua, Guatemala. By: laurelsr | | Hola Everyone!
We arrived yesterday and are settling in. There is much less English spoken here than I expected. Therefore, it was a very bad move to head out for our very fist meal yesterday wit... |
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 | Roll on Central America 2005-01-23, Antigua, Guatemala. By: nickvdp | | 24 December – Quito – Christmas Eve Party
Well, here’s an interesting story….After all of the dramas with busses and taxis, we finally figure where to spend new years eve and came across a great of... |
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 | More adventures.... 2005-01-06, Antigua, Guatemala. By: damiet | | Hey Everybody!
Finally a new update from the lovely Guatemala! I hope everything is going well with everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had a really great week in Panajachel: next to our daily doses of Spa... |
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 | More news from Guatemala! 2004-12-21, Panajachel, Guatemala. By: damiet | | I’ve been here 2 weeks already!
Last week, we went to a jade factory and a macadamia nut farm with the Spanish school and there was a Christmas party. Unfortunately, there were only 6 students…but... |
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 | Getting to know Guatemala 2004-12-14, Antigua, Guatemala. By: damiet | | After a long journey, Rodney (fellow student) and I have arrived in Guatemala. In the airplane we immediately met a few people from Belgium – a man and his wife originally from Guatemala. From them ... |
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 | The Journey Begins 2004-07-08, Gutamala to Copas Honduras, Guatemala. By: GalacticJo | | Here we go. My trip started out with a 4:00 AM wake-up call to get ready to go to the airport. My flight left at 6:25 and according to new flight laws I had to be at the airport and hour early because... |
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 | Heaven on Earth 2004-06-14, Semuc, Guatemala. By: juanjuanju | | Week with Dad
Monday, June 14th
We woke up pretty early this morning. The idea was for Adam, Sophia, and Jilles to go climb Volcano San Pedro but since they got a late start(about 830am) they w... |
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 | The most beautiful place in Guatemala 2004-06-16, The Pools, Guatemala. By: spadilla03 | | Semuc Champay
Tuesday June 16th 2004
The caves where really a great experience to have something that I will remember forever. I have been on other cave tours but this one really gave you the e... |
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