I just received an email from the director of the Guatemalensis language school in Xela, Guatemala about a warning for the Tajumulco volcano area that might be of interest to those planning to travel down south. The Tajumulco volcano is the highest point in Guatemala and often frequented by tourist ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | August 14, 2008
5 CommentsThere are a few things in life that make me immediately happy, and drinking a nice diet cola is one of them. I don’t know what it is exactly, but when I get a taste of that carbonated fake-sweetened water, I feel as though my frown turns upside down. But, what’s a girl to do when some place do ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | March 14, 2008
No CommentsEl fin del viaje. After Copan, the end of the trip was inevitably drawing near. It sounds silly to say this, but we felt as though we had come full circle, in more ways than one. Not only were we exiting out of the same city we had arrived in nearly 8 weeks before, but this time our perspective o ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala, Post-Travel | February 27, 2008
No CommentsOne of the most frustrating parts of traveling in Guatemala is never really knowing the true price of a service – a bus ride – or anything for that matter – a hotel room, a banana, or a shirt. It’s a little something we like to call a “gringo tax” since there is usually one low price fo ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | February 21, 2008
No CommentsAfter much deliberation, we decided our next stop after Tikal was Rio Dulce. We made our way in the morning to the place in Flores where the guidebook says is a bus stop, but in actuality it is just a travel agency that buys a ticket for you for the bus station in Santa Elena. The only reason we ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | February 18, 2008
No CommentsIt’s been a while since my last post since Brian and I have been on the move practically every other day. I believe we left off at Palenque, Mexico – the home of one of the best preserved (or reconstructed) ruins of such a grand size. We heard many stories from other travelers (we were guidebo ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala, Mexico | February 13, 2008
No CommentsMy favorite Guatemalan dish is from the breakfast menu, but I often find myself ordering it for dinner as well. The first time I had it in Antigua, I wasn’t quite sure of what to do with it. They brought out eggs, some funny looking cheese, fried plantains, and bowl of black/brown pasty soup ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | January 24, 2008
No CommentsOn the way to Xela, and while walking around Xela, I realized having our backpacks stuffed with all the wonderful things we bought in Chichicastenango was going to be a problem. After tightening my straps all the way on my pack, I was still having trouble getting it to fit correctly (I have definit ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | January 23, 2008
No CommentsIn the last post, I made a reference to the “Quiere pan” lady in San Pedro. There are actually many, but one in particular is very persistent with her job of haggling any passerby to buy one of the pastries she carries in a basket on her head. It did not matter how many times you passed by and ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | January 20, 2008
3 Comments1) Chicken Buses aren’t for chickens. - Seriously, there are no chickens on these buses. If you can’t take whipping around mountain roads at high speeds, then these old-school American buses aren’t your best bet for getting around Guatemala. We had our first experience on our way to Chichi ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | January 16, 2008
1 CommentClearly, I do my best writing when I'm emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I'm feeling ...
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