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Roaming Around Antigua, Guatemala
If you ever travel to Guatemala, chances are at some point you will come to the city of Antigua. So after spending nearly a month in this great country, it was a fitting end for us to finally make our...
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Roaming Around the Magical Mayan Ruins of Tikal
We had visited eight different Mayan ruin sites while in Mexico. Some were quite impressive but after seeing the fourth or fifth site, we kind of got ruined-out. So since being diagnosed with...
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Roaming Around a Flooded Flores, Guatemala
We did enjoy our visit to the quaint island town of Flores, Guatemala which lies in Lake Peten Itza. But we thought one full day here was plenty of time unless it’s being used jumping off point to...
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The Eccentric Garifuna of Livingston Guatemala and Hike to Los Siete Altares
Livingston, Guatemala lies on the country’s Caribbean coast and although it is not an island, it is only reachable by boat. No roads connect it with the mainland, giving it an island flair. We took a...
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Tapado Recipe from Livingston Guatemala
Tapado at restaurant in Livingston While in Livingston, Guatemala, we spent the evening with Mega, his sister and family learning how to cook the staple Garafuni dish of Tapado, a delicious seafood...
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The Long Journey From Semuc to Xela and Hiking Nebaj to Acul
We were in Semuc Champey and needed to get to Quetzaltenango (AKA “Xela” for short). It appeared the most direct route was through the Northern Highlands of Guatemala. Alternatively there were tourist...
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Cruising the Rio Dulce in Guatemala
This post is ruining the continuity of this blog. I just realized we never posted about our journey down the beautiful Rio Dulce to Livingston. So lets rewind just a bit, shall we? To get to Livingston...
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Hiking Volcan Tajumulco: Summiting the Highest Mountain in Central America
Under the cloak of the night sky we were completely lost, clinging to the side of a mountain cliff with no ropes or harnesses, shivering cold in below freezing temperatures, and unable to breath the...
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Back to School (Volver a la Escuela)
Our Need for Spanish School in Xela Guatemala During previous trips to Mexico, most people spoke decent enough English in the popular tourist destinations we’ve travelled to. So we mistakenly thought...
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Dealing with a Nasty Infection in Guatemala
It was only a matter of time before one of us got hurt. I (John) had some sort of bug bite on my leg. Perhaps it was a spider bite or maybe just a mosquito bite-gone-bad. We’ll probably never know....
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Kayaking Around Sunken San Pedro La Laguna
After our week in Xela studying Spanish while John’s infection healed, it was time to head on out to our next destination in Guatemala, the lovely Lago Atitlan. We had planned to do a lot of hiking and...
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Paragliding Lago Atitlan Guatemala
This is part 2 of our 3-part post of our Lake Atitlan adventures. See Part 1 here. So what else can we do around San Pedro yet still give my leg a rest due to my nasty skin infection? We had read...
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Hiking Volcan San Pedro
This is part 3 of our 3-part post about our Lake Atitlan adventures. Here’s part 1 and part 2. The doctor had said to stay off my leg for 10 days or until the infection had healed. It had been about a...
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Extreme Adventure in Semuc Champey
Semuc Champey seems to be in the middle of nowhere in Guatemala as there are no major cities within hours of driving. It was a long full day of travel just to get there and then our first day in the...
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The Best of Travel, Adventure, Food, and Drinks Around Central America
We travelled through all eight countries of Central America over the course of more than three months. Our route took us from the Yucatan region of Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras,...
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Beers Around Guatemala
We loved Guatemala for so many reasons… the awesome recreation, the beauty of the highlands, the friendly people, and the terrific value for your money. Although there are plenty of great reasons to...
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Our Top 20 Favorite Travel Experiences from 2014!
One Very Full Year in Travel, The 20 Best Experiences: 2014 came to a close right at the same time that our first full year of travel has been completed, so we figured it’s a perfect time to recall...
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Our Top 20 Worst Travel Experiences: A Year in Review
The end of 2014 also marked the end of our first full year of travel. So we recently posted about our absolute favorite experiences from this past year roaming around the world. But life on the road...
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