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Category Archives: Guatemala
Semuc Champey.
Eleven kilometers south of Lanquín, along a rough, bumpy, slow road, is Semuc Champey famed for its great natural limestone 300m-long bridge, on top of which is a stepped series of pools of cool, flowing river water that’s great for … Continue reading
Learning Spanish in Latin America.
“First you need to find the motivation, then you need to find the opportunity for total immersion.” For the majority of people I have spoken to, learning a foreign language can be a challenging experience. The (self) pressure to succeed … Continue reading
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Guatemala, probably one of the most underrated countries in Latin America.
Guatemala: a land of colourful wildlife, dense exotic jungle, and authentic coffee that will have you running up mountains on a next-level caffeine high. You’ll find no Mayan ruins as tall and no people as welcoming as in this Central American paradise. Continue reading
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Tagged Belice, Belize, border crossing, Coban, Guatemala, microbús, public transport, Sayaxché
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Angel on fire.
Panajachel, Guatemala December 2017. It started out like any other Nativity play but ended spectacularly bad. Christmas in Guatemala is an interesting time; more or less the same as back home but also very different. The shops still push Christmas … Continue reading
The ‘easy’ way to learn a foreign language.
What makes (some of) us Brits (myself included) so inept at learning another language? In my opinion, two reasons: laziness and the fact that we don’t really need to bother; English is the universal language across the world. I’ve been … Continue reading
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A (possible) farewell return.
Five years ago my wonderful mother departed this mortal coil; we shared 48-years on this earth, a lot longer than I imagined we would. 92-years of age is a pretty good innings. If there is indeed an ‘after life’ I’m … Continue reading
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“Don’t let the bed bugs bite.”
Remember that ‘amusing’ childhood saying that parents used to real off just before you went to bed? Well a few nights ago I got to experience the real deal. The story starts at breakfast time, following my first night back … Continue reading
Rio to Livingston (for Belize) by river boat.
Lago de Izabal is Guatemala’s largest lake. Most visitors stay at Río Dulce village, north of the bridge where Hwy CA-13, the road leading north to Flores and Tikal, crosses the lake. East of this bridge is the beautiful Río … Continue reading
Who needs fellow travellers.
“The tourist may complain of other tourists, but he would be lost without them”. Agnes Repplier. Prior to Flores, I had spent nearly twe weeks without meeting another traveller. Whilst this was good for my Spanish, and my budget, (places … Continue reading
