Sidewalk bookseller, a block from the former Sandinista headquarters. #trekarooing #familytrip #visitnicaragua
Thoughts on the Guatemala City dump
Today we saw the Guatemala City garbage dump, the main dump for the capital of Guatemala. The garbage dump is about as large as 24 football fields put together. We viewed the dump from a cemetery above the valley, it was a chaotic site. Garbage trucks moved in and out and people flowed like water …
Swimming Holes in Guatemala
There are many places that are fun to swim in Guatemala, these range from swimming holes to rivers and swimming pools. The few places mentioned in this post are my favorite and sort of not really favorite places that we as a family have swam during our 2.5 months living in Guatemala. 1. (Not because …
7 Things I Have Learnt About Surviving in Guatemala
1. Listen to the names the driver of a chicken bus is calling out: Guate: Guatemala City Everything else is close to the actual city/town you go to. 2. You will probably get sick around the third week you get here, be prepared. Do not eat food that you drop on the floor. 3. …
5 Tiny Details You Probably Haven’t Noticed in Guatemala
1. Lots of street ads: There are literally hundreds of ads on a block. Most of them are recurring and/or boring for tourists. They can be fron anything like cereal bags to soccer sets. 2. 8-digit telephone numbers: They look something like this: 5442-1297. They are different from the normal numbers, so do NOT try …
from instagram 4/20/17 – Punta Gorda
Took a spur of the moment drive at dusk to Punta Gorda, a Garifuna town founded in 1787 when 3,000 Garifuna deportees from San Vicente were stranded by the British. We met Michael, who was helping out a friend and served up fresh red snapper and pork chops, which we enjoyed while sitting in a …
from instagram 4/19/17 – Fruits and veggies on the beach
We were looking for bananas and this fruit and veggie truck drove right up in front of us on the beach. Yay! #trekarooing #visithonduras #roatan
from instagram 4/18/17 – Sandy Bay Beach, Routan, Honduras
Morning meeting on the beach in Roatan, Honduras with coffee and French toast. #trekarooing #workanywhere #visithonduras #familytravel #familytrip
from instagram 4/16/17 – Flores, Guatemala
Flores is a tiny pictureque island on Lake Petén Itzá in the northern Petén region of Guatemala. We spent a couple days here in transit to and from Tikal. #trekarooing #floresguatemala #visitguatemala
How to Find A Good Hotel in Guatemala City
(when you are so are sick with a parasite while traveling….and the only thing you have to read is a guide book…) First of all, you want to go to Zona 9, 10, or 13. They are the safest, and usually pretty nice. Usually they have high prices, however, so for a budget option you …