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- T-Minus 16 Days til we Launch! Just 5 months ago I came up with the idea of 5 continents in 5 months... 3 months ago I put it into action. While my life is in a great state, I feel the mundane schedule of an office Posted by Team5 in T5 World Expedition | Feb 14, 2020
- Pace or Space What we have learned through our years of marriage is space is important especially when u r confined to a ship for 130+ days. People that know us, well, know that Ron and I need that. Yesterday we had an Posted by CayeRon in World Cruise | Jan 16, 2020
- Our world This morning we were unable to get into Nicaragua because of high winds so we had a great day at sea. I had a wonderful 90 minute massage. Ron was able to got t Posted by CayeRon in World Cruise | Jan 14, 2020
- Antigua (Part II)JM has kindly offered to pass over the baton and let my (RD) voice shine through for the next leg of the journey. If you don't hear from me again you'll know what he thought to my version of events! On Posted by joe90mitch in Joe and Rachel round the world | Jan 11, 2020
- Day 2The next morning we woke up at 6:00am to make sure we were ready for our tour. Jonathon and Sloane made it to the lodge by 6:30 for breakfast with Jill close behind. We were all three ready for our Posted by cornelljjs in Belize 2020 | Jan 2, 2020
- Lake AtitlánSleep, sleep, glorious sleep. We had a private room in an Airbnb and must have got about 11 straight hours after the walk. We deserved it. The next day we awoke, refreshed and ready to go. We were staying in San Posted by joe90mitch in Joe and Rachel round the world | Jan 6, 2020
- Xela to Lake Atitlán trekFalling behind on the blog a bit. A combination of the wifi taking a large downward turn in Guatemala and Nicaragua and me accidentally not saving this entire blog post when I first wrote it. They’re all still coming, it Posted by joe90mitch in Joe and Rachel round the world | Jan 6, 2020
- Antigua (Part I) and XelaAnother long bus. This one didn’t feel as bad though – probably good to get the motion sickness inducing bends out of the way immediately. Though we did have the novelty of having to wait an hour for roadworks – Posted by joe90mitch in Joe and Rachel round the world | Jan 3, 2020
- Semuc ChampeyEveryone kept telling us how bad the Flores to Lanquin bus journey was. "Make sure you take motion sickness tablets", "It's so much worse than buses in Mexico", "You won't be able to sleep at all". Six hours in to Posted by joe90mitch in Joe and Rachel round the world | Dec 21, 2019
- FloresEarly start. The water taxi to Belize city was at 8am, then we had a four hour bus to Flores at 10.30am. We woke up at 7, hit the road, grabbed some cinnamon rolls from the bakery and made it Posted by joe90mitch in Joe and Rachel round the world | Dec 17, 2019
- GuatemalaFlores and Antigua, Guatemala 1st – 6th August Felt sad to be leaving Caye Caulker, but looking forward to adding another country to my list! Took the 7am boat to Belize City (which looked very dodgy when I ventured out Posted by kathystravels in Notes From A Big World | Aug 5, 2010
- Day 5 - Santo Tomás de Castilla, GuatemalaDay five, Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala. Temperature approximately 82ºF, slight chance of rain in the mountains. The port was built in 1976, which is nestled in the Amatique Bay, and today it is among the busiest in Central America. Although Posted by Sluggoaafa in SluggoAAFAs Blog | Feb 8, 2018
- Mayan City of Tikal Captivates Hearts of Visitors Convent of the Capuchin Nuns Reading of Mayan pyramids deep in the jungle lured me south to Guatemala. I had pressed on even after my two companions lost heart, backing out th Posted by world_wide_mike in Worldwidemike | Jul 23, 2019
- WE WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK HERE!After our amazing time in Mexico City and Puebla, we headed to Guatemala. I was really concerned about this destination, but now I can say that I love this country and hope to come back soon. The people were so Posted by erika_simon in Simplicity, Inspiration and Angels | Apr 9, 2019
- The Last Post - Visiting San Marcus/4th Friday of LentMynor and I are a team now. We do everything together, including activities on the weekends. This week, my ability to sit in Spanish class four hours a day was at a second-time low, so we made lots Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Apr 7, 2019
- XejuyupLast week, Xejuyup opened. It is an ecological theme park 45 minutes by public bus outside of Xela to the NorthEast. It is part of a coalition that built 5 parks throughout Guatemala for the government workers. Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 31, 2019
- Slowing DownIt is my 7th week of traveling, the fiestas, the constant spending of money, the weekend trips and the speed of learning Spanish have all slowed at this point. I finished my last tense of Spanish, so now I Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 23, 2019
- The Realer XelaXela - 2nd largest city in Guatemala in the Northwest corner, 1 hour from the border of Mexico, on the narcotic route from the south to Mexico Guatemala - most diverse country in Central America, was in civil war until 1996, Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 17, 2019
- T-1 Day Until Match In less than 18 hours I will find out if I have a job next year! It has been difficult to focus this week, as a lot rides on if tomorrow's email says I matched or Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 10, 2019
- Carnival I arrived for class at 2 pm like always today and Mynor was beaming. "I'm making you a pie!" "For me?" I replied. "Yes, and for me, want to help me?" he asked with a smirk. We Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 5, 2019
- The End of A MonthI don't get in my feelings easily, but the close of this month has certainly brought me closer to them. (Cue Drake song) The group I started Pop Wuj with four weeks ago left on Saturday morning. We all Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Mar 3, 2019
- Clinic and ClassI've spent the past two weeks with my Spanish teacher Mynor. Mynor's age is hard to tell, because melanin is magic, but I would place him at around 50. He studied environmental engineering, but decided to be a Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 20, 2019
- Antigua and Acaltenago VolcanoOn Saturday, we took a private shuttle from Xela to Antigua. There was 5 of us total from the school. Our first stop in Antigua was to Refugio Coffee shop which had the best almond milk latte of Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 19, 2019
- San Juan MercadoMy entire life I have been uncomfortable around people, but I do my best to push myself into new experiences and usually end up enjoying them. Traveling always is a push to be with people: with other travelers, locals, Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 15, 2019
- FutbolYesterday, I attended a futbol game for the pro-team of Xela. It was a tie. I heard that the coach would now be fired because the team did not win this game. Rough! There were fireworks Posted by dredayhurray in Guatemalan Adventure at Pop Wuj Clinic | Feb 14, 2019
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