Antigua Travel Blogs - Page 8

Well I’m nearing the end of my stay here and it has been as magical as I hoped it would be. I wish I had another two or three months here. I’d be fluent in Spanish and I’d have time to check all the sites in and throughout Guatemala. I love meeting the people here and the hostel I am staying …

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Locals are for the most part nice.  There is a lot of so called "Expatriates".  I see why so many people has fallen in love with this place.  Picture a nice, decent size oddly shaped square.  Add a dash of honey (hot locals and travelers alike), sprinkle a little lightning bolt …

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"What really counts in life is that at some time you have seen something, felt something, which is so great, so matchless, that everything else is nothing by comparison, that even if you forgot everything, you would never forget this." I invite you to read and see my mission experience in Guatemala. I knew the trip would be amazing, but not, life changing and matchless. Enjoy!

... it's my third week in Guatemala. I have to be really disciplined to keep going. Every place I've been to so far made me want to "settle down" for at least a month! I took a week of my first formal studies in Spanish in Xela (Quetzaltenango). Utatlan Spanish school is an excellent place for th…

Ok, so first off, I uploaded a whack of photos today, and it's taken me all morning--remember that these are my digital camera photos, my P&S, so there will be better ones from my 35mm SLR when I get home and have the money to develop my film.  Sometimes the tourists are correct.  S…

The plan was to see a lot of places in a short amount of time, which I think we accomplished because we all felt satisfied even before the trip ended

Another whirlwind tour this time through Central America

Our route through Central and South America..

 We spent one night in Antigua before going our separate ways. Very pretty. Lots of tourists. Back to Xela tomorrow. My spanish is getting worse and I need to get back to school!

I woke up extra early this morning to head down to the bagel barn for breakfast, before being picked up at 7am to go to Chichi. I was joined by 3 really nice girls but I had a splitting headache so ended up falling asleep and waking up for our coffee stop and then fast asleep again until arriving i…

Decidí regresé a Antigua para estudiar mas español y para encontrarme mi hijo Orion por la fin de semana que viene.   Me quedé en un buen hotel se llamaba casa azul.   El hotel era muy bonita y tenia un buen area para descansar afuera de mi habitacíon.   Me quedé…

Hello,First sorry prob gonna have some mistakes in this cause i am using a very old and sticky keyboard and i cant spell!Right so i left guatemala city as soon as i could as i didnt feel very safe, and got on a local bus to antigua.  That was so much more fun than english buses! The bus was an…

Caught the shuttle to Antigua. Met some interesting Poles on the shuttle. Then checked into Black Cat hostel. Met room mates Serena, Graham, Toby and Julia, most of whom were getting up at 4am the next morning. Went out to party until way too late. Met interesting Guatemalan at the afterparty …