TravBuddy.com: stevemathis28's Central America 2007 BackAssWard and there again. travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/14340 i´m attempting the usual impossible. why this always happens i don´t know but i´m gonna do central america from costa rica back to texas by bus in under a month. i´m not really planning anything and i have nothing set in stone. i don´t know what countries i´ll visit or what places i´ll go to or how long i´ll be at each. i´m armed with a small pocket knife and a spanish phrase book, so my safety is gaurenteed! we´ll see what happens :) en-us Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:12:51 PST So i'm back in the states... my life's never been in more danger http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/back-states-lifes-never-been-12 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:12:51 PST So i'm back in the states... my life's never been in more danger Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sep 19, 2007

Its funny that it was when i reached the states that i had to start watching my bag, my stuff and be very, very cautious. I thought- hey i'll save so…

]]> I'll miss her... sure to come back http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Ill-miss-her-sure-come-back-11 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:07:14 PST I'll miss her... sure to come back Antigua, Guatemala, Sep 16, 2007

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 …

]]> Finally- 'Latin' America http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Finally-Latin-America-10 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:47:35 PST Finally- 'Latin' America Antigua, Guatemala, Aug 30, 2007

Antigua- I love you more! What a city. This is my fifth day here and thanks to the tips from Ricardo I will grab a very, very cheap flight out of her…

]]> Bless the latin gods http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Bless-latin-gods-9 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:46:05 PST Bless the latin gods Guatemala City, Guatemala, Aug 29, 2007

Guate’ I love you! I don’t know what it’s been but that vibe, that Latin pulse and feel that I have come to adore about Mexico has been missing…

]]> Damn you teachers and your militaristic tactics!!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Damn-you-teachers-your-militaristic-8 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:44:30 PST Damn you teachers and your militaristic tactics!!! Tela, Honduras, Aug 27, 2007

Tela, Tela, Tela… you’re a nice city but I was not planning on staying here for six days. Two at the most- but there was a teacher strike. And wi…

]]> Tela... tela, tela, tela... i know nothing about you http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Tela-tela-tela-tela-know-7 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:43:17 PST Tela... tela, tela, tela... i know nothing about you Tela, Honduras, Aug 25, 2007

I’m arriving in my destination city of Tela, Honduras. This was in no way part of the plan but I got some good recommendations that this was the pl…

]]> Parting is such bitterweet/sorrow http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Parting-such-bitterweet-sorrow-6 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:41:43 PST Parting is such bitterweet/sorrow Liberia, Costa Rica, Aug 23, 2007

It’s shaped up to be an adventure already with Ben, but finishing up Costa Rica put a whole new spin on it. I can update Santa Teresa very easily- …

]]> Transition http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Transition-4 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:56:21 PST Transition Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Aug 16, 2007

FRIDAY   We took the advice of our newly acquainted surfer friends and at my insistence- read as frustrated anger with a slow-to-respond/hungo…

]]> Ben in Wonderland... and i´m the Cheshire Cat :D http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Ben-Wonderland-im-Cheshire-5 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:37:49 PST Ben in Wonderland... and i´m the Cheshire Cat :D Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Aug 16, 2007

¨I´m never leaving this place- EVER!¨ Thats how i was greeted by an awestruck Ben as he came walking up to his hotel where i was waiting for him…

]]> Departure http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Departure-2 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:48:48 PST Departure Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Aug 14, 2007

TUESEDAY It has been a hell of a hectic day. I've been shooting from one thing to the next, picking up last minute items, a last second run to the b…

]]> Central America Intro... why i do what i do http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Central-America-Intro-why-what-1 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:42:31 PST Central America Intro... why i do what i do San Antonio, Texas, Aug 14, 2007

FRIDAY A Texas summer heat beat mercilessly on the back of my neck, seeping through my sweat soaked shirt and searing my skin. I dropped the pick i …

]]> Arrival, so it begins... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/14340/Arrival-begins-3 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:54:32 PST Arrival, so it begins... San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug 14, 2007

WEDNSEDAY Well, it is as i suspected- San Jose is very bland and it has little to offer the senses. I'm sure there are some clubs here and stuff but…

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