September 1, 2015 Historic moments We arrived in Cuba with headlines reading โUS and Cuba reestablish relationsโ on July 1st. September 1st we were in Cobรกn, Guatemala when it was announced the President’s immunity was lifted. Living historic moments on the ground on the 1sts!
For a video recap of our 48 hours in Semuc, click here. These are the faces of two weary travelers. Despite our late arrival back to Antigua, we were back on the road by 8am the next morning; we had already purchased shuttle tickets to go from Antigua to Semuc Champey, a lovely set of […]
August 27-29, 2015 Un dรฉtour fun dans les eaux turquoises de Semuc Champey, Guatemala. A fun trip to the turquoise waters of Semuc Champey, Guatemala.
August 30, 2015 For years we have checked the time primarily on our smartphones. I was pleased to realize that three months of travel has made us almost exclusive watch-users.
August 25-26, 2015 A short 24h trip to Honduras to visit the magnificent ruinas de Copรกn. Un court voyage de 24h au Honduras pour visiter les somptueuses ruines de Copรกn.
We started traveling around Guatemala at quite a turbulent time. The September 6 presidential elections were quickly approaching amidst the scandal that the Vice-President and President were actively involved in the corruption ring La Linea. In May of this year Vice President Roxana Baldetti had resigned and in August was arrested and jailed under charges […]
August 25, 2015 Tuc-tuc effeciency Exhausted from a day of travel, ruins-visits, hot, humid temperatures, and still having a kilometer walk to get back to the city of Copรกn, we were strong candidates for a tuc-tuc ride back to our hostel. A tuc-tuc driver spotted us from the gas-station where he was filling up, yelled […]
Camionetas ready for business Cafรฉ Bohรจme, owned by a young French couple who meant to travel Latin America seven months, ended up staying in Guatemala all seven, and have since opened up this charming cafรฉ in Antigua. Top-notch sandwiches, smoothies, and coffee. Parque Central We headed out to Antigua, Guatemala, the picture-perfect colonial town with […]
We went from one home in Quetzaltenango to another in Comalapa: Long Way Home, an organization I had worked for nearly a decade ago. I couldn’t believe how much had changed, how much had improved, how much it had grown, how many people were working, how many children were at the school. We were welcomed […]