Category: Travel
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Wednesday 16 January 2013 Highlights: Ferry trip to Roatan Bay Islands. Today was a very long travel day starting at 8 am and ending near 7 pm. In between we spent most of the day in a private van that the group upgraded to which made the day easier. At one point Gabo started a…
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Tuesday 15 January 2013 Highlights: Copán Ruins. Today was a chance to see the last Mayan Ruins for the reminder of my time in Central America. The Mayan empire spread from present day Mexico all the way to Honduras which is an incredible stretch of land for an Empire that started before Christ.
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Monday 14 January 2013 Highlights: New country, Hot Springs, Piñata fun. These 5 am departures really suck, even leaving it to the last minute I had to get up at 4.30 am 😦 Unfortunately for Anna her alarm didn’t go off and since she had no roommate to wake her up she had a real…
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Sunday 13 January 2013 Highlights: Meeting the new Tour Group Yesterday I booked and paid for a hike to the Pacaya Volcano but after waking up at 4 am I decided that I would skip this activity and have a free day. I don’t know what I was thinking when I booked this for a…
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Tour Title: Mayan Sun Tour Company: G Adventures Tour Leader: Andrea Moreno Dates: 30 December 2012 to 11 January 2013 I took this trip as part of a wider and combined Mexico and Central America tour between 15 December and 10 February 2013. There are four legs: 1) Mexico Ancient Civilizations 2) Mayan Sun 3)…
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Tour: Mexico Ancient Civilizations Tour Company: G Adventures Tour Leader: Siddhartha (Sid) Trejo Dates: 15 December 2012 to 29 December 2012 I took this trip was the start of a wider and combined Mexico and Central America tour between 15 December and 10 February 2013. There are four legs: 1) Mexico Ancient Civilizations (this report).…
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Saturday 12 January 2013 Highlights: ‘Stolen Bus’, Farewell Dinner I enjoyed a good nights sleep at my homestay after the children tired me out during the night. I was able to recharge my iPhone and iPad swapping around my charger. The bano (toilet) was basic and I didn’t use the cold water shower. My host…
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Friday 11 January 2013 Highlights: Local Market, Weaving Class, Local Artwork, Piñata Fun, Homestay. A huge fun packed day easily the highlight of this part of the 16 day tour. I started the morning by actually shopping in the local market and buying some artwork. After last nights sunset I just had to have a…
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Thursday 10 January 2013 Highlights: Chicken Buses, Stunning Panajachel sunset, Chichicastenango Handicraft Market. There is a saying that it isn’t the destination but the journey that is special and that was very true today travelling on public Chicken Buses which can be very exciting. You can check out the YouTube video of the Chicken Bus if interested.
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Wednesday 9 January 2013 Highlights: Birthday fun, Zocalo, Offered Marijuana. Today was my 39th birthday party and the third time I have had a birthday while being overseas. The last time was in Peru on the Inca Trail back in 2009. I didn’t book an activity in Antigua today as we will be back again…
