While staying in the peaceful riverside hostel in Lanquin and after seeing the main attraction of this small town Semuc Champey, we had heard that the only other thing to see were the Bat Caves. Mind you, I am not a huge fan of bats and Erik was less than thrilled with the idea, but [...]
This past Saturday, we entered our third country – Honduras. After two and a half months on the road, we are having a fantastic journey so far – all of our senses, thoughts, and emotions have been expanded and heightened. We are experiencing what can only be described as an amazing, life-changing adventure. However, life on [...]
While talking with a few people at our hostel in Flores, we learned about an idyllic river-side place to stay in the small mountain village of Lanquin. Originally, we had planned to head south for the city of Coban, but quickly changed our minds and decided to shoot for the El Retiro Lodge we had [...]
We woke up early for a 6am shuttle to the Mexico-Guatemala border, sad to say goodbye to our first country, but excited to be moving on to Guatemala. Having researched the border crossing ahead of time, we were prepared for a long day. Despite the fact that the point to point distance from Palenque, Mexico [...]
We ended up spending much more time (and money) in our first country, Mexico, than we had initially planned. Sadly, we also did not get to visit all the places we had wanted to see, either – it turns out it really is a huge country. That said, we had a fantastic time in Mexico. [...]
Mexico has a truly amazing bus network; it puts the pitiful Greyhound system we have in the US to shame. Buses here run efficiently, with connections available between nearly every city in the country. Tickets can be purchased in a few different classes of service: 2nd class – usually running on shorter routes, these buses [...]
OK, so we’ve been totally delinquent with blogging. While we catch up and put together some more posts, enjoy this little “taste” of things to come… While in Oaxaca, I decided to sample one of the local delicacies – dried grasshoppers (chapulines). These little critters can be found all over town – in restaurants, in local [...]
When we left for this trip four weeks ago, I knew we would see amazing sights and places. But, I failed to imagine the incredible people we would meet and the extraordinary kindness they would show both to others and to us – two strangers from New York. Juan – we met Juan on a [...]
While we thoroughly enjoyed starting our round-the-world trip with some quality beach time, we soon decided it was time to head West, deeper into the Yucatan. Our first stop was Merida – about 4hrs from Cancun. We arrived on a Friday night and checked into our first hostel, “Nomadas”, which offered cheap & cheerful digs and helpful advice on [...]
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Chasing Lava at Volcano Pacaya
Before visiting Guatemala, I don’t think either one of us had seen, let alone visited an active volcano. Although there are apparently 169 volcanoes in the United States, there are only 18 high-threat volcanoes, and they are all situated in Alaska, Hawaii & along the West Coast. Since I grew up an East Coast girl, [...]
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