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I love this lake. If I could live there, I might. It's just so pretty and it's got everything and, ugh, I wish I was sitting on a tree branch over the water, enjoying the warm sun. Instead, I'm sitting under a blanket with at least 6 feet of snow on the ground outside. Oh…
There are affiliate links in here. I love Guatemala. It was my favorite country in Central America and I think about going back on a regular basis. I love the cities. I love the nature. I love the coffee. I love the people. All of it, really. If you want more specifics, read on. 1…
I think I finally figured it out. I think I felt the same way about Tikal as I did about the Grand Canyon. I just didn't love it. I didn't hate it either though. Maybe I don't have this all figured out. It was my fourth and final ruin site. Maybe I was running out…
Antigua was one of my favorite places I went. I was there for about a week and spent most of it just wandering around and drinking coffee. I have to say, it was a pretty good week. Most of the time spent wandering, I didn't have my camera with, but a few days that was…
One thing I knew I wanted to do before I left was climb a volcano, specifically Pacaya in Guatemala, mostly because that was the only one I knew about. Pacaya is just outside of Antigua, about an hour's drive. After a couple days wandering around Antigua, I decided it was time I do the climb.…
Continue reading ➞ Climbing Pacaya, My First Volcanic Adventure
During my time in Central America, I saw some pretty stellar views of mountains, lakes, beaches, and jungle. It's hard to really capture it all, but I tried my best. There isn't much to say about these as the views speak for themselves. San Pedro, Guatemala San Pedro, Guatemala Playa Maderas, Nicaragua Tulum, Mexico…
I've already mentioned that Guatemala was by far my favorite. I didn't spend the most time here, Nicaragua takes the cake for that, but I was here for three weeks and ten of those days were spent in San Pedro La Laguna on the stunning Lake Atitlan. There were a couple times after three or…
There are affiliate links in here. Guatemala was my favorite country I visited, by far. It had everything. There was beach (that I didn't go to,) ruins, and volcanos. It had the best stuff to buy and it was all cheap, too. And then there was Semuch Champey. This is reason enough to go there. Semuc…
Continue reading ➞ Semuc Champey In Guatemala: A Not So Hidden Paradise