Visitor!
We’ve hosted our first World Tour visitor! Hooray! Our friend Chaz, pictured above of course, flew down to visit us in our little Guatemala paradise for a week. He gawked at the stellar view,...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
This was the scene at our Guatemalan Thanksgiving dinner. Not too shabby. Earlier this week I was feeling a little bummed that we weren’t going to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. Usually missing...
View ArticleChicken Buses
Chicken buses are ubiquitous in Central America. To visit without riding in one is to miss one of the most unique and characteristic experiences of this region. The buses are old US school buses...
View ArticleSan Marcos
San Marcos is the small lakeside town closest to where we are currently living. This is the view of the dock as you reach it by boat. It looks a lot different than it did the last time we were here,...
View ArticleSololÁ Waterfall
Just a little hike to a waterfall, on a Tuesday afternoon…. …because that’s the kind of stuff you do when you’re traveling. And then you hope there isn’t another earthquake to dislodge the giant...
View ArticleMonth Seven Recap
Where We’ve Been We’ve spent the whole month in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The Highs The spectacular view from our apartment. Even after a month, you don’t get over it. Hosting our first World Tour...
View ArticleEl Remate
“It’s kind of expensive, but looks pretty nice,” I told John. We had briefly parted ways to check out two different hostels in El Remate where we might stay for the night. The one he visited was...
View ArticleTikal
I’m pretty certain the world isn’t going to end on December 21, 2012. A Mayan guy told me so. Or at least a guy whose ancestors were somehow related to the Mayans way back when. Or something. We...
View ArticleMonth Eight Recap
Where We’ve Been Many, many places in Guatemala, Belize, New Zealand and Australia. It’s been a travel intensive month. The Highs New Zealand. It’s almost painfully beautiful. Our first successful...
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