Hello, Finally reached Flores in Guatemala covered in dust, very sweaty and shaken to bits from the bumpy 3hr ride down dirt roads.Too tired to update... Laters xxCat

Hola, Just spent 2 days in the deep jungle looking at more ruins, was so cool though as it wasnt as touristy out there and you have to get a boat to one of the sites. The hostel in Palenque was ridiculously noisy though and i got about 2 hrs sleep before leaving for the trip. Its pretty cool hearing the sounds of the jungle at night and trying to spot wildlife..only saw one monkey though and i think he was just hanging out at the village. Met a lot of locals...

Hi there, Been going back and forth a bit due to bad planning, glad i got here though its a nice town in the mountains so the weather is nice and cool.Been to the villages today with a french guy from my hostel who didnt speak much english so it was a bit mad trying to construct sentences with french spanish and english but fun. The village we went out to was Chemula where they mostly speak Mayan languages and the children have mastered the art of looking extre...

Hey Guys, I've reached Palenque and I'm staying in the jungle by the ruins in a place called El Panchan. The bugs are really big out here but its very pretty and has a great back to nature feel. I have just been to visit the ruins and they are pretty impressive, climbing up the narrow, steep stairs are hard work in the sun but its really fascinating and really cool that these ruins are in the jungle. xxCat

Hiya I've had a wonderful 5 days in Oaxaca, met lots of great people, really enjoyed my spanish course and trying out the differnt food and drink in Oaxaca. Our teacher even took us to the market to practice our bargaining skills so i managed to buy and cool blanket for my 15 hr bus journey to Palenque. We also went to a salsa bar last night - although i passed on the salsa and thought i would have some mezcal instead and sure enough after that i was up for a...