Leaving Guatemala Tam: We said goodbye to Antigua at 7am on Sunday morning and set off by shuttlebus to the biggest local markets in the whole of the country, Chichicastenango, almost two hours away. The bus ride was a bumpy one as we wound round and round the guatemalan highlands. As we approached the markets I expected to see a church perched up on a hill ( i eventually saw at least two) with dozens and dozens of brightly dressed locals and goods spread out o...

A Place to Get Lost In ... Tam Anitgua is a gorgeous little town nestled in between 3 volcanoes, the most impressive is Volcan Agua about 3750 metres high and still active. The temperature here is plesant and even warm during the day and quite chilly at night maybe because of the altitude. The streets are set in a grid and the roads hold trafffic mostly in the mornings when people are coming into town from neighbouring pueblos or Guate (Guatemala City) and at...

ARCAS Conservation Reserve Tam: Day One - It´s my first day as a volunteer for ARCAS an animal conservation reserve in the heart of the jungle in Peten Guatemala. The trip to Guatemala went without a hitch. The 4 hour bus ride to Flores from Belize city was quick and easy, if not bumpy when we got into Guatemala itself. The ARCAS reserve is a short boat ride away from the picturesque island Flores a very tiny pueblo situated by a beautiful lake surrounded by ...