Day 1 Yoga Retreat!! Waking up fresh and ready for a new day of discovery is something I should feel everyday whilst travelling but today is extra special. First thing I noticed was that I wasn't hungry at breakfast (partly due to not doing exercises this morning) and that a drink of tea did me for the first hour before taking a more solid breakfast. This retreat for me is about getting my health - all aspects of it back inline. I walked into town - a short 5 min...

Independence Day!! Today is Guatemala and the rest of Central Americas day of Independence and consists of various parades, speeches and events. I was up early but unfortunately my stomach was playing up again and I didn't have the energy to head into the city early. However by 9am my stomach had eased so I made my way into the centre to watch the parade. Exactly like yesterday there were various schools and colleges marching, playing music, dancing and portrayin...

Fiesta Fiesta!! Today is the day before Guatemalan Independence Day and so there is a bunch of things happening in the city. When I woke up Rafa had already headed out to take some photos so I took it easy and then headed out myself mid-morning. The atmosphere was chaotic with kids and big groups of people running around with fire torches (part of the Independence Day celebrations). I had a few things to do so I ran around doing everything I could and then headed...

Antigua Explore!! Today is my first day in Antigua so after an early start I headed straight to the market to check out all the craziness. The market was huge and probably one of the biggest and busiest markets I have ever witnessed with all kinds of things from animals to clothes, fruits to handicrafts. As it is Saturday and the weekend of Independencia day there are even more people frequenting the market making for even more craziness. I had promised myself no...

Guatemala!! The long road to Guatemala started with an early wake up, a quick goodbye to Rene and a bit of luck with a bus to the boarder leaving as we arrived to the market. That was as far as mine and Asia's goodluck went for the day: on boarding the bus we were bombarded with 100s of people constantly boarding trying to sell food, things and anything else you can imagine. A crazy preacher guy boarded the bus and started yelling these horrible prayers about God...