Leaving Antigua we were pleased to see a mini van with only 4 other passengers taking us on the short journey to Lake Atitlan where our destination was a small village on the side of the lake called San Pedro. The journey was pleasant enough until we reached "the long and windy road" that led us on a one hour bumpy ride down the side of a mountain to reach our final destination. Along with the usual potholes we were also treated with fast speeds around hairpin c...

We waited for our bus to Antigua for half an hour until it finally showed up. For a ten hour bus ride we were travelling on a huge, airconditioned 1st class coach. Two levels with bathrooms downstairs. Our last bus trip with air con was freezing and we didnt have the appropriate atire, so this trip we came prepared with our sleeping bags. Finally snuggled up on our fully reclinable seats we set off on our journey ready for a long sleep. One hour into the ride I ...

We departed Belize in pursuit of Guatemala with Flores being our first stop. The five hour bus trip involved four passengers including ourselves and a whole lot of hot air, sticky seats and an endless amount of sweat. Our bus driver seemed to be on his own schedule (soon we find out that this is the norm), stopping every so often from his insane driving skills to wee on the side of the road, talk to towns folk or buy the paper. The fine chap actually made us feel...