Flores/Tikal. Well after yet another long bus journey (about 10 hours this time even though it was supposed to be 6-8 hours) we made it to flores! Flores is a small island connected by bridge to the main town Santa Elena. We had difficulty getting good quality accommodation and some of us even had to move "hotels" due to insects. After 3 of the girls already already suffering from bite attacks at different stages we weren't willing to take chances! Our accommod...

Semuc champey- what a beautiful place. We had to take 2 shuttle buses with some interesting people on the way. We left lake atitilan at 5 am, made our way to Antigua and then took a 9 hour journey to Lanquin. On the way we witnessed several overturned trucks and road accidents. The roads are in poor conditions and drivers spend a lot of time avoiding potholes, forcing them to regularly drive on the wrong side of the road. The last 30 kilometers of the journey...

It's easy to understand why all the Guatemalan people we met were so keen to recommend a trip to the lago. The closest thing to perfect a person could find. There are lots of little islands surrounding the lake, which you can take a boat trip to. We took a private boat to Santa Cruz where we ate facing 2 volcanoes and a vast lake. The weather we have been experiencing as been perfect, avoiding the heavy rain normally associated with this time of year. The pic...

Antigua! What a spot! When entering the city our bus driver asked us to close our eyes and imagine what it would have been like for those Spanish settlers in the 1600s and due to preservation and the lovely rustic feel to the town I found myself transported back. At one time it was the capital city, until due to repeated earthquakes the capital was moved. The town is a UNESCO site with lots of charm. Mayan workers sell their goods and horses and carts are Av...

I arrived in Guatemala City late on a Sunday night. The streets were deserted apart from the occasional gunman outside of buildings. Immediately I began to think back over all the cautionary anecdotes I had heard over the last few months and clutched my rucksack closer. We stayed in a lovely hostel quezxalroo with a very cheery hostel owner who made our short stay in Guatemala City fun and informative. On our first day we took a bicycle tour around the city, ...