Canada – Thanksgiving and Snowmaking
A Canadian Thanksgiving, not sure if we did it right because not one out of the 6 of us were from Canada but we had a great time anyways! We…
Canada – Hiking the Rockies
After Banff we continued north, stopping along to hike to Boom Lake, an easy 10km round trip. We were the first ones in the trail, starting the morning at a…
Canada – Calgary to Banff
It was an easy flight from Guatemala City to Houston and then from Houston to Calgary, Canada. Hot toasted bagels with cream cheese in the airport at Houston made me…
Guatemala – Independence Day Celebrations
15th of September, one of the biggest days on the Guatemalan calendar. They've been ramping up the party atmosphere and activities for the last week and now it's time to…
Guatemala – Semuc Champey
Getting to Semuc Champey we got off the shuttle bus and transferred to the back of a pickup. Driving the 45min through barely populated rainforest to the hostel in the…
Guatemala – Antigua
Last week we took a school holiday and travelled to Antigua and Semuc Champey. The trip was really about Semuc but given we didn't need a whole week there and…
Guatemala – Still in Quetzaltenango (Xela)
Quick, I better get this updated for my Sunday night readers... This week has seen us hit 111 days away, kind of a milestone so we're treating ourselves to a…