Toasting marshmallows on Pacaya Volcano We have been staying in Antigua for over a week already. There is so much to do. We could stay for a month! But so far we have not yet managed to see an active volcano in Central or South America. There is always a reason we don’t get there. […]
All Saints Day 2nd November, Antigua Guatemala The first weekend in November for the last 68 years, and following the Mayan Day of the Dead, comes the turn for the Spanish Catholics. We heard about this only on the day, so we grabbed two tuk-tuks and went with our friends to wait near Esceula de […]
Cooking classes – making Chuchitas in Antigua Guatemala We have signed up for a cooking class. We figured it might be fun for the kids to be hands-on, but it was more of a demonstration for the first part. Mary only speaks Spanish, so we had Ismael interpret for us. She took a variety of peppers […]
Kite Festival of Sumpango Sacatepéquez, Antigua Guatemala Day of the Dead We are in a group on Facebook that is for Families that permanently travel, or who spend much of their time traveling and living overseas. One of the lovely members is currently based in Guatemala and has organized all the people passing through this […]
Halloween for an Australian in Antigua, Guatemala Being part of a great group on Facebook for traveling families has meant we have been invited to join the local festivities for Halloween. Last year we were in LA, and as Australians were Halloween is no big deal, this will be interesting. The ex-pat community seems strong […]
Weekend Food Festival of Juayua Ruta de las Flores We seem not to have the best of weather for food festivals on many single-parent family travel occasions. Two times we have stayed in towns just for a Saturday food festive. The last time was in Paraguay and the weather was extremely cold that my son […]
Juayua, Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador, and Juayua Hotel We had taken a bus from our not so pleasant time in El Tunco on the coast. I need sleep and figured this little town might just be a bit cooler, and friendlier. We had not received a reply to our late email request to […]
El Tunco, El Salvador on the Pacific Coast (near la Libertad) We arrived two nights ago at El Tunco. We were so fortunate to get a lift from a family with a pick-up truck, and we had been pretty disappointed with where we ended up at our posada. I have no idea how some websites […]
Three countries in one day Crossing 2 borders in 1 day Nicaragua Honduras El Salvador San Miguel. Then to el Tunco. We had a rather late start to our border crossing. I was in two minds whether to stay another day. We loved our time by the beach, but we have an agenda so decided […]
Las Penitas Nicaragua. A quaint fishing village. A great budget hotel. And 1-day old turtles sent out to sea! Having had no internet when we left Laguna de Apollo, we were ‘winging it’. We ‘stole’ a flyer off the notice board of what looked like a good place on the coast. The Paradiso Hostel called […]
Laguna de Apoyo (Apollo) and swimming in a volcanic crater We arrived late – just as the sun was setting across the Laguna. We were famished as we had no lunch, so as we were at a French-owned hostel, we naturally ordered crepes. They told us to head for the lakeside bar. There I ordered […]
Mombacho Volcano is a great place to take kids Nicaragua We were up early this a.m. We were trying (again) to hike Mombacho Volcano. Our hotel rang the company that organizes the tours and we were told to be there by 9 a.m. So we took a taxi with so much excitement since we expected […]
