We arrived in San Salvador on a posh bus with better facilities than the UK. The driver and helpers got us through customs from Guatemala, so easy. We didn’t even have to get out of the bus. We then spent…
Guatemala – Quetzaltenango (Xela)
Arrived in Quetzaltenango (Xela) on Sunday to start school on Monday for two weeks. The first week we stayed with a family, they were really nice, but the place was a bit dirty and we had eggs for 3 meals…
Guatemala – Chichicastenango
Weekend trip to Chichicastenango on the chicken bus, what an experience. We got one bus direct there and it was not very crowded and got 3 bushes back that were very crowded and we paid 3 times as much, this is…
Guatemala – Rio Dulce and Lanquin
We left Belize and headed by boat to Guatemala, we thought that the boat would be big, like a ferry but it was just a small boat, luckily the water was smooth. First stop in Guatemala was Livingston, a town…
Cuba – Havana
Havana, what a city! You go to squares that look like they could be in Europe and have been fully restored for the tourists. Then go through the back streets that were the most ramshackle that we have seen…
Cuba – Viñales
Cuba – ViñalesCuba – Viñales We had one night in Mantanzas on the way to Viñales. One night was enough, the town was quite shabby, our saving grace was a nice cheap meal in an old restored hotel from the 20’s.…