Jun 6th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Adam Baker, Flickr
I'm traveling in Sicily this week, and was reminded how crummy the aptly named Continental breakfast can be in this part of Europe: a cup of coffee (the only time of day it is socially acceptable to have a cappuccino, incidentally) and a roll or small pastry. While I'm not a person who starts every day with steak, eggs and a short stack, the Italian "breakfast" makes me yearn ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Guatemala posts
Photo Of The Day: Guatemalan Ice Cream Truck
Jun 6th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Adam Baker, Flickr
I'm traveling in Sicily this week, and was reminded how crummy the aptly named Continental breakfast can be in this part of Europe: a cup of coffee (the only time of day it is socially acceptable to have a cappuccino, incidentally) and a roll or small pastry. While I'm not a person who starts every day with steak, eggs and a short stack, the Italian "breakfast" makes me yearn ...Three New Experiential Eco-Fashion Trips Taking Off This Summer
Mar 28th, 2013 at 1:00PM:
This summer, three new eco-fashion-oriented package tours will offer the chance for ethical designers, makers and consumers to meet artisan communities, take workshops in craft production and see the impact of their conscious purchasing decisions.
While different in structure, these trips all offer the chance to travel along an artisan product's supply chain, from visiting farming ...Biking In Guatemala City? One Group Is Proving It's Possible
Mar 4th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
On a recent Saturday, the streets were filled with bicycles. Bells rang and horns sounded as the cyclists wound their way throughout the city like a moving train of youth and energy.
This wasn't in Portland, or Paris, or any of dozens of bicycle-friendly cities around the world. This was in Guatemala City, a city known more for its violent crime rates than its progressive bike culture.
...New Agers Trash Mayan Pyramid At 'End Of The World' Party
Dec 26th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Revelers at an Apocalypse party at the ancient Mayan site of Tikal in Guatemala have damaged one of the pyramids, AFP reports.
Temple II, built at Tikal's height around 700 A.D., was damaged when a crowd of partygoers ignored signs saying it was off-limits and climbed up it anyway. An official at the site didn't reveal how extensive the damage was but did say it was permanent.
About 7,000 ...Good Winter Travel Season Deals Still Available
Dec 24th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Before, during or after winter travel season, the nation's regions offering ski adventure travel options have something for everyone. The idea of climbing, hiking, camping or trekking through diverse areas had many travelers planning a 2013 winter vacation about this time last year. But those with no plans have options too.
"Put in now for end-of-January trips, but don't expect deals around ...Semuc Champey: Guatemala's Next Big Attraction
Dec 9th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
If guidebook writers even bother to mention Guatemala's Semuc Champey, they rarely offer more than a teaser. The cascading pools of turquoise and emerald are often looked over in favor of the many other places worth venturing on the Guatemalan map, among them the ruins of Tikal, the colonial city of Antigua and the volcano-ringed Lake Atitlán.
I should know: I was an editor of one of ...Mental Math: Easy Rules Of Thumb For Converting Currency
Nov 8th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Being in a new country is full of enough culture shock – trying to remember how many dollars to the krona doesn't need to be part of it.
After all, constantly whipping out a calculator (well, a cellphone) and spending five minutes trying to figure out if that sandwich is really a good price is a waste of your valuable vacation time.
To make things easier on you, here are some basic ...'Chicken Buses' Add Color To Guatemala (GALLERY)
Oct 7th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
When weathered school buses are retired from commission in the United States, they don't always end up being scrapped: many times, they find a new life (and a new paint job) in Guatemala and other Central American countries. Known to English speakers as "chicken buses," because of the likelihood travelers might find themselves sitting next to livestock, these buses can be found throughout the ...Photo Of The Day: Antigua At Sunset
Aug 3rd, 2012 at 6:30PM:
Tucked in a valley in the central highlands of Guatemala, the colonial town of Antigua is one of Central America's greatest treasures, as well as one of its best budget travel destinations. The town is captured magically at sunset in today's Photo of the Day, taken by Flickr user Adam Baker from his perch at the Earth Lodge, an eco-resort and avocado farm located just outside the city. ...Doomsday Bicycle Tour Lets You Ride To The End Of The World
Jun 7th, 2012 at 4:00PM: What do you want to be doing when the world ends in December? If your answer is exploring Mayan temples ruins, gazing upon volcanoes and waterfalls, and basking in Central America's warm autumn sun all from the seat of your mountain bike, then Tour d'Afrique has a pretty epic tour for you to consider.
Tour d'Afrique's Doomsday Ride is a 2,300-kilometer (1,429-mile) transcontinental bike ...Frommer's reveals top destinations for 2012
Oct 25th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
What destination are you dreaming of for 2012? The staff at Frommer's have just unveiled their list of top travel destinations for the coming year. Included in the list is a little something for everyone: large metropolises, secluded beach towns, colorful riverside villas, and more.
But Frommer's didn't just rely on their expert editors and author's for this years list--they also polled ...Photo of the day - Cathedral dome, Antigua, Guatemala
Aug 19th, 2011 at 5:30PM:
Ponder today's Photo of the Day, by BaboMike. What looks at first glance like some sort of space-age cushion is in fact the interior of a cathedral cupola dome in Antigua, Guatemala. That this stark simplicity depicts a cupola dome seems improbable at first glance; after a sustained gaze, however, the surprise fades. What else, one wonders, looks simultaneously like itself and like something ...Photo of the day - Blue volcanoes of Guatemala
Jun 17th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day was taken by Flickr contributor AlphaTangoBravo. His image of volcanoes in Guatemala wrapped in the early morning's blue haze is a mesmerizing reminder of the intensity of a tropical dawn.
Submit your favorite images to the Gadling Group pool on Flickr. If you're lucky, your favorite photograph might be chosen as a future Photo of the Day. ...Latin America on a budget: Antigua, Guatemala
Apr 6th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
My first Latin America budget adventure, to Antigua, Guatemala, got off to a bad start. My flight from New York to Atlanta was cancelled due to bad weather and I was rebooked via Los Angeles. I finally arrived in Guatemala City a day late, and two days of activities suddenly needed to be compressed into one. In the spirit of the assignment, however, I didn't inflate my budget. $75 was my limit ...Latin America on a budget: How to plan a budget-friendly adventure
Apr 5th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Latin America is one of the world's most budget-friendly regions for visitors. There are very cheap places to stay across the region--most notably across Central America--where a few dollars will get you a bed for the night and dinner.
But in a budget-friendly region like Latin America there are also huge divides in terms of quality. How do you do your research to make sure that you come up ...El Salvador: No visa required
Jan 24th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Last week, on assignment in Guatemala and El Salvador, I took a luxury bus between Guatemala City and San Salvador. The bus company in question, Pullmantur, operates a fantastic service.
$35 got me transportation in a comfortable seat, along with breakfast (eggs, refried beans, and delicious, sweet fried plantains, as well as juice) and coffee later in the morning. There is a wi-fi ...Photo of the Day (04.17.10)
Apr 17th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
I have an unusually small head. It makes buying hats quite difficult. Hats, you see, rarely look good on me. I always look like a child wearing daddy's cap. It's embarrassing. From fedoras to Stetsons, I almost always struggle to find my size in head wear. So I can sympathize with the young man in the background of this photo taken by Flickr user ³²¹. Taken in Guatemala, his ...In the Heart of Central America: Cowboys and coffee in Copan, Honduras
Dec 5th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
Located in the northwest of Honduras, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border, the area known as Copan has a landscape of lush green rolling hills, coffee plantations and cattle ranches. This is pure cowboy country. In Copan Ruins, horses clip-clop softy over the stone streets and the jangle of spurs can be heard as men in boots, jeans and cowboy hats wander through town. A few miles ...Ultimate recyling project: Building a soda bottle classroom
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 11:35AM: What happens when Peace Corps volunteers, the non-profit organization, Hug it Forward and a bevvy of school children and teachers in Guatemala recycle plastic bottles and trash? A school classroom.
The collected bottles were stuffed with trash and used to form the walls for a classroom addition at a school in Granados, a small mountain town in the Baja Verapaz region of the country. Amazing. ...The top 9 reasons to drop everything and visit Guatemala right now
Nov 4th, 2009 at 9:00AM: If you thought you could live a regret-free life without visiting Guatemala, think again. This diminutive Central American country, smaller than the state of Louisiana, packs in enough diversity to entertain you for months. And its low, low prices mean you don't need to visit your neighborhood payday lender to afford to stay a while.
From active volcanoes to immaculate colonial cities to quite ...
