backpacking

East Guatemala in the Off Season

East Guatemala in the Off Season

Our final days in Guatemala were spent working our way from the hot Eastern coast back to Antigua. Livingston and afro-Caribbean culture, Rio Dulce and the best nature of the whole trip, all coupled with extreme fatigue and heat rash. The best and most difficult parts of travel, all at once.

A Taste of Going Slow

A Taste of Going Slow

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador have this nifty agreement where a traveler can be in any of them without a Visa for 90 days. Well, after Tikal my 90 days were coming due. So what’s a traveler to do? Take a hop, skip, & jump over to Belize of course!

The Best Hostel in the World (Probably)

The Best Hostel in the World (Probably)

For some reason, some people still associate “hostel” with being unclean or unsafe. Here to bop that nonsense into yesteryear where it belongs, let me tell you about the best hostel in the world. I would choose this place over any hotel any time. Even if they were the same price.