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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 Place to Eat Tipico in Antigua

The Best Place to Eat Tipico in Antigua

We got Guatemalan home cooking EVERY DANG DAY during our first month in the country with mi amor’s family. And honestly, during the rest of our trip only one other place really came close to it. One other place that mi amor’s mom happily took her family to and made mi amor make those happy food sounds everyone makes when they eat something that hits them in their soul.

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.

How We Spent 6 Weeks Abroad for Less Than $600 Per Person

How We Spent 6 Weeks Abroad for Less Than $600 Per Person

Every time I log onto Instagram there’s another person who “quit their job to travel the world!” It’s a thing nowadays. Hell, I just did it for 4 months. The adultier adults in my life usually seem baffled at this trend. “How can anyone afford to do that?” Well, in conjunction with the ability (privilege) to be saving a lot and living simply beforehand, lots of folks on the road are working or volunteering their way around the world.