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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: Windsor, United Kingdom Author: Barbara & Dave 4 Comments |
We're putting this blog together to keep all of our family and friends abreast of what we are getting up to on our 6 week adventure to the Mayan heartlands in Central America. We're planning to visit southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and part of Honduras (we hope).
No package holiday to Cancun and burning on the beach. 2 gringos with backpacks and a thirst for adventure.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
Mexico City | Nov 29 '07 | Mexico City
"9 million people live here..." |
2 |
Mexico City | Nov 30 '07 | See the city for the price of a bus ticket |
3 |
Papantla | Dec 01 '07 | Papantla
"An undiscovered gem" |
4 |
Papantla | Dec 02 '07 | El Tajín
"The voladores hurl themselves off a platform..." |
5 |
Veracruz City | Dec 03 '07 | Veracruz
"The windy city" |
6 |
Villahermosa | Dec 05 '07 | Villahermosa - an unscheduled stop
"Montezuma's revenge" |
7 |
Palenque | Dec 07 '07 | Palenque: Mayan marvel
"Bats skim past your head..." |
8 |
Campeche | Dec 09 '07 | Campeche, the walled city
""13 rabbits"" |
9 |
Merida | Dec 10 '07 | Mérida
"Talking religion with a Mayan "Cuban" cigar seller!" |
10 |
Uxmal | Dec 12 '07 | Uxmal - Puuc architecture at its best.
"Don't miss this one!" |
11 |
Chichen Itza | Dec 13 '07 | Chichen Itza
"Good, once the groups have gone!" |
12 |
Valladolid | Dec 14 '07 | Valladolid and the site at Ek Balam
"Mayan chocolate, an acquired taste with crunchy bits" |
13 |
Belize City | Dec 15 '07 | From Mexico to Belize City
"Not safe after 9pm" |
14 |
San Ignacio | Dec 16 '07 | San Ignacio by chicken bus
"Packed so tight it was 4 to a seat" |
15 |
San Ignacio | Dec 17 '07 | Xunantunich on a shoe string
"As butterflies fluttered around us." |
16 |
Tikal | Dec 18 '07 | Into Guatemala
"Flying through the air with the greatest of ease." |
17 |
Tikal | Dec 19 '07 | Tikal - pyramids deep in the jungle
"tic-tic-glik-glak-GLUUuuuuu !" |
18 |
Tikal | Dec 20 '07 | Tikal - day 2.
"Think twice before looking up at monkeys!" |
19 |
Fronteras | Dec 21 '07 | Rio Dulce
"A real lesson in maximising profits!" |
20 |
Copan Ruinas | Dec 23 '07 | Guatemala to Honduras for Christmas
"Bus journeys are never boring." |
21 |
Copan | Dec 24 '07 | Copan, history carved in stone.
"Destruction on a par with Scottish midges" |
22 |
Copan Ruinas | Dec 25 '07 | No turkey, just birds on Christmas Day. |
23 |
Antigua | Dec 26 '07 | Return to Guatemala.
"Hey meester, Chiquimula?" |
24 |
Antigua | Dec 27 '07 | Antigua Guatemala
"The streets are ablaze with colour." |
25 |
Panajachel | Dec 28 '07 | Panajachel, sunset over the lake.
"The sun set behind the three volcanoes." |
26 |
Chichicastenango | Dec 29 '07 | The not-so-direct "DIRECT" chicken bus to ChiChi |
27 |
Chichicastenango | Dec 30 '07 | Chichi market day
"Chanting magical words in honour of their ancestors." |
28 |
Nebaj | Dec 31 '07 | Nebaj, the long and winding road. |
29 |
San Cristobal de Las Casas | Jan 02 '08 | Return to Mexico.
"I'm sure tuk-tuk's aren't build for 3 passengers!" |
30 |
San Cristobal de Las Casas | Jan 03 '08 | San Cristóbal - brrrrrrrr!
"Gorilla jackets are all the rage here!" |
31 |
Oaxaca City | Jan 05 '08 | Oaxaca |
32 |
Monte Alban | Jan 06 '08 | Monte Alban |
33 |
Teotihuacan | Jan 08 '08 | Teotihuacan - city of the Gods.
"Awe-inspiring and extensive." |
34 |
Mexico City | Jan 09 '08 | Mexico City - we've come full circle. (incomplete)
"The end of the adventure, for now!" |
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