Interesting ways to travel in Central America

Original post date: October 31, 2008 On my way home from picking up my laundry in Antigua, Guatemala, I ran into the hotel owner´s son playing with his new toy.  He was revving the engine of a souped up 4×4 ATV (yes, in the middle of the town). Without thinking, laundry in hand, I hopped Continue reading →

If you ever drop your keys in molten lava… let them go…

Because, man……….they are GONE… Original post date: October 28, 2016 I suppose my tales of climbing active volcanoes are getting boring, but maaaaybe just one more… At 2552 m of mean volcano madness, Pacaya is the only active volcano close to Antigua, Guatemala.  To date, I had only climbed during the day, affording scenic views Continue reading →

Spanish 101

Original post date: September 26, 2007 Hola mi Taquillos, (Hello my little tacos) So… they gave me the job based on the fact that I could speak conversational Spanish – which, in all honesty, I thought that I could… After my first day, scratch that, after the first hour of classes…..ya… not so much. To Continue reading →

The Adventure Begins…

Original post date: September 16, 2007 Hola Damas y Caballeros!! (That´s you btw) First of, let me preface this with the fact that the keyboards here are configured for Spanish with accents and everything, but no one has changed the actual symbols on the keyboard. I just spent the last 10 minutes looking for the Continue reading →