by Hayley | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life
Chocolate. One word that excites all your senses. The taste. The smell. Just the sight alone is enough to make my mouth water. And I was going to spend a whole afternoon mastering the skill of chocolate making. Fabulous.(Cacau beans)Back in Antigua while killing some...
by Hayley | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life
It has been 3 months since I left Thailand and I feel that my brain was turning into mush. While traveling is great, sometimes I need to feel like I am actually learning something. So when I was in San Pedro I enrolled for some classes.(The pier at San Marcos)I had...
by Hayley | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life
San Pedro was to be my home for 2-3 weeks. A little town on the side of HUGE Lake Atitlan, a windy 3 hour drive from Antigua. The last hour of the journey was down a road with hairpin curves every 10m. The lake is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes and is insanely...
by Hayley | Sep 1, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
Antigua. A stunning colonial city complete with parks and crumbling ruins of beautiful old churches, surrounded by active volcanoes. An extremely picturesque place.I again found myself alone in Antigua, with Roz having gone on to the lake (my next destination) and...
by Hayley | Aug 28, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America
The trip to Lanquin was stunning. Set in the mountains, the 250km trip in a minivan took almost 8 hours. The last 10kms was basically all 4wd and took an hour. It was steep – 45 degrees or more in parts. (Carlie stretching)(Waiting to get on the barge for...
