We arrived into Belize from Mexico on a ferry (you can read about that here) and spent some time on Caye Caulker. We were eager to start exploring the very different culture of Guatemala so we caught the first class bus from Belize City to Flores. Some of my thoughts on Belize I wasn’t particularly…
Guatemala has become one of my new favourite countries and Flores is top of that list. Not only was it immensely beautiful, the people were welcoming and helpful, the weather was hot (and rainy), the clouds were very impressive and there was MUCH vegan food! Guatemala We were warned before we went to Guatemala to…
The night bus from Flores to Guatemala City features regularly with tourists’ blogs but they’re not so much written for families. In fact we were the ONLY family on the bus that night so I thought I’d write a blog about it. A few lies were told…. We caught the bus from Belize City to…
We like to do and see the authentic side of a country. I want my kids to see how real people live and work in their own communities. For this reason we like to stay outside tourist areas and book directly with agencies that promote fair wages and good working conditions. We came across De La…
Lots of people have asked us what we do about Birthdays whilst we’re travelling and as we just celebrated Imogen’s Birthday in Guatemala, it’s a great opportunity to show you how we recognise and celebrate another year around the sun. Presents It was in about 2004 when I suddenly started to question presents. Why was…
“Two years ago I sold my horse and bought a truck” he told me. I asked him how long he’d been a coffee farmer, “over twenty years” he responded. I spent an entire morning with Eduardo, a coffee producer and farmer, who is part of the co-operative supported by De La Gente on the outskirts…
Whilst we really like Guatemala, Guatemala city just didn’t appeal. With 12m inhabitants, traffic jams and queues everywhere, a bad reputation for (tourist) violence and not that much to see or do, it seemed like just a stop-over gap whilst we collected Rich from the airport and headed over to Atitlan. We didn’t plan on…
