After staying here in this beautiful Lake Atitlan for a week and got used to the beautiful landscape, it was hard to say goodbye. But we must move on in our life, and there would be a new place and a new journey in future that would probably be as exciting as this one. Yesterday we bought the bus ticket at Nexway Travel that’s including a boat ride for the cost of $23 per person. They told us to get to the boat by 8 am, and to be at Magic Travel by 9 am for the bus ride. When we got to the boat at 7:50 am, we didn’t…
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San Pedro & Santa Cruz
The boat from San Marcos to San Pedro only took nine minutes with the cost of 10 GTQ per person, and this time it didn’t stop anywhere else. When we got to Hostal Mi Cabana at 11:20 am, the room that we booked yesterday was ready for us. Trev had already got himself settled and waiting for us. Hostal Mi Cabana The lady who also took care of the Jewellery and Art Gallery took us to our room. We chose to pay for the accommodation in Quetzal instead of dollars, and for a night stay without breakfast, it cost 200 GTQ for the two of us. When I first saw…
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Walking from San Marcos to San Pedro
Hiking without a guide or walking between villages is generally not recommended for safety reasons, except between the route from San Marcos to San Pedro. Taking a boat is much safer, and the cost for one way should not cost more than GTQ 25 to any of the towns around the lake. But for people like us who craves for an adventure, taking a boat doesn’t seem appeal to us. Yesterday’s walk failed because we have a program and had set a time limit. It was different this time as we didn’t care about the time. However, we did plan to have a swim at Las Cristalinas on the way…
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San Marcos La Laguna
San Marcos is one of the places where you can have your picture taken up close with the landscape of Atitlán’s three volcanoes, San Pedro, Atitlan and the double-coned summit of Tolimán. I couldn’t wait to get over there, so early morning at about 10 am we checked out from the hotel but not before saying goodbye to Cookie, the guard dog in Hotel Victoria. It was easy to get the boat as there’s no queue to it. The ride cost 25 GTQ per person, and we stopped at Santa Cruz and other places around the lake before reaching San Marcos after 25 minutes journey. As soon as we disembarked…
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Panajachel Guatemala
The next day it’s time to leave this beautiful town, Antigua to Panajachel. Our van supposed to depart at 12:30 noon but until 1 pm we’re still waiting for it at the Yellow House Hotel y Agencia de Viajes. Fortunately, while waiting for our ride to come, they allowed us to use their wifi. We sat on the roof admiring the view for one last time. By 1:22 pm, it’s finally arrived. We didn’t get to choose our seats because when we got on the van, we were the last two passengers to get on it. We got the very last seats at the back on the left side. I…
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Antigua Guatemala
Founded on 10th March 1543 and declared as a world heritage site in 1976, Antigua is a place where one can enjoy exploring the beauty of an incredible number of restored colonial buildings as well as the old ruined. It used to be Guatemala’s capital city until the disaster happened, the Santa Marta earthquakes in 1773 had made Guatemala city its new capital city in 1776 until now. If you fly from Mexico City to La Aurora International Airport, make sure to get the seat on the right side. The view of the volcanoes is fantastic! I wished someone has told us this information earlier before we board the plane.…
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Mexico City
With only three days two nights in Mexico City, we managed to explore to some well-known places in Mexico city such as taking the Stadium Aztec tour, exploring the historical centre - Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Zócalo - Plaza de la Constitucion and had a great night out around Plaza Garibaldi. During the duration, we stayed at Hotel Diligencias and had some local food.
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Christmas in Dallas
Six days five nights story in Dallas from the moment we left Austin. We hung out at Klyde Warren Park, watched the Ice Hockey game in American Airlines Arena, celebrated Christmas at home and have meals in Ten50 BBQ, Happiest Hour, Lover's Egg Roll, Han Mi Ri and Manny's Uptown.
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Austin
Three days two nights travelling story in Austin from the moment we left San Antonio. A short review of the hotel we've stayed for two nights in Rodeway Inn University/Downtown and also Bars and eatery places such as in Cupabacra Cantina and Aster's Ethiopian Restaurant. Pictures of Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail as well as Bars in 6th Street.
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San Antonio
In this entry, you will read my travelling story in San Antonio from the moment I left Houston. A short review on the hotel we've stayed for two nights in Red Roof+ and also eatery places such as in Mi Tierra Cafe and Riverwalk San Antonio area. Find out the food and drink prices at Lone Star Cafe, Club Sirius, The Ticket Sport Bar, Bier Garten, and also Dick's Last Resort.
