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Crystal Cruises
Crystal Cruises After spending a week on Crystal Cruises I have to say I was impressed. The service was by…
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The 5 Villages of Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre The 5 lands of Italy are five remote villages perched along the Mediterranean Coast. The four towns of…
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Staying at a Universal Studios hotel definitely has its advantages. Not only is it…
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Guns In Guatemala
First Day at a Guatemala Orphanage The warm sun shone through the hostel’s curtains and onto my face as I…
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First Day in Semillas De Armor Orphanage
Our plan to catch the7:30am chicken bus was quickly changed after we looked at the clock. I had woken up…
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Guatemalan Chicken Bus, Farming Town
Guatemalan Chicken Bus, Farming Town Public transportation in Guatemala is an experience that everyone should have a chance to experience.…
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Antigua, Guatemala Market
Antigua, Guatemala Market We returned from our second day at the orphanage around 4pm. We were dropped off at the…
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Overnight Bus from Flores (Tikal) to Antigua, Guatemala
We decided that in order to save time and the cost of a hotel room we would travel through the…
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Guatemalan Volcano Hike
Magma Hike Today our work in a nearby orphanage was canceled, so we decided to take an excursion to a…
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Missing a Few Things, Only One Found
Filing a Police Report in Guatemala We decided that in order to save time and the cost of a hotel…
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Bus Breakdown in Guatemala
t was time to head to our next destination. After jamming our backpacks into a taxi we zipped off for…
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Visit the Bank before going to Tikal
Day 5 – Dec 7, 2009 – Visit the Bank before going to Tikal Banking In Guatemala Monday morning is…
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$3.50 Hotel Room
We pulled into Santa Elena just as it was getting dark we needed to find a hotel before it got…
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Backpacker Hotel run by Orphanage
Day 4 – Dec 6, 2009 – Backpacker Hotel & Orphanage Day 2 The Backpacker Hotel was a unique and…
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Casa Guatemala Orphanage – You can go too!
URGENT HELP NEEDED – Click Here to Support Casa Guatemala’s Children Day 3 – Dec 5, 2009 – Casa Guatemala…
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Where’s My Video Camera?
Day 2 – Dec 4, 2009 Our second day in Guatemala has been full of memorable moments and great learning…
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Guatemala Hawker Sold Me Ray Bans For 1.50$
After waking up at 7:00 and getting a ride with a local taxi to the bus station we started the…
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Volunteering in Guatemala’s Orphanages
I really wanted a different type of vacation. One where I could still get away from the cooler weather of…
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A Trip to Frankfurt is Worth it
In Frankfurt you will find a large number of important German institutions; among them is the University Johann Wolfgang Goethe…
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Day 44 – Canada: First Nations Culture, Rattle Snakes and Fruit
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 – Day 44 We had a lot to squeeze into our last day on our Cross…
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Day 43 – Canada: Hot Springs and Winding Roads
Monday, August 24, 2009 – Day 43 I woke up at 6 am to two short toots of an idling…
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Day 42 – Canada: An Embarrassing Boarding of a BC Ferry
Sunday, August 23, 2009 – Day 42 As we headed Northwest from Waterton National Park we drove through the small…
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Day 41 – Canada: Back in Canada – Waterton National Park
Saturday, August 22, 2009 – Day 41 After travelling towards home through the USA for a few weeks it was…
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Day 40 – Canada: Charlottetown to Moncton Area
Sunday, June 28, 2009 – Day 31 This morning we had a bit of a problem. The night before the…
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Will my RV fit under this Boston Overpass?
I didn’t realize the excitement I was getting myself into when I decided I was going to drive a thirty-one…
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Day 40 – Canada: Tides and Chocolates
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – Day 40 Bay of Fundy Tidal Bores – the River’s Reversing Tides As we had…
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Day 39 – Canada: Ferry back to Nova Scotia
Monday, July 13, 2009 – Day 39 Due to our last experience having to scramble for some $30 bunks, we…
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Gros Morne National Park
Sunday, July 12, 2009 – Day 38 A Lighthouse and Slate Covered Beach It was Sunday and our only day…
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Day 37 – Canada: Watching Icebergs
Saturday, July 11, 2009 – Day 37 In Twilingate, Newfoundland we parked in the parking lot of a small hardware…
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Day 36 – Canada: Breakdown in St. John’s
Friday, July 10, 2009 – Day 36 We had lots of driving ahead of us and so we wanted to…