I was dropped off by the shuttle outside of Bigfoot Hostel in the center of León, Nicaragua. Music and the shrieks of people partying spilled into the streets. It was almost New Years, so there were a lot party people in town. … Read more
Category: Travel
Guatemala City, Guatemala & San Salvador and El Tunco, El Salvador
The shuttle from San Marcos took me to Antigua, and arrived at noon. I found another shuttle onward to Guatemala City at 3pm, and killed a few hours in a café. I arrived in in Guatemala City or Guate (as the locals call it) at 4:15pm and was dropped near my Hostel in Zona 1, the historical center. … Read more
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
The shuttle from Antigua to Lake Atitlan took about three and a half hours and arrived at 4pm. The van approached the lake from a mountain road high above, and the lake came out of nowhere. Suddenly, I was greeted with spectacular views of an expansive, majestic, shimmering blue lake radiating the afternoon sunlight, encircled by lush green hills and towering volcanoes.… Read more
Antigua, Guatemala
The van from San Cristobal to Antigua was a slight nightmare. It took 13 hours after several delays, and required changing vans three times.
At least the border crossing was easy. On the Mexican side of the border, the van driver took each person’s passport into the immigration office (as well as a required $20 ‘exit tax’ if you’d been in the country more than one week), and returned 10 minutes later with our exit stamps. … Read more
Pacific Coast & San Cristobal, Mexico
The van from San José to Pochutla took 3.5hours after encountering roadwork on the winding mountain roads. In Pochutla I caught a cab outside the van depot for a 20-minute ride to Puerto Angel and arrived at my Airbnb at 1:30pm.… Read more