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

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

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

An hour and a half after taking off from Quito, my flight landed at Seymour Airport on Isla Baltra of the Galapagos Islands archipelago.  The Galapagos Islands are one of the places people wait a lifetime to visit.  After landing, I could feel excitement in the air as people started getting giddy. … Read more