Travelblog LA#14: Lake Atitlan & Chichicastenango – Guatemala

30th June – 3rd July, 2023   I will start this blog with some things about Lake Atitlan. I spent about four days here but didn’t do any sightseeing. The main event happened when I first arrived and watched the sunrise from Nariz Del Indio (which I covered during my previous blog concerning my hikeContinue reading “Travelblog LA#14: Lake Atitlan & Chichicastenango – Guatemala”

Travelblog LA#13: Hike from Xela to Lake Atitlan (With Quetzaltrekkers) – Guatemala

25th – 29th June, 2023   This hike was not part of my original itinerary – or even something that I knew was a thing, as I don’t recall previously reading about it in places such as the Lonely Planet – but a last-minute decision inspired by a leaflet I saw in the hostel IContinue reading “Travelblog LA#13: Hike from Xela to Lake Atitlan (With Quetzaltrekkers) – Guatemala”

Travelblog SA#33: San Pedro de Atacama, Santiago & Valparaíso – Chile

5th-19th December 2018 Chile was a bit of a culture shock. After months spent within Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, I was suddenly in a much more modern country. The buses all had air conditioning, the streets were cleaner and everything just seemed more polished. But there were consequences to having these new comforts and conveniences.Continue reading “Travelblog SA#33: San Pedro de Atacama, Santiago & Valparaíso – Chile”