As we sit watching a blizzard drop a couple of feet of snow outside–and with an unexpected snow day off from work–there is finally time to finish up writing about our visit to Guatemala in September 2014, ending with the beautiful city of Antigua. See the earlier posts on Flores/Tikal, and Lake Atitlán. When planning this trip around our time at Lake Atitlan, we soon realized it … Continue reading Guatemala, part 3: La Antigua Guatemala
“Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.” –Aldous Huxley Our departure from Flores was less eventful than our arrival, with no travel hiccups (well, save the fact that we got to the airport MUCH earlier than necessary, so waited in … Continue reading Guatemala, part 2: Lake Atitlan
This post is long overdue. We went to Guatemala in early September, almost at the end of summer, and here we are on the first day of winter. Where did the time go? The autumn was taken up with working, cooking, exploring our own neighborhood, catching up with friends and family…so much of that in the last few weeks especially. But finally, it’s time for a real post about … Continue reading Journey to the Land of Eternal Spring
We still mean to get more of our Guatemala photos up, but for now, a recipe inspired by our trip: poblanos, charred, peeled and stuffed with a filling of chorizo, potato and cilantro, served with a slightly spicy, smoky chipotle salsa. Let me start off by affirming this is not an authentic Guatemalan recipe, nor is it a true chile rellenos, as the latter are typically … Continue reading Chorizo stuffed poblanos with chipotle salsa
We arrived home quite late Friday night, after a long travel day that included a few frustrations at the Miami airport. Will write about that later. Here for now, our final “postcard” of some of the sights of La Antigua Guatemala, a place we really did fall in love with quite quickly. First, who wouldn’t love this hotel room, or the view from the rooftop … Continue reading Postcard from La Antigua
Like all good postcards, this arrives after we’ve left our last location. Spending time in this spectacularly beautiful area is something I would highly recommend. We’ll write in more detail later about the various villages and activities on the lake, but for now, just a few images to pique your interest. Our home for five nights: In Panajachel, near the dock: Santo Tomás cathedral in … Continue reading Postcard from Lago de Atitlán
Enjoying our time in Guatemala immensely! We’ll write about our trip in more detail when we get home, but for now, here are a few more images from Tikal, this time of some flora & fauna we encountered on our sunrise hike through the jungle. Coati, little raccoon-like animals Ceiba tree, the “tree of life” and national tree of Guatemala. Fire ants. We walked over … Continue reading Postcard from Tikal #2
While last year saw us blogging throughout the many, many months of planning, organizing, research and bookings that led up to our amazing India/Nepal trip* in October, this year we’ve been mostly silent on this blog about where this year’s vacation is. Not because it’s a secret, but because compared to last year, this was a relatively easy trip to plan. All the pieces seemed to … Continue reading Next stop: Guatemala
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