Justins World

Well its my last night in Guatemala. Its all rather sad as I have really enjoyed visiting this country. Who’d have thought that a country which most people I spoke to had no idea where it was, being as interesting…

Well I left the bustling lakeside town of Panajachel, for a little bit of paradise.  I took the boat to my next stop near the town of Santa Cruz on Lago de Atitlan.  OK the place is beautiful, but I…

Today I’m in Panajachel. Its a town on the edge of Lake Atitlan that is essentially a stop for visiting the towns around the lake. The lake has 2 towering volcanos either side, just to make it feel more dramatic.Its…

OK so a 4am start on a Saturday wasn’t my idea of a fun start to the day. Still I jumped into the shuttle to make my 6:30am flight. I flew in a smallish 24 seater plane. It was only a…

Well its my last español class and last day in Antigua. What can I say…. my best comparison is its like Florence. Beautiful streets and a very walkable town with surprises around every corner. It took me 3 days to…

What do you do the day after climbing a volcano? Not much is my answer.Well to be precise, I took my clothes to a laundry and grabbed a takeaway coffee (very nice, much better than the crap they tried to…

OK well let me start by saying, you should never underestimate a volcano. I’m being very serious here. It all started when last night I had a few of the local brews. First a couple of Gallo’s then a few Brahva’s.…

So today was my second lesson at the Ixchel Spanish school. I’m only studying for a week at 4 hours a day. So a total of 20 hours. Which is about the same amount of time I studied in Australia.…

Today was my first day of study in Antigua. Naturally I was running late, by a few minutes. As if the alarm and the church bells were not enough to wake me up. Plus there is usually a rooster somewhere…