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Polaroid of the week: Mayan family in Todos Santos Cuchumatán

Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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Todos Santos Cuchumatan is a village in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, and the Mam Mayans make up by far the largest part of its population.

The day we became cave explorers

Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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The Actun Tunichil Muknal cave has been featured on Discovery Channel, History Channel, twice on National Geographic TV and in the New York Times.

Polaroid of the week: La Concepcion in Antigua, Guatemala

Posted on 21. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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Antigua, the former capital of Guatemala, has frequently been hit by earthquakes, but especially the earthquake in 1773 left severe damages, and up to today, dozens of ruins of churches and convents can be seen throughout the city.

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How to earn money online while you travel

Posted on 20. Oct, 2010 by jess.

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Maybe you have a healthy lump of cash set aside for you to deplete at will while you backpack your way around the globe, or perhaps you are independently wealthy and if this is you, congratulations! For the rest of us out there, at some point, picking up work along during our around the world adventures is inevitable.

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Our journey through Mexico in pictures

Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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Mexico was only the second country of our trip, but we (unexpectedly) fell in love with the country and extended our stay there again and again – in the end we spent 88 days there, and traveled more than 3600 kilometers (2370 miles) through the country.

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Polaroid of the week: Miguel de San Miguel

Posted on 14. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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We had just gotten to Guatemala and stayed in the city of Flores for a couple of days, which is actually a beautiful island in Lake Peten Itza. One day, as we sat on the dock just soaking up the sun, an Guatemalan ‘anciano’ (or really old man) came over and started to chat with us. He introduced himself as ‘Miguel de San Miguel’, Miguel from San Miguel, a little village on the other side of the lake.

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Mexican Street Food…We miss you!

Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by jess.

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In several posts we’ve waxed lyrical about our love of Mexico – the friendly people, colorful and rich traditions, seductive beaches – but nothing can top our passion for Mexican street food.

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Polaroid of the week: Tropical Storm in Belize

Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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We were greeted by ‘tropical depression’ Matthew within 12 hours of our arrival to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, a small island off the coast of Belize. This was our first severe storm since setting off on our trip.

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How to combine Long-Term Travel and Work

Posted on 02. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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Combining round-the-world, long-term travel with work means that we have a guaranteed income, but on the other hand it means that we had to plan our travels around our work schedule. So, how is that working out, you ask?