The two faces of Playa del Carmen: A walk up the ‘famous’ Fifth Avenue
Anyone who has been to Playa del Carmen knows 5th Avenue, or ‘Quinta Avenida’ in Spanish. That is, if you ever needed to use your Spanish while you were in Playa.
Destinations
Hotel Tip Of The Week: El Amanecer Sak’cari in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hotel El Amanecer Sak’cari in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala.
Polaroid of the week: Exploding Volcano in Guatemala
We had no idea about our three hour layover in Guatemala last Monday, but this incredible landscape made us realize that we need to come back for another visit.
Polaroid of the week: Maximón
Maximón is one of Guatemala’s most popular Mayan folk saints, worshipped in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Some believe Maximón, also known as San Simón, to be an incarnation of the Mayan god of sexuality, while others think he was a Spanish priest. An effigy of Maximón in the town of Santiago Atitán is celebrated year round.
Polaroid of the week: San Marcos Dock at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Located in the Central Highlands of Guatemala is the beautiful Lake Atitlán. At 320m, Lake Atitlán, formedby the collapse of a volcano cone, is the deepest lake in Central America. The lake is surrounded by mountains and three volcanoes, and several villages dot its shores. The villages are inhabited by Maya, mainly Tz’utujil and Kaqchikel, who still dress in their traditional costumes and share their villages with the tourists who come for the stunning scenery and atmosphere of the lake.
Hotel Tip Of The Week: El Patio 77 in Mexico City
Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation tips from around the world. All are places where we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: El Patio 77 in Mexico City.
One Bed or Two
Reflections on the slightly awkward nature of finding budget hotels and hostels for long-term lesbian travelers.
Stranded in the desert
One of our first fun traveling experiences was being stranded in the desert between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. We had no idea how long we would be there…
The Tops and Flops of 200 days on the road
Following our reflections on 200 days of travel, here are the tops and flops of our last 100 days on the road:
Hotel tip of the week: Yellow House, Antigua Guatemala
Need a cheap hotel? This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: The Yellow House in Antigua, Guatemala.