Guatemala
9 x the most colourful towns in Latin America
Add some colour to your trip with these destinations in Latin America! After three years of travelling in the area, here’s a little guide to the most lolly-hued towns I’ve
Earth Lodge; a little escape from Antigua
Now although I’m a major addict of Antigua, at some point you may want to escape the killing heat of the Antigua afternoon. Although the city is surrounded by green
Visual diary of the volcano Acatenango hike, Guatamala
The quaint town of Antigua in Guatemala is surrounded by no less than four volcanoes (!); volcán Fuego (3763 meters, infamous for its recent eruptions), next doors volcán Acatenango (3975
Row, row your boat along Río Dulce, Guatemala
A boat trip down the lush gorge of Río Dulce (literally translation: ‘sweet river’) is an absolute highlight in the far east of Guatemala. I wouldn’t say it’s worth like
The Garifuna town of Livingston, I presume
Some two years ago I visited Guatemala for the first time. I’d seen all the lovely, typical Guatemalan things: the gorgeous volcanoes (perfectly cone-shaped as how a kid would draw
My 10 best viewed articles of 2018
I’m reaching the 10.000 monthly readers with the blog this December, yippee ka yay! A nice way to end the year; time for something fizzy! ?? As I started out
PHOTOS: The 17 of ’17
Although the time for end-of-the-year lists might be over, there’s never a harm in showing a good ol’ list of photo favourites. So while browsing through 1000s of pictures of
A couple of tips to survive a trip to Tikal
Getting ready for the mysterious Mayan temples of Tikal in Guatemala? How exciting is that! Tikal is a super impressive archaeological site and the urban center of the pre-Columbian Maya
5 towns to visit at Lake Atitlán
Lake Atitlán just has something special. Though it’s not totally disconnected to the world, it feels like you’re travelling around a parallel one within Guatemala. The people in here have
How to spend your time in Flores, Guatemala
If you’re travelling through Guatemala you’ll probably hit the town of Flores at some point. Whether it is to visit Tikal, Yaxha or El Mirador or because you’re planning to
14 places to eat in Antigua, Guatemala
Antigua has so many great bars, coffeeshops and restaurants that it may be difficult to decide where to go first. I’ve spent quite some time in the city, wandered all
PHOTOS: the delicate beauty of hummingbirds
When I used to live in Europe I never really cared about birds (except when it came to my presentation about ducks in 4th grade), but that kind of changed when
