Isabella talks about the four crucial pieces of advice she’d give to any traveler about to do the Acatenango Volcano Hike, based on her own experiences of hiking Acatenango Volcano this year in January. Climbing Acatenango Volcano is a rite of passage for just about anybody traveling through Guatemala. I had heard of it before we went to Guatemala and I knew I wanted to do it, but I didn’t realize quite how popular it would be; it was the talk … [Read more...]
Is it Safe to Travel Alone in Central America?
Sometimes I feel like a broken record talking about my recent backpacking trip in Central America and South America, because I’ve written so much about it on my own blog. But here I am on a brand new website, with a brand new audience, and I guess I’d better start from the beginning. I had this grand plan to spend a year backpacking from Mexico City to Santiago de Chile, completely by bus, boat, train, car; anything except from flying. This … [Read more...]