Category: North America
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Six weeks in Central America
In April and May 2023, I spent 6 weeks in Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador 10 – 25 April 2023 25 April – 05 May & 13 – 21 May 2023 05 – 13 May 2023
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Guatemala
I spent nearly 3 weeks in Guatemala, which drew me into its Mayan heritage, amazing nature and fabulous food. My highlights:◦ B’antiox Guesthouse in Semuc Champey◦ The Fuego / Acatenango overnight tour◦ Antigua◦ Market in Chichicastenango◦ San Marcos at Lake Atitlán Flores 25 April 2023 In the evening, I arrived in Flores from Belize and…
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Antigua
I have spent a couple of days in Antigua and enjoyed this city a lot. This is the summary of my favorite points in the city. La Antigua Guatemala (short: Antigua, means “old Guatemala”) is located in the central Guatemalan highlands and therefore surprises with a cool climate when you come from the hot and…
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El Salvador
I loved El Salvador! Tourism is just growing there, it offers a great mix of beach, culture and mountains and surprised me every so often. My highlights:◦ Lagarza Hostel at Playa de Shalpa◦ Eating pupusas◦ Riding a scooter around Santa Ana El Salvador is Central America’s smallest country with the largest population density. It has…
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Santa Ana
In and around Santa Ana I spent a couple of beautiful days. The city is the perfect starting point to explore the area with its volcanoes, waterfalls, forests and hot springs by scooter. Santa Ana is the second-largest city of the country, with ~220,000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by green hills and volcanoes. It is…
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Acatenango / Fuego volcanoes overnight tour
Overnight hiking tour to the base camp of the Acatenango volcano with potential detour to the Fuego shoulder and the Acatenango summit. The starting point is usually in Antigua. The Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for “Volcano of fire”) is an active stratovolcano about 16 km southwest of Antigua, Guatemala. Usually, the volcano emits small gas…
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Belize
2 weeks in Belize, a country which I knew little of but astonished with history, wildlife, beaches and amazing people. Belize is a small country in Central America (23,000 m² and 400,000 inhabitants) with a diverse and fascinating history. The area was originally inhabited by several indigenous groups, including the Maya. It is often referred…
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Tour of the Americas
A 6 months backpacking trip through 13 countries in North, Central and South America*. * and Europe (Short trip to Iceland ;-)) Between my Bachelor and Master studies, I decided together with my then boyfriend to take some time off to explore 13 countries on a low budget backpacking trip. We started with a short…
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Los Angeles
3 short days in the city of angels. 21 June 2015 After dropping off our car at the airport, we took the metro straight to downtown LA. However, there is surprisingly little to see there. We first treated ourselves to breakfast/lunch in a market with many stalls. After this relatively short visit to downtown, we…
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The South West of the USA
2 weeks, 3,400 km road trip through the South West of the USA. Start in San Francisco, then camping in Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and Death Valley. Two nights in Las Vegas then again camping at the Grand Canyon with a day trip to Monument Valley. Last two nights camping in Mojave National Park…