August, 2013

• 16 August

  Driving from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island … I’ve now visited all the Canadian Provinces

  

  Canada is huge … in fact, Canada is the second largest country in the world. Here’s some interesting Canadian travel facts that might interest some Trinis For the single men …  for every 100 men, Canada has 104 women … while in Trinidad, for every 10o men, there are 94.5 women … What!!! The provinces where the imbalance is greatest …
• 16 August

  Foodie Porn … Wedding Tastings in Antigua Guatemala

  

  Prepping for a wedding is just a steaming, stinking pile of stress. When one plans a ridiculous one week adventure wedding in a different country, you’re going to run into a lot of issues that require resolution. Combine this with someone who is ridiculously particular about his food and this generally leads to some type of disaster. If you think …
• 15 August

  Wednesday Photo Nights #20 : Ceremony at San Jose el Viejo, Guatemala

  

  Here continues the photo blog for our wedding … I thought I was being a bit self indulgent with my pre-ceremony posting, but I’ve gotten so many positive notes and comments from my readers, so I’m just going with it. It also helps to have some great pictures to post … so here is part 1 of our ceremony at …
• 14 August

  Wednesday Photo Nights #19 : Pre-Ceremony at San Jose el Viejo, Guatemala

  

  Today’s post is a special one with the wedding highlights from the pre-ceremony at San Jose el Viejo in Antigua, Guatemala. It’s a bit self indulgent, but it has to do with travelling and incorporating travel into one’s life … so I figured why not … the photography isn’t half bad either.
• 11 August

  Why I love Meson Panza Verde … Part 2 and 3

  

  Avid readers of my blog have sent notes/tweets about my review of Meson Panza Verde in Antigua, Guatemala. It’s the place that made me decide that I should have my wedding in Antigua, Guatemala. Well that and I wanted Ignacio Boreli to play salsa and meringue at my wedding. We ended up taking the entire family … hers/mine to have …
• 10 August

  Wednesday Photo Nights #18 : What to do in Santiago Atitlán?

  

  What to do in Santiago Atitlán in 3 hours? From the first 2 posts about Santiago Atitlán … How to get to Santiago Atitlán How to find Maximón and why he should have been a Trini god. You should be wondering what there is to do in this town … so here’s a synopsis of what to do in Santiago …
• 9 August

  Travel when you’re young. If you don’t, you’ll regret it.

  

  One of my readers, Shivanna Samlal sent me the following link … “10 Trips You NEED To Take In Your 20s” and asked my thoughts … If you weren’t paying attention to the words, here are the bullet points Go on a road trip across the country with your friends. Use a Eurail pass to see Europe … preferably on …
• 5 August

  How do I get to Santiago Atitlán?

  

  When you’re thinking about visiting Santiago Atitlán, you have figure out “How do I get to Santiago Atitlán?”. Here are the five ways I found to get there … but doing a day trip from Guatemala City would be the least palatable option unless you have Maximón in your car. Private Car: You can drive here in your own car. If …
• 4 August

  Maximón should be a Trini God …

  

  Religion is ever present, in all different forms around the world. In Trinidad, we have our own beliefs, but in travelling to Santiago Atitlán, a Trini should be prepared for two things Some decent craft shopping Meeting Maximón. Maximón (pronounced Mah-SHEE-moan) or San Simón, or whatever other local name he’s called, has about 15 to 20 shrines or santuarios, which …
• 3 August

  Ceramic and pottery shopping in San Antonio Guatemala

  

  If you’re in Panajachel, Guatemala … you might want to take a side trip up a volcano or even do some hiking. For me, I was mostly content to eat pizza and hang out enjoying my view. However … if you do happen to get a little tired of the spectacular view, unlimited rum and cokes and stone oven pizza …