September 2003 Archive
New York Carrot and Stick
I think I’m safely out of New York’s clutches. The Portuguese coast is on the monitor so I can write that. It was touch and go for a while, it seemed like New York was trying to keep me. It was kind of a carrot and stick approach. Funny, it wasn’t so many years ago [...]
Searching the Pyramids in Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
Text by 17. Photos by 28.
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The journey from the international backpackers hangout (and, increasingly, luxury destination as well) of Antigua to the villages of Lago Atitlan requires bus and boat transport. The hardcore budget traveler knows they can get to Panachel (or just "Pana" to those in the know) via Guatemala's famous "chicken busses" for [...]
From Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
Images by28
OK. I have got myself situated again. A lovely Guatemalan hillside village on the shore of Lake Atitlan, about 10 miles by 5 miles, surrounded by dramatic volcanic mountains. Colorfully dressed people bustle along narrow meandering cobblestone streets. They are incredibly friendly and unshy.
It is truly fantastic to me, takes my breath away [...]
