Author Archives: travelinlisa
THE TRIP YOUR LOVED ONES BEQUEATHED YOU
Settling the estate of a loved one after their death is no easy matter. First of all, you are grieving, and the last thing you want to think about is mounds of paperwork. Secondly, those mounds of paperwork often require a skill/aptitude you have not yet had to master. Some choose to handle this task [...]
HOW MANY RUPEES WILL YOU NEED?
As we planned our one year around the world trip, the number one question contemplated by all, but asked by none, was “How can they afford this?” The reason no one asked us this is because in America, it’s just not polite to talk about money. Therefore, the question was not asked to us, just [...]
MORE THAN FRENCH FRIES
Having traveled around the world for a year with my children, I will be the first to tell you that if your expectations of travel with children are the same as those of travel without children; then you shouldn’t venture any farther than your own backyard with your kids. That said, I would also be [...]
ADIOS LA ANTIGUA
Este blog es para mi sobrino Arik. Mi tiempo en La Antigua es asodo. Yo fui en La Antigua aprender Espanol y Yo aprendi Espanol: no una cantidad inmensa pero mucho. Mi gusta Guatemala mucho. El pais es muy bonito y las personas son muy simpaticos. La Antigua tiene mucho proponer y yo creo cualquier [...]
FACEBOOK AT ITS BEST
I’m not a big Facebook user. I’ve only searched for a “friend” once, mostly relying on others to find me. And if they don’t, that’s OK too. I enjoy popping on now and then to see what’s going on or to post a status, but I find Facebook to be a big time sucker, so I do try [...]
GUATEMALA’S MIRACLE
When we took our year off to travel around the world, there was no question in my mind that our children would learn more being out of school than in. So what ever made me think it would be any different for me? Here I am in Antigua, Guatemala to study Spanish, but it’s the day [...]
THE GEM OF GUATEMALA – LAKE ATITLAN
Many say it’s the most beautiful place in Guatemala; others say it’s one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Either way you look at it, Lake Atitlan, in the Western Highlands of Guatemala is stunning. The deepest lake in Central America is huge and guarded by three volcanoes, Toliman, Atitlan and San Pedro. [...]
ESCUELA DE ESPANOL
While I have had an interest in Antigua, Guatemala for a long time, it has not been one of tourism; it has been for the purpose of studying Spanish. Antigua hosts about 100 Spanish language schools. Well, maybe not 100, but possibly as many as 50. Guatemalans speak slowly and clearly making it a perfect [...]
IN WITH THE NEW BUT THE OLD STAYS PUT
In 1994, Marty and I travelled to Mexico. As we drove out toward the Yucatan Peninsula, I found myself amused by the mixture of the new along with the old. We passed by the Mayan huts and looking inside we could see people laying in their hammocks watching TV. Only dirt for a floor and thatch for [...]
WELCOME TO ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
Nestled in a valley (a 5029 foot valley)amid three volcanoes: Agua, Fuego and Acatenango, is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Antigua. The former capital city of Guatemala, Antigua is now the country’s tourism showpiece. Dozens of Spanish language schools operate in this city making it a contemporary hotspot for global visitors; but don’t let that fool you, [...]
