Archive for the 'Central America' Category

Greetings from Guatemala!

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

I ended up staying in Caye Caulker for a full week. What a great place to chill! Ive done many more dives (including the world famous Blue Hole) and have seen so much underwater plant and animal life that I cant even begin to describe it all.
After five days on the island our four-person travel […]

Caye Caulker

Friday, July 29th, 2005

It was a long haul from San Cristobal de las Casas to Caye Caulker. The trip took a full day of buses, taxis, walking and a speed boat. But I made it. Belize is quite different than Mexico. It’s way more expensive, the people speak English (with a wicked Jamaican-like accent), and the transportation is […]

On my way to Belize

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Virgin beaches in Puerto Escondido:

Lying about in a hammock at the Pacific ocean:

Meeting Ferco (my friend from Amsterdam) again in Oaxaca:

Enjoying the landscape at Hierve El Agua:

Trying the chapulines (roasted grasshoppers… interesting taste I must say):

Browsing the Oaxacan handcraft markets:

Those were some pictures of the past week. San Cristobal de las Casas is where Im […]

Dutchie goes biking around Oaxaca

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Today I got in touch with my Dutch roots and went biking. We rented a couple of mountain bikes to explore the surroundings of Oaxaca, and decided to make it to Tule, some 10 kilometres from Oaxaca. The trip started off fine and dandy. The sun was shining brightly, our spirits were high, and the […]

Mexican guitar sound & pics of Zihuatenejo and Puerto Escondido

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

Some multimedial bits & pieces of my journey so far.
Mexican guitar sound: V002.WAV (121 kB)
I recorded this sound when I was travelling by bus from Mexico City to Colola. It´s funny, whenever the bus pulls over, people will get in trying to sell you their nachos, beverages and what not. In some cases a Mexican […]