Guatemala

No question, we will be back! We took Guatemala more as a tag along since we were “in the area” with Costa Rica but finally, this turned into a much bigger “coup de coeur” than Costa. Maybe it comes down, as so often, to expectations. Much better to exceed expectations than to meet them, after […]

During our nearly two weeks in Guatemala we’ve been spoiled with lots of fabulous meals.   Antigua Samsara: Our first breakfast in Antigua: delicious!!!  Quiltro: Mama and Papa took the 7 course tasting menu which included Shrimp, roasted pineapple, black corn and chorizo mayonnaise with fruit, Green wine marinated Mamón Chino, Zucchini with roasted watermelon […]

Antigua is such a pretty, charming place that we felt it deserves its own little post. Everyone raves about this town, and we know why. It is super pretty with lovely architecture wherever your eye takes you, charming interior designs that are often very creative, usually colourful and always tasteful and we had really great […]

Now we’ve been in Central America for over a month and we’ve had black beans every single day, if not twice a day. The kids often even asking for 2ndor 3rdhelpings. I figure that between all those black beans, cilantro and avocado our iron and omega-3 values must be through the roof! So I take […]

It all started with a little bit of rain, wonderful guides, falling off kayaks, and lots of “Cruce de Fauna” (meaning careful! animals can be crossing the street. But not just any animals…) signs… When we landed in Flores and took the shuttle to the hotel, rented a kayak and rowed on the lake, we […]