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Hat Trick and the Banana Republic. Beach at last.
/0 Comments/in Central America, Honduras, Travelogue /by allanIn Many third or second world countries, organized public transportation is virtually non-existent. For major routes scheduled “chicken” buses depart from parking lots or sometimes in the larger cities and actual bus station. But for locals to shuttle from small towns to slightly bigger towns for market, visiting friends or simply getting around, transportation is […]
Honduras: Ruinas de Copán
/1 Comment/in Central America, Honduras, Travelogue /by allanWith twilight sinking to moonlight I rode into Ruinas de Copán, just a few clicks from the border town of La Florido in southeastern Guatemala. I’m getting used to quickly adjusting to new currency and quickly calculating conversion rates. Complete with new faces of people from the past, denominations and colors, I made the mind […]
Where Are Your Papers? Redux at the Honduran Border!
/0 Comments/in Central America, Guatemala, Honduras, Travelogue /by allanWith Guatemala City fading in my rearview mirrors, I meandered slowly and surely through the outskirts. It was then when I swallowed hard. Gulped. Then gasped. And my mind spun wildly. I was screwed. Should I turn back? Battle my way back to the BMW dealer? It was surely closed. And it was Saturday and […]
Where Are Your Papers?
/2 Comments/in Central America, Guatemala, Travelogue /by allanMy driver picked me up at 7:30 from my Antigua hotel. Before he put the van into gear he handed me my envelope containing my important vehicle documents — the same documents that the BMW dealer insisted they have prior to working on my bike. And with a solid plan to pick up my bike […]
Where Are The Motorcycles? BMW Guatemala City
/0 Comments/in Central America, Guatemala, Travelogue /by allanWith more than 10,000 miles since I replaced my sprocket and chain, my mind drifted back several months ago when in August I was on the top of the world in Prudhoe Bay (Deadhorse) Alaska and then had that awful experience at the Anchorage BMW dealer. More than 10,000 miles and 3 months ago. Since […]
Tikal. The Grandest of Mayan Cities.
/0 Comments/in Central America, Guatemala, Travelogue /by allanOur guide led us through small dirt paths through the overgrown jungle. As we trekked toward, rustling sounds and deep throated roars stopped us in our tracks. Craning my neck to the thick canopy of the rainforest a group of 4 or 5 howler monkeys swung from branch to branch. The foliage did a good […]
Modern Antigua. Colonial Heritage.
/3 Comments/in Central America, Guatemala, Travelogue /by allanIf I were to accept the US State Department’s briefings on the countries I’m traveling to, I’d likely stay home. […] Avoid close contact with children, including taking photographs, especially in rural areas. Such contact can be viewed with deep alarm and may provoke panic and violence. Rumors of foreigners stealing children to sell surface […]