Author: The Urban Wanderer
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Africa, Here We Come
This message was originally written on February 4, 2024 On Tuesday, Liza and I are heading to her homeland of South Africa. This will be the first time that she is returning home since immigrating to Canada exactly 2 years ago. She is really excited to be going home to her friends and family but…
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Adios Amigas!
This post was originally from March 3, 2023 The other night we were lucky enough to be taken to another of G Adventures Planeterra Project’s called El Hongo. Translated in English El Hongo means ‘the mushroom’. The name is significant to the project because like a mushroom humans can become spores and spread kindness, love…
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Belize it or not, it is time for Mexico again!
This post was originally from March 2, 2023 On Monday we spent the full day in Caye Caulker chilling on the island vibe. The island is actually split into two because of a hurricane that destroyed the area in the 60’s. Since then, the gap between the two land masses has increased and now you…
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Finding Nemo
This post is originally from February 26, 2023 Yesterday we checked out of our hotel and dragged our luggage about a kilometer down the road so we could wait for our next adventure. Here we waited for the local bus known to many as the Chicken Bus (which is literally just an old school bus).…
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You Better Belize It!
This post is originally from February 24, 2023 Yesterday we sadly bid farewell to Guatemala. I can’t stress enough how friendly and inviting the people are. It’s such a gorgeous country with so much to see, but as one of my friend’s always says ‘people make the world beautiful’, and it can’t more true in…
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Guat’s Up Tikal, Guatever Flores!
This post is originally from February 22, 2023 From Rio Dulce we were back on the road. This next journey was about 4 hours long and took us to the colourful town of Flores. We had to leave later than expected due to protests on the roads but once our driver picked us up, it…
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Radiant Rio Dulce
This post is originally from February 22, 2023 On Monday we left Antigua at 3:45am as we had to travel through Guatemala City to get to our next destination. The reason we left so early was because traffic through Guatemala City is INSANE. Already at this ungodly hour it was pure chaos. It was every…
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Charismatic Colonial Antigua
This post is orginally from February 21, 2023 Saturday we traveled 3 hours from picturesque Lake Atitlan to the charismatic city of Antigua. It was a complete success as I wasn’t sick during the entire ride. Phew! I’ve been to Antigua once before and I remember it being such a beautiful place. The once colonial city…
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Food Poisoning Fiasco
This post is originally from February 17, 2023 I think I jinxed myself by writing about being sick on the roads in my last post! Yesterday we had an early start as our transport was to pick us up at 6am. As soon as I woke up I knew that something wasn’t right as I…
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Checkstops, Chiapas and Churches
This post is originally from February 15, 2023 I have a love/hate relationship with traveling by road. My love for it is that I get to see so much of the country. I love passing through towns and villages, but also the valleys and countryside is often magnificent too. The downside is the fact that…
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