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Archive for 2008

Faces of Copan, Honduras

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 1 Comment »

Without really setting out to do so, I now seem to have visited a half dozen Maya sites over the past few years, including Uxmal, Ek Balaam, Tikal, and now Copan. (Okay, really Copán if you want to be ...

Budget Travel in South America

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »

A piece I wrote for Transitions Abroad's website is up now, Budget Travel in South America. It's a quick rundown on what to expect there in terms of transportation, food, accommodation, and prices. There's aren't all that many useful websites covering ...

Prices in Honduras

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 6 Comments »

Time for another up-to-date rundown on prices for travelers, this time for Honduras. I was only there for a week and spent a fair bit of that in swanky hotels on assignment and moving around with a driver, so no ...

Roatan versus Belize

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 3 Comments »

Time for a face-off. If you want to travel to somewhere along the world's second-longest reef, Belize or Roatan, Honduras? When divers talk about Belize, they get all misty-eyed and start daydreaming about their last trip there. When anyone else who ...

There’s a Monkey on My Back

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies | 3 Comments »

I'm in Roatan, Honduras and that's all for now.