Welcome to Guatemala!
Bienvenidos a Guatemala!
Even today, Guatemala is one of the Central American countries that is still strongly influenced by indigenous culture. Old traditions are still omnipresent in Guatemala. Added to this is the landscape: Guatemala still has several active volcanoes that dominate the topography.
Less beach and more volcanoes and traditional way of life – Guatemala here we come!
About us
We are Paddy and Mimi, a travel-hungry couple from tiny Switzerland in the middle of Europe. We call ourselves slow travelers, because we like to spend enough time in one place or country. Therefore we don’t only visit the typical sights but also get to know the culture of the respective country.
Our world map
Might interest you too:
We like island life, so we would also like to visit an island in Chile. It's not as easy as with the island of Chiloé in the rest of Chile, so we get on the ferry and cross over. The island of Chiloé is the fifth largest island in the whole of South America and is...
Next, we make a short detour over from Chile to Argentina. We are very close to the northern border of the world-famous Patagonia region. The landscape is still dotted with dense forests, clear deep blue lakes and rugged mountain peaks. We really like this combination...
After Pichilemu, we drove south along the coast towards the town of Constitución for a few more days. We really enjoy these days – after all, we hadn't been to the sea for a while. But as always after a certain amount of time in a similar landscape, we look for a...
Our most popular articles
After not knowing exactly whether we should enter Bolivia or not, we obviously decided in favor of Bolivia. A new country, new adventures, La Paz as the city with the highest seat of government in the world awaits us. We take a small border crossing from Lake Titicaca...
Having already published a compilation of our expenses in Europe over six months, we are doing the same with seven months in Central America. That's how long we took for our trip from Mexico to Panama. We saw and experienced a lot along the way and even visited a...
With our starting point in Antigua, we are perfectly placed to start a little adventure during our big travel adventure. We climb the 3976m high Acatenango in two days, with an overnight stay at about 3600m. Come with us on a strenuous but rewarding hike!Day 1 –...