Tag: culture
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Travel Tidbits – The best hotels in Wales
The best hotels in Wales Four of the best places to stay in Wales, from classic country house hotels to restaurants with rooms… Telegraph (London) Seven irresistible country retreats When you want to get away from it all, few places satisfy like the countryside… USA Today A cultural…
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A symphony of color on the streets of Guatemala
Thirdeyemom I have never before seen such an enormous symphony of color as I did in Guatemala. The past Spanish colonial influence combined with the vivid Mayan culture and tradition of brilliant colors reflect deeply throughout Guatemala, especially in the Highlands. Xela is the heart of the Mayan culture and community. If you take a…
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Make Your Dreams a Reality – Bucket List Publications Online Magazine
Read more about Lesley Carter here: Making all her dreams come true, yours too with extreme adventure and travel
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Spanish crash course 101: How to speak Spanish like the Guatemalans do (Part 1)
Thirdeyemom View of Xela from the school roof. I woke up to the sound of the eternally barking dog outside my window, wondering for a moment where on earth I was. I checked my cheap plastic travel watch and it read 6:50 am. The sun had yet to light up my bedroom and I was…
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My Guatemalan Adventure: Day 1
Thirdeyemom I landed in Guatemala City on an excessively windy day on Sunday, March 4th. After a fitful night’s sleep at a mediocre airport hotel I was ready to leave Houston and finally continue my way south to Guatemala. I had the usual feelings of excitement and anticipation which I always get before I land…
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Travel Tidbits – When in Paris, do as the Parisians do – eat pastries
Surfing the user-friendly waves of El Salvador El Salvador has suffered from a civil war, natural disasters and continuing violent crime, but foreign surfers are lured by its world-class and forgiving waves… Seattle Times World’s top revolving restaurants Over the past 50 years, revolving restaurants have opened in more than 50 countries on…
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