• what to eat in panajachel: the cheap, the dirty and the rest

    panajachel (or simply ‘pana’ to guatemalans) is the largest and most westernized town of all the lakeside dwellings.  the offerings from many of the restaurants are a mix of ‘comida tipico’ aka: typical food yet nachos and burgers are on…

  • Antigua first stop in Central America

    Antigua is usually the first stop for travelers because of its proximity to the airport and Guatemala City having a bad reputation for being sketchy. We decided to do the same. We didn’t arrange for airport transfer beforehand so we…

  • first 24 hours in panajachel (guatemala)

    jojo: what do i like? -one seriously boss sunset.  vancouver has the northshore mountains, santorini has hillside villages, albania had empty beaches but panajachel’s is something else. three volcanos (atitlan, pedro and toliman), virtually no boats and constantly moving clouds…

  • weekly recap #14 – barcelona, madrid & granada

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. barcelona (airbnb, sant just desvern, 4 nights), madrid (airbnb, chueca, 4 nights), granada (airbnb, centro, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. takos al pastor in madrid.  maybe it was…

  • first 24 hours in madrid

    jojo: what do i like? -more of a big city feel compared to barcelona -although probably more in sheer numbers, it feels like a higher ratio of locals:tourists which change the vibe of the neighbourhoods -more variety for food options…