"We are Toby & Alison. In October 2013 we packed up, left our careers and embarked on the trip-of-a-lifetime around the world. We have no idea how long we will travel for, or what we're going to do along the way. This blog is a record of our adventures and (hopefully minor) mishaps." 
Three Countries in 8 Days: El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
We had a date for Christmas with Costa Rica, but had been finding it difficult to end our relationship with Guatemala. This left us a mere 8 days to make our way through three...
Yearly Archive: 2013
Best for last in Guatemala?? – Semuc Champey and Tikal
A few days of hectic travel, frenzied relaxation in a beautiful setting and a trip to one of the world’s largest Mayan sites close our chapter in Guatemala. With some regret early on a...
Back to School, Xela Style
After having gone to school from 3 to 30, I thought I was done with it forever. But nope, at age [eerrrrrr…..input error!] I became a student again for...
A World of Curiosities
Ever seen a human foetus in a jar? Well we have now. It’s Friday afternoon and classes have finished. The decision has been made to move on from Xela, to go and see...
Santiaguito – No Longer Volcano Virgins
Standing a few hundred yards from one of the top 10 most dangerous volcanoes elicits a certain thrill. Santiaguito is a side cone of the Santa Maria volcano just outside Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala, and is listed...