Well, it's been almost a year back in the UK, and it's time to leave again in search of warmer summers and snowier winters.
I don't think I will be posting much here during my forthcoming trip, so please have a look at my Facebook to see any photos. I won't bore you with the in depth social commentary you know I love so much.
In the meantime, if you are looking back at the archived posts, PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO SEE THEM PROPERLY. The folks at Blogger have changed the way they display them, much to everyones regret.
Thanks for looking :-)
Pete
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Back in the UK
Well, I'm back in the UK and plummeting feet first into reality.
Some of you who read this may know what I'm about to tell you; for others, it may be the first you've heard. Either way, I have split up with Hannah after 3 and a half years. It was a horrible, difficult decision to make after all the great times we have spent together, and I don't really want to talk to the world at large about why!
So, I'm back living with my parents on the Wirral for the time being, doing some locum veterinary work to pay the bills, and trying to decide exactly what to do with myself in the meantime.
If anyone wants to get in touch in the meantime, I have my old mobile number back and my email is the same as ever.
Laters all,
Pete
Some of you who read this may know what I'm about to tell you; for others, it may be the first you've heard. Either way, I have split up with Hannah after 3 and a half years. It was a horrible, difficult decision to make after all the great times we have spent together, and I don't really want to talk to the world at large about why!
So, I'm back living with my parents on the Wirral for the time being, doing some locum veterinary work to pay the bills, and trying to decide exactly what to do with myself in the meantime.
If anyone wants to get in touch in the meantime, I have my old mobile number back and my email is the same as ever.
Laters all,
Pete
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Ruta Maya
So, Hannah came out on the 1st December and after a day's rest we embarked on a rather-too-quick tour of some of the finest sights that the Classic Mayan route has to offer.
Seeing as we can't be bothered to write much we're just going to stick up photos instead.....
In front of El Castillo, Chichen Itza - probably the most famous Post-Classic Mayan city
Temple of the Moon (I think), Chichen Itza
Palenque - a Classic era Mayan city
The Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, also home to the tomb of King Gran Jaguar II
San Cristobal de las Casas - in Mexico's south western highlands, and spiritual home of the Zapatista rebels who hold several areas around the city
Street life, San Cristobal
Into Guatemala and "the most beautiful lake in the world" - Lake Atitlan. This was the view from below our room on the first night......
And this was the view from our room, the second night
Antigua - old colonial capital, very pretty, very touristy
Volcanoes above Antigua's and Guatemala City's skyline
A visit to Volcan Pacaya - very active....... how close should you go?
This close!
Good for roasting marshmallows - you just have to get close enough to the molten rock.....
That's all for now. Tomorrow we're heading to Flores on a long bus ride, from where we'll take in Tikal and a quick visit to ARCAS before heading to Belize.
Just a quick apology for the quality of the photos - since Blogger.com introduced their new all singing, all-dancing upload system, the quality is rubbish. And there doesn't seem to be a way around it! Someday I'll join Facebook like other people suggest.
Seeing as we can't be bothered to write much we're just going to stick up photos instead.....
In front of El Castillo, Chichen Itza - probably the most famous Post-Classic Mayan city
Temple of the Moon (I think), Chichen Itza
Palenque - a Classic era Mayan city
The Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, also home to the tomb of King Gran Jaguar II
San Cristobal de las Casas - in Mexico's south western highlands, and spiritual home of the Zapatista rebels who hold several areas around the city
Street life, San Cristobal
Into Guatemala and "the most beautiful lake in the world" - Lake Atitlan. This was the view from below our room on the first night......
And this was the view from our room, the second night
Antigua - old colonial capital, very pretty, very touristy
Volcanoes above Antigua's and Guatemala City's skyline
A visit to Volcan Pacaya - very active....... how close should you go?
This close!
Good for roasting marshmallows - you just have to get close enough to the molten rock.....
That's all for now. Tomorrow we're heading to Flores on a long bus ride, from where we'll take in Tikal and a quick visit to ARCAS before heading to Belize.
Just a quick apology for the quality of the photos - since Blogger.com introduced their new all singing, all-dancing upload system, the quality is rubbish. And there doesn't seem to be a way around it! Someday I'll join Facebook like other people suggest.
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