Author Archives: Amelia Wiggins

We woke up at our normal time, around 7am, since our flight wasn’t until 10:45. Nice! It feels great not waking up in the dark for an early departure. Hehe. Dana and I had some morning java and we got a bit of work done before packing up and tidying the apartment before check out. Continue reading “Medellín”

Good morning, Cartagena! Today we decided to take it more leisurely and not put a set time on our departure from the apartment. Our main plan is to check out the Getsemani neighborhood, which is famous for all of its street art, and to revisit some places in the walled city we didn’t get toContinue reading “Cartagena, Part II”

We landed in Cartagena, Colombia! Another dream come true! I’ve heard so many excellent things about Cartagena, and I’ve been itching to go for a while now, and I’m so glad we worked it into this trip! After El Salvador, we were supposed to go to Nicaragua, but it ended up being too complicated, lol.Continue reading “Cartagena, baby!”

Oh boy oh boy! Today we get to fly to a new country! And it’s new for all three of us, too! I am beyond excited to see this mystery country, as it’s been on my list for a while, but, this bed we have at the hotel in San Salvador is SUPER comfortable, IContinue reading “Travel Day”

Today, we woke up and went straight to the breakfast that was included in our hotel. So good! Beans, eggs, plantains, cheese, and tamales. Oh, and of course, coffee!  We had time after breakfast to get some “work” done and make some plans for our next steps. That time passed by quickly, and Edgardo arrivedContinue reading “El Salvador Part 2”

We woke up early so that we could snag some breakfast at the hostel. I was expecting the somewhat traditional hostel breakfast of some white toast, a couple of jars of jam, peanut butter and if we are lucky, Nutella. At least that is what I’ve seen when I’ve stayed at hostels in the past.Continue reading “El Salvador”

We woke up early this morning in order to get to the ruins right when they opened, all of us tired after having a rest day and staying up later than usual. Oh well, time for some coffee and leftover baleadas, heheh. We totally took those home with us! We got ready quickly, preparing forContinue reading “Copán Ruins”

Woke up at 3am for the 4am shuttle to Copán…ugghhhh…it’ll be worth it! Haha. We got picked up 10 minutes early… a promising start to our shortest shuttle ride yet…or so we thought. Haha. We waste almost an hour running around Antigua, collecting more passengers. Dang! We thought we might get away with a lighterContinue reading “Honduras”

Wow. Wow. Wow. That was a lonnnngggg time in a shuttle, about 10.5 hours on the dot. We didn’t eat much, didn’t have coffee, and we only had two stops, but surprisingly, we did just fine! It was undeniably arduous due to the sheer length of the ride, but overall it was better than theContinue reading “Semuc Champey”

This morning, I made plans to meet up with my friends Ana and Carlos from WWC (Warren Wilson College). I have met them a few times in Antigua, and it’s always so good to see familiar faces :). I left the airbnb and walked over to where we were meeting for breakfast, and Ana, Carlos,Continue reading “Lake Atitlan”