Historic Sites
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The Winding Road to Caracol
In 1995 Belize was working on a massive undertaking – the excavation of a site of Mayan ruins that had been discovered in the 1930s by a local logger. Now, decades later, archaeologists…
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Across the Border to Tikal Guatemala
It was too tempting to resist. Our place in San Ignacio sits less than 30 minutes from the border of Guatemala, and many companies offer day tours to the UNESCO world heritage site…
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Into An Ancient Mayan Tomb
It’s impossible to capture the adventure we had today with a camera, in part because it is something one can only fully experience firsthand, and in part because some clumsy “Joe Smith” dropped…
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On the Streets of San Ignacio
A nondescript wooden hut sits on the corner down the street from our house. If we didn’t know better, we probably would have walked past it all week long and never noticed it.…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Eleven: A Day on Maine’s Highway 1
For the final leg of our journey, we drove south along the Maine coastline from Bar Harbor to Portland. We began the day with the grab-and-go breakfast provided by Bar Harbor Motel. Our…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Six: Fort Ticonderoga
[Julian created a meme to convey the unpleasant customer service experience we encountered with Aerie Inn…] An early departure on another overcast morning was made more palatable with fresh donuts and hot drinks…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Five: History at Hildene
Being tucked in a quiet spot in the Vermont mountains inspired me to get up early to enjoy some quiet time and watch the sunrise. I slipped out of our room with a…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Four: From the Bay State to the Green Mountain State
We said farewell to our wonderful hotel and boarded the bus for our final ride through Boston to the Budget car rental office where we would be picking up our car for the…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Three: Books, Bricks, and Boston Cream Pie
Another glorious day awaited us when we awoke. We made a short trek to the bus stop for bus 111 to begin our route to the Boston Public Library. Built in 1848, the…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Two: Exploring Boston
Blue skies and brilliant sunshine greeted us for our first full day in Boston. After a hearty breakfast in our hotel room, we made the short jaunt around the corner to the bus…
