Category: LIVING Ideas

Special events and fun things to do

Utila – Honduras – LIVING on a GRANDPAcking Budget

20th July 201722nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson

JULY 2017: OVERVIEW: I have already posted the GRANDPAcking Costs for Utila. These demonstrate that GRANDPAckers cannot afford to LIVE on Utila Island using our standard approach. However, it is such a unique destination that it is worth showing how GRANDPAckers CAN LIVE on Utila on a […]

San Pedro – Guatemala – Information & Spanish Classes

1st February 201727th November 2019 Neville SHAUN Richardson 3 comments

JANUARY 2017: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: It is recommended that, if you plan to live in or travel in Central America for any length of time, you should try and learn some Spanish. I had already done Spanish Immersion Classes in Tlaquepaque, Mexico. […]

Tikal – Guatemala – Day Trip from Belize

31st December 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson

DECEMBER 2016: Click here to read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: My sister and brother (and partners) joined me in Belize for Christmas 2016. One of our planned ‘special events’ was a trip over the Guatemalan border to see the Maya Ruins at Tikal. We planned to base […]

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Rio Dulce – Guatemala – A Lakefront Hideaway

16th December 201627th November 2019 Neville SHAUN Richardson

DECEMBER 2016: Click here to read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I made my way from Punta Gorda (Belize) to Livingston & El Estor (Guatemala) by water taxi (lancha). In Livingston I stayed in a BELOW GRANDPAcking Standard hotel: the Hotel y Restaurante Casa Escondida. I paid US$33 / night for […]

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Xpujil – Mexico – Calakmul Maya Ruins

10th November 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson 1 comment

NOVEMBER 2016: Why not read our Mexico Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: In Uxmal, I stayed in a GRANDPAcking Standard hotel: the La Casa del Mago. I booked the Mago at a 26% discount: MXP764 / night (US$38). This included a Continental Breakfast. On arrival, I was ‘upgraded’ to a room […]

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Uxmal – Mexico – Maya Ruins

7th November 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson 3 comments

NOVEMBER 2016: Why not read our Mexico Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: In Merida, I stayed in a GRANDPAcking Standard hotel: the Doralba Inn. I booked the Doralba at a 58% discount: MXP469 / night (US$26). This included a Buffet Breakfast. I had some fun in Merida at the Procession of Souls. […]

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