I’ve been taking 4 hours of Spanish lessons in Antigua, Guatemala for the last 4 days now. I’ve learned a lot in this last 4 days but I still have a ton to learn. My Spanish vocabulary needs a lot of work, so I wrote this simple Python program to help me.

The program loads a list of words from a CSV file (I export my CSV files from Google Docs), shuffles them, iterates …

I originally wanted to start my trip in Guatemala. But then I noticed that airfare to Cancun is much cheaper than to Guatemala City. Since I have a very flexible schedule, I decided to just start in Cancun and take buses/ferries to Guatemala, which I’m really glad I did.

This post is just a summary of my experiences from the start of my trip up to Caye Caulker, Belize.

Cancun airport to Playa del Carmen …

I like to rename my pictures a certain way as soon as I import them to my computer. I usually follow this format: description_datetaken_3digitnumbering.jpg

I was using Metamorphose to do this for a while. But one time I wanted to rename my pictures while I was in New Zealand and realized I didn’t have the application installed on my netbook. I didn’t want to pay the $5 for the Internet access so I decided to …

I am now officially homeless!

Made it in one piece to Playa del Carmen, Mexico today. I’m staying in a hostel near 5th Avenue. Just finished taking a walk, nice breeze outside. Can’t wait to just chill out on the beach tomorrow.

From here I’m planning on taking a bus to Belize, then to Guatemala. Thinking of staying in Mexico and Belize only for a few days.

My current itinerary basically stops in Guatemala as …

I’ve been researching on and off which travel insurance to get for a few months now. I finally purchased one last week as my upcoming trip is getting pretty close.

I decided to go with World Nomads and purchased a 6-month policy. I’m planning to be away for at least a year but I only went with the 6-month policy since it came out to be the best deal at $386.24 ($64.37/month) for the …