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Sonic El Hedgehog*

It wasn’t functioning well, but then again, the brakes on the minibus were the same way. I was in Guatemala, plying a common tourist’s trail between Flores and Tikal, when the minibus driver decided – that is, was looking forward … Continue reading

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Guatemala City’s Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias

Perhaps I wasn’t pushy enough.  Perhaps my wallet was a devoid of its fun-producing partner, you know, money.  Perhaps altitude sickness meant that I was mixing up Indonesian with Spanish, thoroughly confusing the staff members with whom I chatted.  ¿Puedo … Continue reading

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Guatemala City’s Torre del Reformador

Does being a so-called urban explorer have its rewards?  Firstly, if you’re in a city such as Jakarta, Beijing or Cairo, then soap companies would say so.  You might be wandering into potholes and out of portholes, trudging behind exhaust … Continue reading

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