Utila is an island off the coast of Honduras that a lot of tourists visit to learn to scuba dive. The other popular island in the same area is Roatán. We went to Utila to get our advanced scuba certifications because it was cheaper than what we found in Roatán. That being said, I heard from people while we were in Utila that Roatán has better snorkling / scuba diving because there are more fish and a more colorful reef.
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Semuc Champey is so beautiful. It's a hell of an adventure to get there, but it really is gorgeous. If you go, I'd be sure to do the caves and the tubing as well if you have time just to make the trip all the way out there worth it.
Let me start with explaining what I mean by reusable menstrual products (which I’ll simply call reusables). No, you do not use tampons more than once (ew). There are different types of reusables that you can use with your disposable tampons and pads (which I’ll simply call disposables) or you can use to replace them altogether. There are 3 major categories of reusables: 1) menstrual cups that replace tampons; 2) cloth pads that replace disposable pads; and 3) period panties that you can use to replace everything or use together with other products.
We came to Guatemala with the main purpose of learning the basics of Spanish. The schools in Antigua are pretty cheap (only a little more expensive than in Quetzaltenango), and it’s still not too far (about an hour or an hour and a half) from the airport in Guatemala City (whereas I think that Quetzaltenango is about 4 hours from Guatemala City). It was $525 for both of us to have 5 days of one-on-one tutoring (from 8 AM – 1 PM with a half hour break at 10 AM), and that includes our lodging and almost all of our meals. Unfortunately, it didn’t include our beer :(
We LOVE Mexico City! I can’t believe that we’ve never come here before – it’s so cheap to get here; super cheap once you’re here; and a great city on top of that.
Colin and I had SO MUCH fun on our marriage celebration cruise with 52 of our friends and family members!! Ok, let me back up... I didn't want to do a wedding. I haven't wanted to do a wedding in years because I think it's a waste of money, but also, I'd be the worst bridezilla EVERRRR. Seriously, I am so OCD that nothing could have gone perfectly enough for me (self-reflection - oh heyyyy). Colin decided that he was on board, so instead, we did a 3 night cruise (Royal Caribbean) to the Bahamas (Nassau & CocoCay) out of the port (Cape Canaveral, FL) near my hometown (Cocoa, FL).
Arizona was fun! I don't know if we'll end up there because Colin says he wants more trees, but I had a good time. Tucson seems to have more personality than Phoenix does, but we went to the Film Bar in Phoenix for a "Big Gay Sing Along" and had a ton of fun. I'd get a membership there if we lived there for sure. We did karaoke in Tucson (and I got Colin to sing!), and that was a blast too. We also went to Old Tucson which was really cute. We saw a comedy stunt show where they explain what they do in old Western movies, and that was pretty entertaining. Now we are back in Waxhaw with Colin's family, and we got to see Indiana Bones for a day! We fly to Florida tomorrow, and we won't have a vehicle from here on out :)
See our USA photos here. We got to visit my grandfather, Baba, in Payson, AZ (about an hour and a half from Phoenix and more mild weather). Payson is in the Tonto National Forest which has a lot of stuff to see / do, and the landscape is beautiful -- lots of cacti and big rocks. I love it! Payson is a small, quiet town, and it was very peaceful. We drove south from Payson to visit the Tonto National Monument and cliff dwellings of a group of people known by archaeologists as the Salado. We were only able to visit the Lower Cliff Dwellings because the Upper ones are only open from November - April. The Upper ones are more intact and larger, so maybe someday we'll get to visit those.
LA is super cool. And not just because my wife lives there (long story), but the best part of the city is getting to see her for sure. The weather is typically perfect, and there are some hikes that aren't too far out of the city. We hiked up to the Hollywood sign (beware... if you park inside the gates, they close them at sunset! We had to jog down to get to the car in time) in Griffith Park, and we had a nice view of the city too! There are a few other things in the park that I want to do next time we visit (like the observatory). We had delicious ramen and Korean BBQ (yummmmm) -- You can find any type of food you want in the city which is so nice. We also got to see Pomo and Harrison Brome live, and they were AMAZING! Must sees if they come to a city near you.
See our USA photos here. We saw the largest tree in the world, General Sherman. This sequoia tree is about 2,200 years old; weighs 1,385 tons; ; is 275 feet tall; and has a circumference of 103 feet. It's not the tallest or the widest living tree, but it has the most volume and weight which makes it the "largest" living tree in the world.
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