One of our favorite places on our travels (and favorite places we’ve lived) is Antigua, Guatemala. Why? So Many reasons. The cuture, the lifestyle, the colors, the market, the art, the weather, the people, the location….

Whew! I could go on, but just to make sure you understand that we LOVE ANTIGUA, we mention this in every interview we’ve done PLUS when someone asks us if we are homesick for the States, we always reply with an emphatic “no!”, and in unison, Miro and I will say “…but we miss Guatemala!”

Miro and I lived in Antigua for almost 9 months and we definitely can recommend 5 fun family friendly kids activities. And we are not into recommending the expensive or pre-arranged tours and are big fans of creating our own agenda. (As if you hadn’t noticed). So if you’re budget conscious, playful and adventurous, these suggestions are for you. If you are planning on visiting our favorite destination with your family, here’s our top 5 picks of things for you to do with (or without) kids:

Sampled Beers of Latin America
Well, I’m not normally a beer drinker, but as we’ve traveled, I’ve made it a point to sample a beer from every country we’ve been to. So, I’m going to share with you what those beers are. I am not really qualified to review the beers either sine I do not drink beer all that often, but I’ve included with a link for most the beers to a proper review. Just click on the name of the beer, incase you are interested. The remarkable thing is, …

This guest post comes to us from Jesse Langley, a freelance writer who has traveled extensively in Central America. We welcome his tasty experiences as pupusas also happen to be one of Miro’s favorite dishes (rated #2 on his Top 10 list for 2010!). As we’ve said in the past, one of the best things about traveling is the opportunity to experience new and exciting foods. We hope you enjoy this flavorful post!
El Salvadoran Cuisine
I’ve always enjoyed sampling new foods while traveling.  Eating the cuisine indigenous to a region allows me to viscerally engage in …

Living Cheap & Comfortably Explored
So what do you get for $1000 A Month for Two People?
Child riding bike in a Granada neighborhood
Slow traveling allows us to settle in one location for a period of time. We have had the opportunity to explore living frugally in several countries and several cities. This is an exploration of two of the cities we lived in, as we explore the budgets and comfort levels.
Living cheap and comfortable are separate concepts but are definitely related to one another. Living cheaply in a country is different than living frugally in …

Today is our last day in Panama, Central America and with that finality of change I feel the sadness of closing one chapter and the exhilaration of opening up another one.

Hope for the Children of Guatemala
In Episode #15,  Miro interviews Joe, a public development & research economist, working on a project in Guatemala that studies  chronic malnutrition among children.
“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future”
~John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Program is geared towards eradicating malnutrition and stunting among children , something that effects over half the children in Guatemala. Staggering statistics, indeed!
Also in this episode, the Lainie and Miro talk about what they discovered from their our week long adventure on the Archipiélago de …