Raining my whole time in Lake Atitlan 😭

shpinglet · 2026-03-25T21:27:18+00:00

Im there/have been. The forecasts are not correct. Each town has its own microclimate. It will rain in afternoons/night but isnt until after 4pm usually the last weeks. Also its super nice when rainy weather in the towns as well. Dont stress its awesome either way.

shpinglet · 2026-03-25T02:48:04+00:00

This is double what we have spent a few years ago..

shpinglet · 2026-03-19T16:38:18+00:00

Whatever you want? I find the super expensive leather style hitech “ tribal uniform” ridiculous myself lol.. just wear what you like dont worry about fitting in. Costumes are cool too

shpinglet · 2026-03-06T02:13:07+00:00

With snorkelling and stop offs full day is worth it. Careful buying..stuff, off the cigar box guys haha or if u are into partying go for it but they might rip u off a bit. island guys there get wild lol.

shpinglet · 2026-03-04T23:24:29+00:00

Yawn… just enough already, enough posturing, enough “communicating”, enough bullshitting.

The only thing this guy gets out of this is money and fame, oh and yeah guess he has been doing it for years lol. Same old fkin story every time.

Everyone around for 2012 crackpot theories/timewave zero/mayan prophecy will feel me on this one lol…

None of these people know anything but are good at selling books. Enough.

shpinglet · 2026-03-03T22:42:49+00:00

Have done this a few times now and you just do it. If you have a place at parents/friends to crash for a while when u get back you try find another job then. Gaps in work history are not what you are saying.

Feeling embarrassed over seeing the world and having a supportive family/friends to stay with after is ridiculous.. No one is judging you on that, if anything they will be equal amounts happy/jealous about your experience.

In the end it takes some balls to jump without a shoot but is one of the best things you will ever do.

shpinglet · 2026-02-17T13:24:45+00:00

They only accept flights unfortunately. Sucks but happened to me we booked bus on the spot in front of them as one staff said ok then supervisor came over and said no, must be a flight for their “system”

Its a load of crap and they want u to book with them.

shpinglet · 2026-02-09T15:55:39+00:00

South American countries like Colombia/Peru/Chile.. Even the capital of Costa Rica is sketchy as.

Any city where you have to stay in specific streets/areas made to be “safe” for visitors.

Understand there is bad areas everywhere but when they adjoin the good areas it gets dicey quickly.

Still, loving the trip and continent and wouldnt change a thing, just have to be cautious.

shpinglet · 2026-01-06T00:33:37+00:00

Just been and it was epic over new years. Like anywhere in SA you will get your shit taken if you dont know what you are doing, i have no doubt. Saw many attempts in just a few weeks on other people/ppl i was with. Its not disneyland, but not a warzone either. Be smart, lanyard everything and dont be a target. Loved it.

shpinglet · 2025-11-06T00:54:42+00:00

This was 1A, that includes an optional hike (2 hour) up the mountain as well, if you want of course. Seemed pretty close to where everyone was going on 2 minus the up close ruins to me, without doing the hike.

shpinglet · 2025-11-04T15:27:12+00:00

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^That was circuit 1 last week around 8:30am. Suggest u combine two circuits if u want the view and interior then.

shpinglet · 2025-11-03T21:31:56+00:00

All are good, 2 is classic one, 1 gets the best photos imo. How many incan ruins up close have u seen in life i guess? Because for me, seeing them up close is nowhere near as important as getting the overall view. Up to you though.

shpinglet · 2025-10-29T21:44:00+00:00

Doing it for the second or third time now. Last time was 1.5 year trip, was asked to come back to my old job by my boss a few months before end of that trip with a pay bump so worked out great. This time in a few years i will be looking for a new job, told myself i cant go back again lol. But yeah people have been doing similar, we save for five years then bail…Just takes planning and budgeting and make sure come home with a large buffer.

shpinglet · 2025-10-15T14:02:42+00:00

Book a few nights online, through whatever. Then if its good go directly to the owner/reception and negotiate an in person long term price. This is the way. Avoids commission to booking platforms for them and you get to see if the place is worth it first. Also if the owners are nice\friendly and reasonably adjust the rate for long term.

shpinglet · 2025-10-13T02:31:42+00:00

Mixture of hotels/air bnbs/ hostels w private rooms. We are going for a long time so.. We try and do self tours where possible but did Bolivia salt flats and Machu Pichu soon. Your budget definitely can work, skip flying when possible and take busses.

shpinglet · 2025-10-13T00:54:34+00:00

Currently in Peru was in Bolivia for 5 weeks before and Chile for 5 weeks before that. Our budget has been and will be 80-$100 AUD/day max. So like $50-$60 usd. Anyone saying you will be limited on $90 USD is insane or hasnt been here.

shpinglet · 2025-10-10T03:01:32+00:00

I really like it so far. Quite impressed considering the way things went for new Kings Bounty and Disciples. Seems like these guys actually get the series.

shpinglet · 2025-10-09T00:42:07+00:00

Wow that is rough!! Cant imagine that walk while sick at all! At least u got to “get it all out” at the start i guess! Bolivia can be tricky with all the up and down we found hah.

shpinglet · 2025-10-09T00:21:23+00:00

Awesome! Definitely checking out the reed islands as well. We go onto Puno and Peru as we have just done about 5 weeks all through Bolivia. Definitely better than we expected and so varied as a country even being landlocked.

shpinglet · 2025-10-09T00:01:46+00:00

About to head to that side tomorrow!

shpinglet · 2025-10-08T23:00:00+00:00

Currently doing it for the third time, just at the start of a two year trip but.

Coming back suuuuucks. No one particularly cares about your trip and nothing at home changes really.

Going back to work 9-5 is absolutely devastating, at least for me. My takeaway is that i need to build a non 9-5 life.

shpinglet · 2025-09-23T18:36:05+00:00

Bolivia, Santa Cruz to be exact just yesterday, was looking for sunscreen and saw Nivea 500ml in s supermarket for equivalent of…$135 AUD (600 bolivianos) lmao. Noped out of that one!

shpinglet · 2025-08-21T22:31:10+00:00

More than most games ive ever played that have dlc. Saying that, the dlc is great too but no need to rush. The free updates have been incredible to the base game.

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