Karen Designs ANTIQUA, GUATEMALA- Design Ideas

10 Days of vacation is a long time. Maybe not if you are in Napa but try it in a "third world" country. Whew.....

Here is the deal....when somebody asks me about going somewhere and it is a year away....I'm all like "yea....that sounds fun"! Then I start getting all the emails about plans.....itinerary....blah blah and the anxiety sets in.

Seriously people I had a full on panic attack the day before we left. I get like that when I don't know what kind of situation I'm getting into.

The other 2 couples we traveled with are very adventurous....hiker....camping type people. The complete opposite of me.

I am a spa girl.

Antiqua is about an hour drive from Guatemala. It is the wedding capital of the world or something like that....I mean it's beautiful....cobblestone streets [forget cute shoes] old....ruins....colorful....

The food is awesome....no humidity because of the altitude but.....you can not put toilet paper in the toilet. Yuk.

My friend Cindy who is a flight attendant planned the whole trip....she is amazing.

She had a file that looked like War and Peace. A great place to stay....all the best restaurants and highlights of the area....drivers to and from.

But she left off one important detail.....

A spa day. Just saying....if we are going on a 6 1/2 mile hike to the top of a volcano then you have to throw in a day of relaxation right? Cindy???

Here was our condo about 4 blocks from the city center. 4 bedrooms and 4 baths.

Fountains at every corner....

Volcanos.

Plenty of color.....

Some of this.....

Best breakfast!

We took a 3 hour ride and a 15 minute boat trip to this incredible hotel built in the side of a mountain....

I read in the room that if you don't like spiders or scorpions [not poisonous] pull your bed away from the wall. Crikey WHAT? I pulled that sucker into the middle of the room....

While my friends went zip lining....[ NFW] I entertained myself with birds and butterflies.