The Golden Path: Recent Comments

Comment on Turtles R Us with the Chicken Torturing Conservationists, 19-27 April 2007

Catherine Baker — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:59:28 GMT

Hi there,

No you were definitely NOT imagining things and I still stand by what I wrote.

I just had the annual newsletter actually and see that Rob has now taken over. I have a lot more time for Rob than anyone else there. I happen to know that Rob has actually had the balls to stand up in the name of right and wrong before now, and it landed him in a situation far stickier than it did me.

However I don’t think the people working on the project will give him the respect that he deserves

The bottom line on this place remains does the overall good intent make up for the craziness of what goes on there?

I certainly wouldn’t recommend it, and personally I think that the places website is massively misleading.

I'm sure you had an educational experience at least, but maybe not in the way you envisaged. Well done for volunteering anyway. If no one ever tries, nothing ever happens.

Cath

Comment on Earthquake! ...........Copan, Honduras to Antigua, Guatemala

Catherine Baker — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:44:09 GMT

Hi Ryan,

I managed to find this for you:

Hotel a place to stay

5a Calle Poniente Callejon Landivar, 42

(Antigua, Guatemala)

7 832 06 35 - 5 610 87 14

I have no idea how to dial the above codes but I hope it works! (try the international operator).

To be deadly honest my favourite hostel in Antigua is the Black Cat, hands down, but if there's good deeds to be done good luck to you.

Well done for rounding up the school supplies. Let me know how it goes!

Cath

Comment on Turtles R Us with the Chicken Torturing Conservationists, 19-27 April 2007

Marianne — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:47:28 GMT

Hey Catherine, I found your blog through a message you'd put on the Thorn Tree Forum in Lonely Planet. Found it really interesting as I'm just back from 2 weeks at the project and even though the organisation has (kind of) been handed over to the locals, there still remain a lot of the attitude/organisation problems you mentioned. It's nice to hear it wasn't just us imagining things!

Comment on Earthquake! ...........Copan, Honduras to Antigua, Guatemala

Ryan Bradley — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:19:56 GMT

Catherine,
hey there, I was in Antigua about a year ago and stayed at Hotel Place to Stay. I'm trying to track down Raul, but i can't find any contact info.My girlfriend and I are going down in August and want to donate school supplies to a school around Atitlan, but we need to send the package somewhere and I know Raul well enough to send it there..In one photo, I saw that you are at Raul's place.Would you happen to have any contact info?? --Ryan

Comment on You can’t get a horse down the escalators….

Catherine Baker — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:13:40 GMT

Cheers Sas! I'm holding out for Lancelot..... ;0)

Comment on You can’t get a horse down the escalators….

sassywho — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:07:56 GMT

somehow, i get the impression that leaving a house in london would invite much more exciting experiences than kansas. regardless i would have invited robin home for a cup of tea.

Comment on You can’t get a horse down the escalators….

Catherine Baker — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:55:43 GMT

very well thanks Mohib! am P mailing you!

Comment on You can’t get a horse down the escalators….

mohib — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:54:14 GMT

Hi Kathy,

How are you? I hope your back safe and sound. Did you enjoy your trip?

/Mohib

Comment on Man has sex with bicycle!

Bex — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:11:53 GMT

How do you know that the poor little chopper doesn't have feelings? There it is, standing proudly in the luxury five-star hotel - minding its own business when WHAM! here comes big boy, all ready-for-action rubbing his bits all over the shiny new handle bars - poor thing!

Comment on Queue Jumping - Attempting to bypass or otherwise disrespect the order of the queue.

Legal Eagle — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:26:04 GMT

Ha ha ha! I'm an Aussie who has lived in the UK a few times as a child and a teenager.

On my first day at high school, I didn't realise there was a school dinner queue and walked to the front and SERVED MYSELF (didn't realise there was school dinner ladies). Once I realised I was so embarrassed I couldn't even eat the food.

My family and I could never get over the bus queues, and the fact that people actually stood in a line.

When I mentioned this in class, one of my English teachers who had taught in Greece, told me a story about the first time she caught a bus there. All these yayas (grandmas) suddenly jostled up when the bus arrived and my poor teacher (who had been politely queuing) was almost pushed over by the charge of people, and mauled by the vicious elbows of yayas keen to get on the bus. There's the other extreme.