Archive for the 'Bus travel' Category

Bus from Guatemala Airport to Antigua

ANTIGUA, Guatemala- We walked through the automatic sliding doors of the airport and into Guatemala beyond. Airport doors are like portals to other dimensions, you do not what you are going to get when walking up to them in the safe confines of the arrivals hall, and then — BANG — the doors open:

You are in another country.

Guatemala. I have been here before, in 2008.

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Travel from Dominican Republic to Haiti

CAP HAITIEN, Haiti- There are two main public transport options for getting from the Dominican Republic to Haiti overland.

1. Take an express bus from either Santiago or Santo Domingo.
2. Take a local bus to the border, walk across, then find transport on the other side.

Neither option is very difficult.

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Public Transportation in the Dominican Republic

Few people who live anywhere near inhabited areas — towns and cities — seem willing to walk more than a few blocks to get to where they want to go. Instead, they take some form of public transportation.
This is almost a given in any part of the world. If you ask directions to a place [...]

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Bus from Santiago to Sosua Dominican Republic

Metrobus station in Santiago Dominican Republic

A travelogue entry about taking the 9:15 AM bus from Santiago’s Metrobus station in Los Jardines to Sosua on the northern coast. The two hour ride costs 160 pesos ($4.50) as of February of 2010.
“What do you think of this place?” I asked my wife, Chaya, as she peered out the window of the sleek [...]

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