When they arrived in Guatemala, Jayson and his girlfriend Kirsten, from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, had only been traveling for 8 weeks on a 9-month journey to explore the world.
This was a trip they had been planning for more than 2 years.
The couple was attacked on the bus with 10 other tourists.
While sitting on a shuttle bus (shuttle bus – a shuttle bus that passes through two fixed points, usually close by, with few stops and with quite high frequency) to move from Antigua, Guatemala to León, Nicaragua, they were hit by a
Then, they controlled the passengers and drove to a deserted place.
After a winding road, the car stopped deep in the bush.
`At that time, I hoped they would shoot me straight in the head so I could die immediately without pain. Kirsten also thought the robbers would shoot everyone one by one. She sat close to me and asked if we
The bad things don’t stop there.
After escaping, the couple went to report to the Guatemalan police, but they did not believe that local authorities would find the other three robbers.
12 tourists were kidnapped by 3 thugs in the bush after 2 hours.
`The act of taking us into the bush to rob makes me believe they did this often,` Kelly affirmed.
This accident caused the couple to almost give up their dream of traveling.
`We planned this trip more than 2 years ago and are trying to continue our journey to fulfill both of our dreams,` Kristen said.
Currently, the couple left Guatemala and arrived safely in Costa Rica.
Kelly also added that he wanted to share his story to warn everyone when traveling to this Central American country to be cautious and avoid unfortunate situations.
The Australian Embassy in Guatemala provided support to its citizens when aware of the situation, helping them contact their families.
Mr. Minh