Home » Articles » Martin Crossland Martin Crossland Travel Articles Ascent of Pacayam – Guatemala, Central America Martin Crossland and seventeen others are led by a 70-year old local guide to the summit of Pacaya Volcano. A Good Buy in Venice – Italy, Europe Persuaded to tour Murano, Martin Crossland recounts this story of a purchase he made there, and the two surprises that shattered his cherished memory of Venice.