Category Archives: El Salvador

El Salvador Debrief

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Through my travels I’ve met several folks that started their trip in Belize or the Yucatan Peninsula and worked their way south.  For me, I’m happy to have started this trip in El Salvador.  It’s a country that most travelers … Continue reading →

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Surfing Bloopers

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

  I could post an awesome shot of me standing on the surf board (like I did on facebook), but this is the reality.  100+ shots of this and maybe less than 20 of me looking pro.

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El Zonte: Surfing on the Pacific (or an excuse to be a beach bum)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Along the Pacific Coast of El Salvador there are several beach towns to choose from to visit for a few days… or weeks.  El Zonte was described as a quieter, more low key place to visit compared to La Libertad … Continue reading →

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4 Weeks of RTW Traveling

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

A whole month of this RTW trip has already gone by!  It’s hard to believe when I consider the vast amount of treasured memories I’ve collected thus far.  Traveling in Central America has been phenomenal and there is still so … Continue reading →

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Chicken Buses

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

This was my favorite method of transportation in El Salvador: The Chicken Bus. Old school buses from the United States, brought back to life in El Salvador. Regular, short, they’ve got them all. The classic yellow has been painted over … Continue reading →

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How Not To Camp in El Salvador

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

While chicken buses are definitively the cheapest way to travel around El Salvador, renting a car was a convenient option for 24-hours of camping, hiking and sightseeing.  The road-trip loop encompassed approx 130 miles starting and ending in San Salvador with … Continue reading →

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Ruinas de San Andres & Lago de Coatepeque

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

The organic farm I was volunteering at in El Salvador had a convenient location, situated between San Salvador and Santa Ana.  It also happened to be a hop, skip and a jump (or one short bus ride) to the Ruinas … Continue reading →

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Organic Farm Volunteering – El Salvador

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

In my last post I mentioned heading to the farm with no expectations and that turned out to be a wise attitude as nothing was quite as advertised. The place is called ‘Organic Country House – Quinta Ecologica Hare Krsna’ … Continue reading →

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First RTW Stop: El Salvador

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

The morning of my big RTW departure I woke in a panic.  There was some legitimate stress.  The place I’d lined up to stay – my first Couchsurfing experience – fell through hours before I was to leave.  But I … Continue reading →

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