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Date: 27th February 2012
Salvadore Gets a bad rap.
Since 1992 my wife has traveled to E.S. at least a dozen times. I have been 3 times. The purpose was mostly to see what could be done to help rebuild the country after the horrible civil war, and to support projects. We spent time in a variety of communities includinG San Salvadore, the capital. Never did we fear for our safety. Never were we robbed, assaulted, or even uncomfortable. No matter where one ends up on this planet there are risks and one has to be smart...It is wise to avoid problem areas at niGht...ANYWHERE. I have been warned often about New Orleans, but I loved it and had no problems. El Salvadore is a beautiful, underappreciated, country. The people are extremely hospitable, friendly and Generous even with the little they have. There are wonderful Guest houses where you can stay inexpensively, have home-cooked meals, and you can always arranGe to have Guides drive you places and they will watch out for you. As in many countries, drink only bottled water, and be very careful what you eat. Fresh fruits and veGGies are a no no unless you peel them your self. If you start worryinG every time you see an article like this bloG, you won't Go anywhere and soon you will be stayinG at home with your shades down. Good luck. Vive El Salvador!
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
Salvadore Gets a bad rap.
Since 1992 my wife has traveled to E.S. at least a dozen times. I have been 3 times. The purpose was mostly to see what could be done to help rebuild the country after the horrible civil war, and to support projects. We spent time in a variety of communities includinG San Salvadore, the capital. Never did we fear for our safety. Never were we robbed, assaulted, or even uncomfortable. No matter where one ends up on this planet there are risks and one has to be smart...It is wise to avoid problem areas at niGht...ANYWHERE. I have been warned often about New Orleans, but I loved it and had no problems. El Salvadore is a beautiful, underappreciated, country. The people are extremely hospitable, friendly and Generous even with the little they have. There are wonderful Guest houses where you can stay inexpensively, have home-cooked meals, and you can always arranGe to have Guides drive you places and they will watch out for you. As in many countries, drink only bottled water, and be very careful what you eat. Fresh fruits and veGGies are a no no unless you peel them your self. If you start worryinG every time you see an article like this bloG, you won't Go anywhere and soon you will be stayinG at home with your shades down. Good luck. Vive El Salvador!
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
Date: 3rd December 2011
thank u for breaking the myth
awesome that u went despite all the odds, propoganda and news to my mothers country. i am dying to go!!!
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
thank u for breaking the myth
awesome that u went despite all the odds, propoganda and news to my mothers country. i am dying to go!!!
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
A VISIT TO KRIBI IN NOVEMBER 2O11.
I am a catholic christian in Bamenda and i wish to visit Kribi and stay there for sometime.I am worshiping here at Big Mankon Metropolitan cathedral.I wish to have contact with any anglophone or Francophone christian for directives.i will be coming in November 2011.May God Bless You.
From Blog: The Final Test
Date: 24th July 2011
Hi Tara If you want to work in a private school for kids or in a good university you may need a working visa but almost everyone I knew that taught English had only a tourist visa. It is not 100% illegal, there is some grey area in the law where you can be a paid volunteer on a tourist visa or something like that. The school where I worked gave us extra days off and $50 cash to leave the country for 72 hours every 3 months. I actually enjoyed the opportunity to have a weekend in Nicaragua or Panama. Good luck
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Hi Tara If you want to work in a private school for kids or in a good university you may need a working visa but almost everyone I knew that taught English had only a tourist visa. It is not 100% illegal, there is some grey area in the law where you can be a paid volunteer on a tourist visa or something like that. The school where I worked gave us extra days off and $50 cash to leave the country for 72 hours every 3 months. I actually enjoyed the opportunity to have a weekend in Nicaragua or Panama. Good luck
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Date: 19th July 2011
VISA
hi, I really enjoyed reading your blog, and am currently looking into teaching English in Costa Rica. I was just wondering how you went about the work Visa as I hear it is difficult to obtain. I have read on a few websites that people tend to just travel across the border to renew their travel visa. Any advice you could give me would be really appreciated, especially from someone who has experienced it first hand, rather than reading it off various websites. Tara (Ireland)
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
VISA
hi, I really enjoyed reading your blog, and am currently looking into teaching English in Costa Rica. I was just wondering how you went about the work Visa as I hear it is difficult to obtain. I have read on a few websites that people tend to just travel across the border to renew their travel visa. Any advice you could give me would be really appreciated, especially from someone who has experienced it first hand, rather than reading it off various websites. Tara (Ireland)
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Hmm...
Ok I haven't been there for a few years and I don't have a picture to reference, but that looks like it could be my guide from when I went... Or maybe I'm just racist.=p Hooray for making Uhuru summit at 15 years old!
From Blog: Kili
cigarros
I have a empty pack of 16 cigarros made in Habana in 1943 aprox .says no.28 and i have been looking for some information on them can you help me please
From Blog: Cigars, Castro, Communists and Crabs
Date: 2nd January 2011
:)
a very very beautiful story, not to mention the photos. I am albanian too from tetovo, Macedonia, but i have never been in Albania! Hope i'll go this year. Many thanks!
From Blog: Why Albania?
:)
a very very beautiful story, not to mention the photos. I am albanian too from tetovo, Macedonia, but i have never been in Albania! Hope i'll go this year. Many thanks!
From Blog: Why Albania?
Date: 17th October 2010
I'm not sure where you got George from; my name is David. Or Donny. Anyway, in Bujumbura I stayed at Saga Beach. It was quite pricey (about $30) because it catered for UN Peacekeepers but it's all I could find. You will have no problems finding food; there are lots of restaurants and roadside kebabs are good. Regarding what to brace yourself for, it's hard to say because I was there in February 2007. The situation changes weekly so I would try to get some advice once in Rwanda. I'm sure you'll have a great trip, it's a fantastic part of the world.
From Blog: Cakes and Beaches
I'm not sure where you got George from; my name is David. Or Donny. Anyway, in Bujumbura I stayed at Saga Beach. It was quite pricey (about $30) because it catered for UN Peacekeepers but it's all I could find. You will have no problems finding food; there are lots of restaurants and roadside kebabs are good. Regarding what to brace yourself for, it's hard to say because I was there in February 2007. The situation changes weekly so I would try to get some advice once in Rwanda. I'm sure you'll have a great trip, it's a fantastic part of the world.
From Blog: Cakes and Beaches
Date: 16th October 2010
I am Travelling to Burundi
Hey George, I am traveling to Bujumbura and it is my first time, what should I brace for? Any ideas about cheap but safe hotels? How much is the lowest rate? What should I plan for the food. I am traveling from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo then come back to Bujumbura and fly out from their to Belgium.
From Blog: Cakes and Beaches
I am Travelling to Burundi
Hey George, I am traveling to Bujumbura and it is my first time, what should I brace for? Any ideas about cheap but safe hotels? How much is the lowest rate? What should I plan for the food. I am traveling from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo then come back to Bujumbura and fly out from their to Belgium.
From Blog: Cakes and Beaches
Date: 4th August 2010
Hi Jodi Costa Rica is a great place to live and work but you will be fairly poor if you rely on what you earn alone. I worked at a private language school that I found by searching on google and it was pretty easy work. I earnt about $6 per hour and worked 20-26 hours a week. This was enough to live ok and have a nice apartment but when I travelled the money usually had to come from savings. You can earn much better money by working at an international school but I prefer to teach adults. Good luck.
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Hi Jodi Costa Rica is a great place to live and work but you will be fairly poor if you rely on what you earn alone. I worked at a private language school that I found by searching on google and it was pretty easy work. I earnt about $6 per hour and worked 20-26 hours a week. This was enough to live ok and have a nice apartment but when I travelled the money usually had to come from savings. You can earn much better money by working at an international school but I prefer to teach adults. Good luck.
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Date: 27th July 2010
Hi, I am researching Teach Abroad options and over the last couple weeks I have been zoning in on Costa Rica. I have a few questions that I would love your thoughts on if you have any time... - My boyfriend and I are planning to travel together. Do you think/know if it will be difficult for us to get job placements close to one another? We don't need or necessarily want to work at the same school, but we do want to live together. - Where did you find your job? Did you go through a particular program? - I've read that CR schools are typically very poor, at least the public ones. Do you find that your salary is sufficient for a conservative to comfortable lifestyle? Do you work in a public, private, or international school? Do you recommend any of the three? Thank you so much!
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Hi, I am researching Teach Abroad options and over the last couple weeks I have been zoning in on Costa Rica. I have a few questions that I would love your thoughts on if you have any time... - My boyfriend and I are planning to travel together. Do you think/know if it will be difficult for us to get job placements close to one another? We don't need or necessarily want to work at the same school, but we do want to live together. - Where did you find your job? Did you go through a particular program? - I've read that CR schools are typically very poor, at least the public ones. Do you find that your salary is sufficient for a conservative to comfortable lifestyle? Do you work in a public, private, or international school? Do you recommend any of the three? Thank you so much!
From Blog: Teaching English in Costa Rica
Date: 3rd July 2010
thank you!
i just want to say thank you because i am planning to go to Nigeria to meet some people i've meet about two years ago now. but must admitt i don't hear a lot of good stories from their. so this was good to know, even with the ocasional warnings here and there it sounds like a decent place somewhat...lol.. thank you!
From Blog: Was it The Worst Boat Trip in The World or The Best?
thank you!
i just want to say thank you because i am planning to go to Nigeria to meet some people i've meet about two years ago now. but must admitt i don't hear a lot of good stories from their. so this was good to know, even with the ocasional warnings here and there it sounds like a decent place somewhat...lol.. thank you!
From Blog: Was it The Worst Boat Trip in The World or The Best?
Date: 6th June 2010
hi nigeria
bros Nigeria is a nice place to visit. travel to Aba and abuja calabar and Benin,you will enjoy Nigeria
From Blog: Was it The Worst Boat Trip in The World or The Best?
hi nigeria
bros Nigeria is a nice place to visit. travel to Aba and abuja calabar and Benin,you will enjoy Nigeria
From Blog: Was it The Worst Boat Trip in The World or The Best?
Date: 27th May 2010
Getting to know the "real" country
"However, when you travel in the more popular places you tend to meet only other foreigners and miss out on meeting locals who often provide the most memorable experiences of any trip. " Yes, indeedy!!!
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
Getting to know the "real" country
"However, when you travel in the more popular places you tend to meet only other foreigners and miss out on meeting locals who often provide the most memorable experiences of any trip. " Yes, indeedy!!!
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
Date: 20th May 2010
Thank you
I found your entry "fair and balanced" (and I am not comparing you with FNC) especially when you describe this beautiful country and its people. I'm Salvadoran, I live in El Salvador (actually I have lived in San Salvador all of my life, sharing this "honor" with about 2 million people more). I am not sure if my country is the most dangerous in the world as it is depicted (I will not argue about it, it's a nonsense for me). I know there are zones in the metropolitan area that I would never visit unless I decide to have some kind of Dr. Kevorkian assistance for suicide. However this is true f for many others cities in Latin America and around the world (NYC before Giuliani?). As I said, I don't know if it is the most dangerous, but I do know it's beautiful, and I agree with David that it's worth to visit. We have a very small area, meaning that you can visit beaches, arqueological places, lakes, mountains, colonial towns, traveling distances <= 100 miles in all directions. I'm glad you enjoy your visit, hope you come back some day.
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
Thank you
I found your entry "fair and balanced" (and I am not comparing you with FNC) especially when you describe this beautiful country and its people. I'm Salvadoran, I live in El Salvador (actually I have lived in San Salvador all of my life, sharing this "honor" with about 2 million people more). I am not sure if my country is the most dangerous in the world as it is depicted (I will not argue about it, it's a nonsense for me). I know there are zones in the metropolitan area that I would never visit unless I decide to have some kind of Dr. Kevorkian assistance for suicide. However this is true f for many others cities in Latin America and around the world (NYC before Giuliani?). As I said, I don't know if it is the most dangerous, but I do know it's beautiful, and I agree with David that it's worth to visit. We have a very small area, meaning that you can visit beaches, arqueological places, lakes, mountains, colonial towns, traveling distances <= 100 miles in all directions. I'm glad you enjoy your visit, hope you come back some day.
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World
Date: 5th May 2010
Camino anthology
I am collecting camino stories for an anthology I hope to have published later this year. Do you have any to share? Before, during, after: on the road, off the road: angels, demons, strange-but-true: coincidences, serendipity: wonderful people, characters etc etc. You can send them to sillydoll (at) gmail (dot) com. If you add your name, you will be given credit for the story. un abrazo, Sil
From Blog: El Camino de Santiago Part Four
Camino anthology
I am collecting camino stories for an anthology I hope to have published later this year. Do you have any to share? Before, during, after: on the road, off the road: angels, demons, strange-but-true: coincidences, serendipity: wonderful people, characters etc etc. You can send them to sillydoll (at) gmail (dot) com. If you add your name, you will be given credit for the story. un abrazo, Sil
From Blog: El Camino de Santiago Part Four
Date: 30th March 2010
The Compostela
Donny wrote "the Compostela (the one way express boarding ticket to heaven" The Compostela is merely a 'tourist' document, designed in the 1950's, based on a 14th C document in Latin. The "ticket to heaven" would be an INDULGENCE given to those who arrive at the cathedral, confess, attend mass, make a donation etc. One does not have to walk to Santiago to earn an indulgence but you do have to walk 100km - from any direction - to earn the Compostela. If you are not walking for a religious reason, you can request an alternative document - even prettier than the Compostela.
From Blog: El Camino de Santiago Part Three
The Compostela
Donny wrote "the Compostela (the one way express boarding ticket to heaven" The Compostela is merely a 'tourist' document, designed in the 1950's, based on a 14th C document in Latin. The "ticket to heaven" would be an INDULGENCE given to those who arrive at the cathedral, confess, attend mass, make a donation etc. One does not have to walk to Santiago to earn an indulgence but you do have to walk 100km - from any direction - to earn the Compostela. If you are not walking for a religious reason, you can request an alternative document - even prettier than the Compostela.
From Blog: El Camino de Santiago Part Three
Date: 5th December 2009
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From Blog: Ohrid. Not pronounced 'orrid. You need to hack up the H.
Date: 16th August 2009
hello
Hello a small mark at the time of my passage on your very beautiful blog! congratulations! thanks for making us share your moments you have a translation of my English space! cordially from France ¸..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´* ~ Chris ~ -:¦:- http://SweetMelody.bloguez.com
From Blog: The Plight of the Saharawi
hello
Hello a small mark at the time of my passage on your very beautiful blog! congratulations! thanks for making us share your moments you have a translation of my English space! cordially from France ¸..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´* ~ Chris ~ -:¦:- http://SweetMelody.bloguez.com
From Blog: The Plight of the Saharawi
Donny
David Walker
Please Read All the Blog
Dear last person who commented I assume you have commented on my blog after only reading the title. If you read the whole blog you'll see that I'm actually promoting El Salvador and encouraging people to visit. D
From Blog: The Most Dangerous Country in the World