"The ocean is in constant flux, and when you spend a lot of time in it you become like a floating bottle with a message inside; you know you´re going somewhere, sense you have a purpose, but you also know you´re at the mercy of the winds and currents, that surrendering may be your only good option." -Jaimal Yogis Looking out into the sea here at Playa El Tunco, El Salvador, I tend to see quite a few floating bottles. It is, however, doubtful that any of the c [View Full Entry]

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after taking the long route to El Salvador, we were more than ready to spend a few days on the beach. My friend Toby was not ready for us to visit until the 13th, so we decided to head down to the beach and explore the waves that get surfers all excited. We found the area surprisingly affordable. The country is dollarized, and tends to be more expensive than surrounding countries. Nonetheless, our dorm room lodging the first night cost $6 each, and we moved to a place that had a private room and air conditioning with free water and free [View Full Entry]

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Day 800 (08.06.09) and Day 801 (09.06.09) From Roatan we were making our way all the way over from the Caribbean coast to the Pacific coast and some relaxing beach time in El Salvador. You may have noticed a fair bit of relaxing time in the past couple of blogs, sorry if that makes them a little boring to read! We had planned to travel the northern part of Central America in our usual style by taking in as many places as we could in the time that we had. And we started in just that way until we reached Flores [View Full Entry]

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San Salvador is not what I expected. Most Central American cities I have been to have great contrasts...the very rich and the very poor. But I never expected the shopping centers and hotels that are all over San Salvador. It really looked like any U.S. city. As soon as the bus pulled in I asked Jon if he wanted to head to the beach right away and he agreed. We went down to El Tunco and it was a very rustic developing part of the country. A place I'm sure did not even have electricity not long ago. We found a [View Full Entry]

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So we have been and left El Salvador but we loved it so much that we want to tell you all about it. We arrived on 17th May and spent our first few days at the beach. We managed to catch our first chicken bus and headed for Playa El Tunco which is THE place for catching waves in Central America and is a mecca for surfer dudes. Naturally that meant we had to pay it a visit, with the intention of having surf lessons. When we arrived we checked into Hostel Papaya which was in the estury but also in [View Full Entry]

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Sauriez-vous situer la Slovénie sur la carte du monde? Peut-être pensez-vous, comme nous l'avons crû aussi, qu'elle est tout près de la Russie? Et bien sachez que non... elle se situe en Europe centrale au nord-est de l'Italie et partage même une frontière avec cette dernière. Le pays obtint son indépendance il y a tout juste 18 ans et est encore méconnu de la plupart des gens. La région fit la manchette des journaux à la fin des années 80 lorsque la guerre éclata entre diverses nations du secteur provoquant pertes de vies, bombardements meurtriés, désolations et misères. Une querel [View Full Entry]

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