Blogs from San Pedro Sula, Northern, Honduras, Central America Caribbean

We knew it coming in - it's no secret that San Pedro Sula is a big Honduran city with not a lot going for it. As we are driven along the main road from the bus terminal, the Coca Cola and Pepsi billboards both lay claim to Santa Claus and attempt to dominate the crowded skyline. San Pedro Sulan's main hobby must be shopping as large malls are a feature every few kilometres and American fast food chains and Power Chicken outlets drown out any independant and local food offerings. Not surprisingly a lot of the people are very overweight. To us, it is like the worst of America jammed into one location. Thankfully we are not staying to here to see San Pedro Sula. It is a logical base for a couple of 1 and ... read more

The bus from La Ceiba that should've been 3 hours took a little over that before it arrived at Central America's largest bus terminal. A quick taxi ride and we were downtown. Hotel Terazza seemed a good choice by the LP and so I checked in. At HNL 250 ($13) the room was small but with a bathroom and a window. I was a little anxious of going out as I had read in the Bay Islands magazine that apparently San Pedro Sula was the worlds 3rd most dangerous city... On the internet however it is not listed as such, although it has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America. I took only a short stroll of a block around the hotel ending up at a Chinese restaurant where I had dinner. The next ... read more

We were finally returning to Honduras...we hope, we hope. Maureen had received an email from Michael, BECA Director, who doubted very much that Guatemalan technology could “alert” the borders (his quotes). Still, I felt, you never know. After all the anticipation, the border was a breeze. So we were victims of our gullibility, probably what was intended. The bus rolled down the eastern coast, not far from where a 7.3 quake had struck offshore six months ago.. I became reflective, preparing for a departure mindset. I glanced at Maureen listening to her iPod, gazing across the aisle toward a calm Caribbean sea. The thought “How special you are” crept across my trance, turned around, and passed before me again. Tears came up but not out and I turned away. When I felt her eyes in the ... read more

To all who have searched traveling to Honduras and to those who have already traveled to Honduras keep Bob Dale and his brewery which is called D and D Brewery on your list. I am his nephew and am gonna be working onsite for the next year or so to help him recover from the hard times he recently had do to the unfortunate events that took place with himself and his EX-WIFE!!!!! now I'm not gonna paint a pretty picture about what did or did not happen over this last summer..... all I can say is look for much better times to come. I come from the service industry here in Oregon (U.S.A.) and can promise that my service experience and knowledge is going to be traveling with me. I'm a very simple person that ... read more