http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , El Salvador en-us Sat, 05 Dec 09 09:22:01 +0000 Sat, 05 Dec 09 09:22:01 +0000 Hello everbody last nite i was making a tour in the most important clubs bars disco malls and i was very suprise with what san salvador has to show http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Salvador/blog-454867.html I changed my plans slightly today. Instead of headng to San Miguel I took a detour to little place in the mountains called Alegria. My guide book raved about it and at the very least it would be so much cooler up there in the mountains at 1200m. The ride out of San Salvador was pretty straight forward and traffic dissipated at the 11km mark. Ever since my ride over the Andes in 2005 I have ha http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Alegria/blog-453453.html I started from Antigua with the first 50km being pretty much as expected scenic and downhill. This decent from 1500m to sea level is one of the most beautiful in the world. As I road out of this colonial city the highway to the coast splits the two stunning volcanoes of Fuego and Agua. As to give me a send off Fuego spewed some smoke and ash as I went by see picture. It always amazes me ho http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Cara-Sucia/blog-453450.html Alright...i know I know...another one so quickly when I havent been doing many. Im really trying to catch up...im like15 days behind So this one will be quicker...just the highlights. Paddo was supposed to go with his friend Mikey and move on but he decided he didnt want to and 4 of us went on to El Cuco so Matt could surf Playa Las Flores. We didnt know much about where to stay or http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Miguel/blog-449501.html Alright so still trying to catch you up because internet access has been total caca hanging out in Surf spotsSo this one goes from Oct 6th to the 12th. We were supposed to meet up with Matt and travel companion on the 5th but their bus broke down and they only made it as far as Antigua. Only 1 our more but traveling by dark is never a fun thing. They were super bummed when they found out tha http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/El-Zonte/blog-449483.html some photos of a weekend of beautiful waves in beautiful places with beautiful people.... http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/blog-445929.html Coffee Country AgainWe arrived in Juayua El Salvador on the 14th after riding several chicken buses at one point while waiting for the next bus to arrive Valentin played a little music for the locals who were very helpful and friendly. We left Playa el Zonte because the beach isnt good for much other than surfing and the swell was too large for us beginners so instead we headed for the cool http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Juayua/blog-445829.html September 2I left Somoto Nicaragua at 630 AM for my trek to San Miguel El Salvador crossing through Southern Honduras which required 6 different buses in 7 hours without more than a 15 minute wait between them. Honduras had a noticeably increased military and police presence around its borders and highways although I am not sure if this is normal or due to political turmoil surrounding the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/blog-444754.html San MiguelWe arrived in San Miguel El Salvador on the 10th of October after about 12 hours of travel on a variety of buses and a taxi cab. We have been taking buses as often as possible because they are so affordable so his taxi ride was unexpected. We were on a bus ready to ride to the NicaraguanHonduran border when the bus driver told everybody to get off the bus there weren't enough passe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Libertad/blog-444425.html Guatemala We left the turtle project in the small fishing village of El Rosario Guatemala and rode to Monterrico with a bus full of kids heading to school. Monterrico is a small touristy beach town where foreigners are hounded by tour guides and children trying to give you directions to hotels for a few dollars even though there are signs everywhere and accommodations are easy to find. The ne http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Suchitoto/blog-443326.html 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 youre going somewhere sense you have a purpose but you also know youre at the mercy of the winds and currents that surrendering may be your only good option. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/El-Tunco/blog-438643.html Volcano Trail Day 6 July 30 2009Playa Cuco El SalvadorAfter driving through most of El Salvador and passing some awesome volcanoes we arrived in the small beach town of Playa Cuco. Lonely Planet says that the beaches in this area are not worth visiting. Well I hope they keep writing this because it is SO worth coming here. You have the entire beach to yourself aside from a few locals pu http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Miguel/blog-428255.html Day 4 July 28Awoke early and left Honduras via Guatemala to cross into El Salvador.El Salvador was never in the plans until we arrived in Central America so visiting here was unexpected. The political problems in Honduras meant we needed to make up 4 nights so why not hit up El Salvador.One of the ladies on our tour got very ill and threw up on the bus. Poor lady.After a long day of buses we http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Suchitoto/blog-428250.html Leaving Nicaragua we got a bus to the Honduran border which was easy to cross. We had to walk to the other side of the border crossing military men holding guns. There we waited for a minibus to take us to a bus station in Honduras where we could travel the PanAmerican Highway to the El Salvador border. We had to take rickshaws looks like a red 3wheeled golf cart to our next destination http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Perquin/blog-423649.html The first thing that really struck me about El Salvador was how genuinely friendly the people were. As a traveller you appreciate the little things people that give honest directions who answer your questions with a smile and who greet you like you're a guest in their house. This is how Salvadorans are and because the country has not yet been over run by tourism they are still very excited to http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/blog-423570.html We had a big fiesta the last night. Professional dancers and a professional band played for us. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Salvador/blog-422692.html We also got to do some sightseeing throughout our time there. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Salvador/blog-422686.html Las delicias is like a rec center run by the nuns. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Salvador/blog-422680.html The home visits were so interesting. It showed me things I never knew existed. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Salvador/blog-422658.html Monday Liz provided Jason and me with a tour of the U.S. embassy in San Salvador. After our go round we quickly came back to pack up necessities summer reads Ipod and sunscreen for the beach. I was extremely eager to spend the day relaxing. I swear I could hear a hammock on the beach calling my name. Our days here in El Salvador have been so jammed with activities that a tranquil afternoon http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Santa-Ana/blog-421298.html