Blogs from Western, El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Today, after two and half great weeks, we finally left Guatemala for El Salvador. I'm currently sitting in my hostel in El Tunco on the Pacific coast, the first time I've seen the ocean since Tulum in Mexico. Due to its notorious reputation and some previous advice, I hadn’t planned to go anywhere near El Salvador but travellers I’ve met out here said it couldn’t be missed. In my first day on the coast I've been greeted by a stunning sunset, friendly locals (who sang British songs to me in a restaurant and invited me to a local festival) and a huge meal for just four dollars - so far so good. This time last week we (I'm still travelling with Amber and Rob) visited the Guatemalan mountain town of Chichicastenango. Every Sunday they hold a ... read more

Getting up at ridiculous hours for tours or buses has pretty much been the norm for us now for the past 6-7 weeks, and we therefore felt a well-earned break was on the cards for all our ‘hard work’. In particular, this seemed to come to light one evening during dinner, when after a gentle yawn I said to Donna that I was knackered and that it was probably time to ‘hit the hay’ after dinner, to which Donna responded, ‘Mike it’s 7:30pm!’. The days of staying up till silly O’clock at home seem a long way away at the moment, as we appear to be evolving and morphing into what we once feared….morning people! Hopefully, this is just a phase though, and we will continue to try work through it. So, a break from buses ... read more

'El Salvador seemed to be lacking in any redeeming features really but you may want to check it out if there’s stuff there that floats your boat. San Salvador, the capital where we had one night on a stop over, is lawless as f***. Expect to see security guards armed to the teeth, think Arnie in Commando style, very disconcerting.' C. Warren 2011 It was all a whirlwind of decision making. Having given up school, I kicked around in San Pedro de Laguna for a while which is easy to do because it is a party town. My friend, a Belguian named Jurgen, described his time at San Pedro as being 'lazy by day, hazy by night' which sums it up perfectly. I had a tricky period where I became addicted to heroine but luckily it ... read more

Kurzaufenthalt an der Pazifikkueste von El Salvador. Da auch hier zu viele "Gringos" anwesend sind gehts direkt weiter in die Hauptstadt San Salvador.... read more

I couldn't decide whether to do 3 blogs for this or not, so I think I'll go for 1 blog with 3 parts... After a few nights in Santa Ana, it was time to hit the Pacific beaches, mainly reputed for their surfing (not something I would be partaking in). Even though I hadn't exactly pre-planned the itinerary on that stretch, I ended up staying for 3 nights in 3 different places (hence the 3 parts blog): Los Cobanos, El Tunco and La Libertad. Los Cobanos: Although it had a brief mention in my guidebook, I hadn't really thought of going there until I asked the owner of my Santa Ana hostel and he said this was the place to be and also recommended a place to stay. So I left Santa Ana on Sunday morning, ... read more