Hotel Casa Austria San Salvador

... when I left in two days time so all I had to worry about now was to find a place to stay. The guide book recommended a few other places around the north of the city near Boulevard Los Heroes so I caught another bus up there and managed to find a half decent hostel for a much cheaper price in a semi decent area. That evening I went out with two American guys who had been travelling up through central america and were heading to Honduras next. We went to what is ...

... take care of him. Raymundo´s mom and three little brothers and sisters live in San Juan Opico, and although Raymundo has lived at Casa Concordia with the Olmedos for a very long time, his mom still visits him whenever she can. From Wednesday through Saturday, Cruz, Raymundo´s mom, and his little brothers and sisters were staying with us and visiting Raymundo. So, on Saturday we brought them home! San Juan Opico is about two hours away, and it was ...

... Banco Azteca uniforms. The whole place looked like the 1970s were desperately calling and we enjoyed our meal at a formica dinette set complete with white top and silver metal trim. A mirror ran the full length of the comedor and I could watch everyone digging into their meals. Food is something so universal and enjoyable while traveling.<br><br>The comedor was called Cafe New York Deli and was one of those holes in the wall that are awesome to uncover. I am ...

... would record the number Pat dictated, Joanne would hand out the specimen cups for a medical visit next month, Gale would take the old empty bag they have to return each month, and Dan would hand out the new bag full of supplies. It was fun interacting with the families as they came up.<br><br>Megan has been the hit of Santa Ana with her blond hair and the fact she looks like Katherine Heigl! I had little girls come up to me all excitedly, pulling ...

... kitchen, and they are just wonderfully fantastic! Carmen has been there every year I've gone, and Milagro is the daughter in law of Trini. I should write a family tree I think....<br> <br> This morning there was a meeting for Narcotics Anonymous, and there is a day in the week for Alcoholics Anonymous too. I was really really sad today to find out the the Pastor who always does the chapel service for the shelter everyday passed away in March. His name was Rene ...

... t have been easier. From Guatemala to Honduras the immigration office was completely empty, I was literally in and out with in 5 minutes. Having heard later from other travelers that my experience was not the norm I preparred myself to encounter some diffculties on my upcoming crossing. Upon reaching the border crossing I needed to first get my exit stamp from the Hounduran side. Walking on foot I was looking for  some kind of facility that housed the office. After turning down a ...

From El Zonte we went to San Salvador to meet up with Curtis and Jessica Marston, who we had just met in Guatemala. But they were going to be working for the day so, we cruised the city for a bit checking out the incredible malls for hot chicks and eating icecream in as many places as possible for some reason (I have to say that we were somewhat disappointed with the ...

... women's football match which we duly watched drinking a rancid sugared milk drink sat under a large tree with a heavily male based group of supporters. A long walk to the lakeside later saw us beer in hand contented, our evening spent drinking rum watching stories of the civil war being told on the big screen in a revolution style bar that only a few years before would not have been allowed to be open. If only there were photos.

... et ne pouvais plus respirer... Evitant de justesse un atterissage sur les rochers je reprenais mon souffle et partais pour un 2eme essaie. Les locaux m'encourageaient, j'etais remonte a bloc, cette fois determine a leur montrer ce que les europeens savaient faire quoi., mais encore pas de chance, vague suivante et .... paf, nouvelle noyade... Quand j'ai fini de tousser et que j'ouvrais enfin les yeux, je m'apercu qu'ils m'applaudissaient. Je compris que c'etait ...

... from one extreme to the other here. After waiting for the rain to die down a bit, I managed to hitch a ride to the nearby "Hotel Lenka" - a beautiful log-cabin like affair, situated amongst the nearby mountains and cloudforests. It´s funny how my hotel-finding technique has changed recently - at the beginning of my trip I would find whatever was the cheapest place listed in my Lonely Planet guide, and ask for the cheapest accommodation available - whether it was a single room ...