Hotel Puerto Bus el Salvador

... and the ocean, it turns out, hasn´t turned to black sludge.) After a stressful morning running around between bank, hotel and bike shop, we set off for El Salvador. We were able to hitchike part of the way, thankfully, as we would not have made it ...

... the amenities at Bahia del Sol are so outstanding, or if this country is actually as awesome as it seems, but I LOVE El Salvador. Everything - the people, wildlife, beaches, buses, palm trees - are so incredibly vibrant, like someone over-photo-shopped a ...

... up at 7 as we planned and not at 8.30 as it panned out, we still couldn't have made it to San Salvador on account of the Salvadorian bus schedule - good thing we had a lye-in, then!  Still though, we made pretty good progress seeing as our journey ...

... was 90 degrees and 176% humidity! It was so thick you could "cut it with a machete". Anyway, enough of my complaining! El Salvador is a rugged, tropical countryside that reminds me of Hawaii rain forests or the tropics of Puerto Rico. From when we first ...

... the bar, and I would have done it without the temptation of a shot of tequila.  The next day I was on another bus heading to El Salvador.  The border crossing was simple and easy and I was in San Salvador by 5 pm.  San Salvador is a mini ...

... we didn't have a kitchen to buy a sample or two and prepare it.  I also got really excited about the transportation in El Salvador.  The buses are like a little piece of heaven on earth.  They take old American school buses, paint them ...

... I could give more specific names, but the Spanish to English translation is tough with animals. Eric also told us how to get to El Salvador. He showed us the boat dock- our first stop- and told me the names of the cities we would have to connect through ...

... , the road became surprisingly steep and we took a rest stop under an almond tree. When we reached highway 2 and turned south toward El Salvador,Dave’s rear tire went soft. We found a staple like wire had caused another flat..   Soon we were ...

... west coast and a hurricane off the east coast, that means RAIN and LOTS of it. We had planned to head south from Monterrico to El Salvador but we found out that the bridge we would have to cross was either flooded or washed away, as were the roads. There ...

... de turbulentie er even later niet om) kreeg het toestel geen toestemming om San Francisco te verlaten. Natuurlijk hebben we onze vlucht van El Salvador naar Costa Rica niet meer gered, waardoor de vertraging nog verder opliep en we San Jose pas laat in de ...

... : lots of long legs and chiseled cheekbones. The liquados, fruit smoothies made with fresh strawberries and peaches, are delicious too. (El Salvador 4701) 4 Lo de Jesus Argentina is famous for its free-roaming, grass-fed beef, and a la parrilla, or ...

... feet are cloven deep in the jungle maximo leads irene into the jungle. el imposible it´s called the impossible park (el salvador) because it looks pretty near impossible to cross. we actually went up and over 2 mountains. wild ...

... new visa as mine was close to expiring. When you enter Guatemala you get 90 days and the same visa applies for Honduras, Nicarugua and El Salvador as well. The immigration guy said he would give me a new stamp for 200Q. That´s quite a bit of cash and ...

... hotel! End of bonus story........ I took a night bus to Guatemala City to try and catch an early morning connection to El Salvador. The bus had everything including a hostess who served drinks and played videos until around midnight. Once in the city bus ...

... our bags where I go to the post office to send a package to San Salvador.  My sister´s foster child is from El Salvador from Plan International (see my earlier entry about mine near Sucre in Bolivia).  Their office is shut now for Christmas so ...

... out, I had time to think and decided not to go to Honduras anymore. As I had to go through Guatemala anyway, why not start with El Salvador and make my way up to Honduras, hoping that by then, the rainy season would be well over.   I left my ...

... on with update No VIII of 'Paul's Magical Mystery Tour of Various Places and Random Stuff'© I last left you in El Salvador where I was being mashed about by monster waves, random French peoples surfboards and Central American Volcanoes, and that was ...

... good chance that I will be on one of them, headed to La Ceiba and then West, possibly toward the Pacific Coast or El Salvador, depending on how fierce the Hurricane becomes. All this could change and hopefully tonight and tomorrow it will head north and ...

... destination late in the afternoon. Not exactly a tourist destination, Chiquimula was at least a decent stopover on our way to El Salvador. The place was very busy especially the market, and there was loads of stalls around the square. For eating there ...

... licuados.  Say no more.... 16.  The ruins of Copan, Honduras.  Simply amazing.  17.  Juayua, El Salvador.  Beautiful mountain town with bitching weekend food fair. Worth the hassle of getting there.  18.  La ...