If you couldn’t swim, like literally you had never been in water before, would you go snorkeling with sharks in Belize? That’s not rhetorical. I’d like your opinions please. Anyway, I went to Belize, specifically the island of Caye Caulker, and I went snorkeling with sharks with a chubby Brazilian who couldn’t swim. It was…
Getting back from Santa Ana volcano to the city could have been a case of hopping on a bus. Instead the Salvadoran police almost killed us and we hitchhiked and got a ride in the back of a local’s truck. Here’s how to get from Santa Ana volcano to Santa Ana. Story time! To read…
Getting to Santa Ana Many airlines fly to San Salvador, the capital, so that’ll be your first stop. At the airport you can take a bus into San Salvador itself, then there are buses from the bus station to Santa Ana (details here). For me, I just took an Uber directly from the airport to…
One type of traveler you’ll encounter is the spiritual traveler. But the spiritual traveler only exists in a specific few places. Never walking down La Rambla in Barcelona, or taking a photo with Spider-Man in Times Square, or in the lobby of your local Hilton. One place you will find the spiritual traveler is in…
This is a guide on how to hike the Santa Ana volcano in El Salvador: step one: while facing the volcano, put one foot in front of the other until you reach the top. Step two: congratulate yourself on a job well done! For people looking for practical information on how to hike the Santa…
In El Salvador I did a Ruta de las Flores day trip. That’s “Route of the Flowers”, just in case your Spanish is completely non-existent. But let me first clear up something: the flowers only bloom seasonally. When I was there, I saw a grand total of zero flowers on the Route of the Flowers….
Starfish and sloths are two killer reasons why you should visit Bocas del Toro, Panama. Here’s my experience. I stopped by Panama en-route to Bogotá, Colombia. My first impression of Panama City was that it was blander than a pancake without maple syrup so I jumped on a domestic plane about the size of a…
If I had a bucket list, it would include getting a tattoo, snorting cocaine off somebody’s stomach, and setting up a business renting pets by the month for people who aren’t actually sure yet whether they want a dog shitting on their carpet. One thing my bucket list definitely wouldn’t include is roasting marshmallows with an Amish lady…