Category: North America

A Paradise by the Pacific Ocean🌊: My Stay at Capricho Beach House🏖️🛖, Barra de Santiago, El Salvador🇸🇻

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I stumbled upon one of the most off the wall spots from my travels yet while in El Salvador. After checking out the capital city San Salvador, where I stayed in Ximena’s Guesthouse, I decided to head to the beach to chill out for a few days. Most surfers and backpackers head to the trendy Read more about A Paradise by the Pacific Ocean🌊: My Stay at Capricho Beach House🏖️🛖, Barra de Santiago, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]

Summer in Park City, Utah, USA: The Fun Doesn’t Stop Because the Slopes are Snowless!

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As a backpacker to the USA you’ll get your mix of snow and sun. In the state of Utah, Park City may be more known for its skiing, but it is also a fantastic place to visit for a summer vacation. Just because there is no snow on the slopes, you can still have a Read more about Summer in Park City, Utah, USA: The Fun Doesn’t Stop Because the Slopes are Snowless![…]

My First Ever Surfing🏄Lesson, Pacific Ocean🌊, Barra de Santiago, El Salvador🇸🇻

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I have a confession to make, one of which if you follow my Facebook page, you’ll be aware of. I had NEVER been surfing before. Not surfing of any kind (other than the internet of course). Yes, despite having lived in two surfing hubs, Sydney and Bournemouth and having passed through Coolangatta, Durban, LA etc., Read more about My First Ever Surfing🏄Lesson, Pacific Ocean🌊, Barra de Santiago, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]

Ximena’s Guesthouse: The Coolest Hostel in San Salvador, El Salvador🇸🇻

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When it’s your first night in a new country (El Salvador), you want somewhere to relax, especially after a day of buses, taxis and border crossings. After leaving Guatemala City and crossing into El Salvador at Las Chinamas, I was heading straight for the capital city, San Salvador. At late notice, I hadn’t yet booked Read more about Ximena’s Guesthouse: The Coolest Hostel in San Salvador, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]

Doing a Local Cycling🚲Tour in Guatemala City, Guatemala🇬🇹

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Firstly a lot of tourists “skip” Guatemala City from their itinerary and visit to Guatemala. Some even ridiculously fly into GC airport and get a minibus straight out to Antigua!! Big mistake as far as I’m concerned as they miss the beating heart, the pulsating throb and the vivacious beast of the nation’s lively capital. Read more about Doing a Local Cycling🚲Tour in Guatemala City, Guatemala🇬🇹[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Salvadorian Cuisine at Sopon Tipico, San Salvador, El Salvador🇸🇻

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Before I arrived in El Salvador, I didn’t know much about it. I knew they had been in the FIFA World Cup twice (1970, 1982) and that the capital was San Salvador. There were a lot of surprises in store in this often neglected country from backpackers to Central America. On my first night in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Salvadorian Cuisine at Sopon Tipico, San Salvador, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]

Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Touring the Ruins of Casa Blanca, Chalchuapa

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Backpacking in El Salvador is a breath of fresh air. I now report on the day that I was the only tourist touring the ruins of Casa Blanca in the town of Chalchuapa. Also here in the town of Chalchuapa I visited an indigo workshop, got a full demonstration in detail, checked out the city’s Read more about Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Touring the Ruins of Casa Blanca, Chalchuapa[…]

El Hostal: Staying in the Best Hostel in Antigua, Guatemala

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A few times in my life I have stayed in the “best hostel in the country” which includes in Paraguay in 2010 (the Black Cat – unrivalled) and Armenia in 2013 (Penthouse – pure class) and mostly it’s voted by Hostel World, TripAdvisor etc. Guatemala has seen me stay in so many top rated hostels Read more about El Hostal: Staying in the Best Hostel in Antigua, Guatemala[…]