First day in Central America
In and around El Salvador
Was flying out of San Francisco. Had a connecting flight in Guadalajara, MX and Mexico City, MX. The San Francisco to Guadalajara flight went great because they upgraded my flight from regular economy to first class!! That really helped out because it was the longest flight, 3 hrs.
Flew into San Salvador airport which was about 1.5 hrs outside the city, asked the driver to take us to a hotel that was recommnded by a local on the plane. It was supposed to be in a nice area, Colonia Escalon. Unfortunately that hotel did not exist and we had to settle for another nice hotel. very nice hotel in a nice safe area.
That day I went out to eat in Zona Rosa, had the best some of the best steak (churrasco) Ive ever eaten in my life. After that relaxed and went to bed.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler adventurist
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San Salvador
Was flying out of San Francisco. Had a connecting flight in Guadalajara, MX and Mexico City, MX. The San Francisco to Guadalajara... Continue reading »
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San Salvador = Nice and big city
Got to Guatemala City from San Salvador via a luxury bus. The whole ride took about 5hrs due to being stuck at customs for 45 mins. Got... Continue reading »
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Antigua ' Dissappointing colonial city
Took one of those chicken buses (refurbished US school buses) to Antigua which was supposed to be a very nice colonial city. The bus experien... Continue reading »
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Copan = Great and relaxed colonial town
Caught the bus at 5am (only bus during the day) to Copan but had few problems during the way.
First, I ran out of all forms of cash and did n... Continue reading »
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Tegucigalpa Necessary stop on my way to Leon
Left Copan at 6am. Caught a bus to San Pedro Sula, and then another bus to the capital, Tegucigalpa.
Initial impressions, it is very po... Continue reading »
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Leon nice colonial town!
Left Tegus at 6am after staying at some POS hostel with broken bathrooms. Staying there the night was too one night too many. The Austr... Continue reading »
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Granada So far so good.
This morning, after spending 3 nights in Leon, we left for Granada. Took the minibus over to Managua, then another one over to Granada. Total ri... Continue reading » -
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Bocas del Toro ' Looks like a rundown key west
Took a flight from Managua to Panama City and immediately boarded two buses to get to the bus terminal. WOW what an awesome bus terminal.&nbs... Continue reading »
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Panama City ' Most awaited city
Arrived back from Bocas Del Torro via a 1hr flight on a small two propeller airplane. Staying at a hostel on an 8th floor on a highrise build... Continue reading »
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Guadalajara - The other big city
Arrived in Mexico City on my way from El Salvadar, ate some some mexican food at the airport, and boarded the flight to Guadalajara. Arrived late n... Continue reading » -
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San Francisco - *brrr cold* back home
Got into San Jose airport, took a cab to my work's parking lot, and drove home. Nice city, but misses the touch of Panama City...and other place... Continue reading »
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