Archive for February, 2011
Hotel Tip Of The Week: El Cortijo del Lago at Lake Yojoa, Honduras
Posted on 27. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: El Cortijo del Lago on the peaceful Lake Yojoa in Honduras.
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Reflections: 300 days on the road
Posted on 26. Feb, 2011 by jess.
300 days on the road… almost exactly 10 months of backpacking! Looking back on Day 1 arriving in Las Vegas back in April to where we are now, we still can not believe how much life, experience, adventure – and work! – we have been able to squeeze into these 300 days.
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Polaroid of the week: Spider monkey in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
One of the things we were most excited about for Costa Rica was the wildlife roaming freely through the forests. Check out this adorable little spider monkey in Manuel Antonio! So cute!
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14 things we love about El Salvador
Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by jess.
After spending fourteen days in El Salvador, we have listed 14 things, in no particular order, which we found out we love about the country, one for each day…
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Go Beyond… El Salvador’s beaches: Suchitoto and Alegria
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
Based on the available shuttles from Guatemala and Nicaragua to El Salvador, it might be easy to think that the only place worth a visit in El Salvador is the beach. The Go Beyond series looks beyond the beaches to reveal some of El Salvador’s most picturesque towns: Alegria and Suchitoto.
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Hotel tip of the week: Yellow House, Antigua Guatemala
Posted on 19. Feb, 2011 by jess.
Need a cheap hotel? This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: The Yellow House in Antigua, Guatemala.
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Polaroid of the week: Morning deliveries in Granada, Nicaragua
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
No matter how long we are in Central America, there are still things which amaze us…
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Go Beyond… El Salvador’s beaches: The Ruta de las Flores
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
Based on the available shuttles from Guatemala and Nicaragua to El Salvador, it might be easy to think that the only place worth a visit in El Salvador is the beach. The Go Beyond series looks beyond the beaches to reveal some of El Salvador’s most charming colonial towns along the Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador’s flower route.
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Hotel Tip of the Week: Entre Piedras in Alegria, El Salvador
Posted on 12. Feb, 2011 by jess.
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Entre Piedras hostel in Alegria, El Salvador.
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Travel 2.0 Review: HotelCalculator.com
Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by jess.
We were recently contacted by the hotel search engine Hotel Calculator and asked to put together an objective review of the website. As long-term (if not, possibly, life-long) travelers, every penny we spend on travel counts. We are absolute geeks about online travel comparison shopping, so we gladly accepted. In fact, as we are headed off to Europe in the spring and the US in the summer, we killed two birds with one stone and tested Hotel Calculator while planning trips to Venice, Italy and New York City. Read on to find out how we like the site…
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Polaroid of the week: Rooster basket in Masaya, Nicaragua
Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
Check out the basket, made out of….Rooster? Yes, we found Rooster Baskets in Masaya, Nicaragua.
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The Day We Became Mountaineers…well, kind of.
Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by jess.
It was just us, two men we had just met and a machete as we headed out to hike the volcano crater around the Laguna de Alegria, El Salvador. What started off simply ended up being one of our biggest challenges to date.
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Polaroid of the week: Sandinista Supporters in Nicaragua
Posted on 03. Feb, 2011 by Dany.
Nicaraguan presidential elections take place in 2011, and the people here are passionate politicos. Check out this house painted in full support for Daniel Ortega and the FSLN Sandinista party.
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Travel Outside The Box
Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by guest.
Hardcore, off-the-beaten-track travellers aren’t the sort to go on a package holiday. Those of looking for a short-term budget option can actually turn a package deal into the time-short traveller’s deal of a lifetime.
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