For six years I have had Guatemala at the top of my travel list. For six years I have made plans to go to Guatemala. And for six years these plans have come undone. Once It was to change plans to an easier country to visit with friends. Once it was to go visit friends…
El Salvador was a late addition to our travel plans. There was nothing particular drawing us there, but it was much cheaper and faster to fly into San Salvador than it was into Guatemala City. This time and cost saving, plus a love of scratching additional countries off the map, led us to book tickets…
Is it safe? How do you keep safe? Do you ever get worried? Isn’t it dangerous there? These are among the most common questions I get asked when I talk about travels both past and future. Beyond the general ignorance involved1 there is something wild about being asked if I feel safe in another country…
Before we dive into the various ways in which I was unprepared to travel again, I want to do a little rambling. As is my nature. One of the most common questions I get asked about traveling across the globe is how do I manage the different languages. My travels at this point have involved…
It has been 4 years since I have been backpacking. Or budget traveling, or flashpacking, or long traveling, or whatever made up terminology you prefer. Covid was of course the big cause of this, but there were also a hundred minor emergencies that sucked money from the travel fund, as well as significant time spent…
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