For many travelers, the utterly mesmerizing and picturesque treasure of Antigua needs no introduction. It’s been a tourist hotspot for decades, and was very much a gem that captivated my young husband at the age of 22 when he first rolled through on a chicken bus, backpacking his way through Central America. And he’s been eager to return ever since….this…
It’s been quite some time since we’ve had a visitor, so I was absolutely elated when one of my best friends, Sarah, whom I’ve known for more than 20 years agreed to come down from North Carolina to Antigua for a visit. And I knew just the place I wanted to take her for a girls’s getaway…the famous Lago de…
From Ataco, El Salvador to Antigua Nearly a week and a half ago, we made the journey from Concepcion de Ataco, El Salvador to Antigua, Guatemala where we’ll be based for a month. Although the prospect of spending the day bouncing ~8-10 hours between multiple chicken buses sounded scintillating, we opted to hop on the van wagon with some other tourists…
At 45 and 47-year-old nomads, it’s sometimes hard to find our place…not only in the world, but amongst the ages. We live sandwiched in between two travel varieties…the more traditionally or early retired 50/60-somethings, who seemingly have unlimited funds… and the digi nomads, and/or ambitious, experience-driven and childless millennials, and Gen Z’s. We can relate a bit to both, but…
In Summary... This was the first visit to El Salvador for both of us and it was truly a wonderful experience. This tiny Central American country has been on our radar for awhile, especially since it has become safer and more peaceful in recent years. Although only about the size of Massachusetts, it packs a punch of offerings, of which…
From San Salvador to Concepcion de Ataco We had just nine days in El Salvador to work with. Por que? The reason is a marvelous “privilege” of US Citizenry….Greg unfortunately has (deferred) jury duty he couldn’t get out of when we return in late March. Also, we wanted to ensure two month-long stays before we headed back, to align with our…
From Lisbon>London>NYC>Miami>San Salvador In the span of 37 hours... we crossed paths with countless diverse faces bearing passports from all around the world we mindlessly ate and drank from a blur of mood-saving airport lounges we attempted trying-to-sleep Kama Sutra in a variety of contorted positions we trucked more than 15k bearing the full weight of our backpack houses as…
Exploring the Ajuda Neighborhood On our escape from Europe, we are passing through Portugal’s vibrant capital for four days. Surprisingly we had never been here so we decided to devote our time to discovering the city, and save Sintra and surrounding areas for another visit. We chose an apartment west of the center in the Ajuda neighborhood, which we noted looks…
