by Chris | Dec 21, 2020 | Backpacking, Christian's Travels
Being stuck stranded abroad with two dogs during Covid has been an unexpected challenge. Pet owners didn’t see it coming – that airlines would restrict pets from being transported in their cargo holds. This is the first time I’ve ever been restricted...
by Chris | Nov 2, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador, Living Abroad
When people think of “Day of the Dead”, or “Dia de los Muertos” (in Spanish), they often think of Mexico. However, this celebratory holiday is not specific to Mexico. This day is celebrated by many latin cultures through-out Central America,...
by Chris | Aug 9, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador
The ruins of Joya De Ceren was a pre-hispanic farming community from about 200 AD. The ruins are located about 30 minutes from the city of San Salvador, on the opposite side of the Volcano of San Salvador. Since the time that the ruins were discovered in 1976, about...
by Chris | Jul 7, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador, Lago De Coatepeque, El Salvador
The Lago De Coatepeque is a large caldera (underwater volcano), similar to the Lago de Ilopango. El Salvador is known as “land of volcanoes” and you can see why. There are 23 active volcanoes in the country. Lago De Coatepeque has active hot-springs on the...
by Chris | Jun 21, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador
Today my girlfriend and I went horseback riding in San Salvador. I’ve been wanting to plan this for some time. I wanted it to be a surprise for my girlfriend, so I did all of the research online in order to find a farm that offers riding horses. My girlfriend is...
by Chris | May 3, 2019 | Christian's Travels, United States
When I get the rare chance to travel home to see my family, I like to take advantage of any fun family time I can get. Living abroad in El Salvador is awesome, but sometimes it’s great to revisit my roots in my home town where I grew up. My grandfather, Coop, is...
