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...
by Chris | Apr 18, 2019 | Bogota, Colombia, Colombia, Food Reviews, Foods
When I was in Bogota, Colombia, I had the fortunate experience to try arepas. Arepas are a staple meal item in Colombia and Venezuela and they’re available through-out the country. What exactly are arepas? Arepas from Colombia are corn cakes, similar to biscuits...
by Chris | Apr 18, 2019 | Bogota, Colombia, Christian's Travels, Colombia, Foods
Living in El Salvador requires a lot of travel when I want to visit my parents in the United States. This means flights, and sometimes layovers. As you guessed it, I had a layover in Bogota, Colombia. It sounds strange…I had to fly for 3 hours south to Colombia...
by Chris | Apr 14, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad, Planes De Renderos, San Salvador
My girlfriend and I had a big breakfast today. We ate pancakes and shared a giant omelette made with fresh vegetables and chorizo (sausage). It was fantastic. After that recovering from our large meal together, we brought Gemma, one of Stephanie’s dogs, up to...
by Chris | Mar 23, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
I enjoy theme parks, but I’m always nervous to go on rides. My girlfriend, on the other hand, loves rides. So that means…I go on a lot of rides. We live only 10 minutes outside of the capital city of San Salvador. Every year there are many places that open...
by Chris | Mar 5, 2019 | El Salvador, New Perspectives
Before I visited El Salvador, naturally I didn’t know much about the history of El Salvador. With time, I wanted to learn more. I visiting numerous historical places in El Salvador, such as the Natural History Museum, the Ruins of Tazumal and the Haunted Guirola...