by Chris | Aug 9, 2019 | El Salvador, Volcan De San Salvador, El Salvador
Today I went on a day trip of hiking Volcan de San Salvador. It was a pleasant hike and took the majority of the day. It was a sunny day, but the Volcanos peak is in the clouds, so it seemed like a cloudy day. I went with a few other people, family members of my...
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 | Jul 7, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad, Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
The Ichanmichen Waterpark is located about 30 minutes east of the International Airport in the town of Zacatecoluca. It’s also only about a 20 minute drive north of the coast. My girlfriends mother suggested that we go to the water-park for a family day, so we...
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...
