Antsirabe, with a population of roughly 400,000, is the third-largest city in Madagascar. Its name translates to the place of much salt. Owing to the numerous thermal springs and freshwater sources in its vicinity, it also goes by the nickname the City of Water. It is known for its cultural diversity (a melting pot of Malagasy tribes) and its immense fleet of human-powered … [Read more...]
Extending Madagascar Tourist Visa in Antananarivo
I landed in Antananarivo one afternoon in the late autumn of 2023, one day before my girlfriend, Sophie, arrived on a separate flight. Our plan was to spend in Madagascar the better part of the upcoming north winter. Of what little we had researched in advance, doing this would require a visa extension.All resources we had read, official or unofficial, outlined the same details … [Read more...]
Ruta De Las Flores Road Trip
Ruta de las Flores (literally the flower route) is famed as one of El Salvador's most scenic traveling itineraries. It runs for about 50 km between the town of Sonsonate and Ahuachapan, going through a diversity of lush landscapes and a series of picturesque historic villages. It would surely make a beseeming destination for our intended, brief road trip in El … [Read more...]
Climbing Santa Ana Volcano, El Salvador
The Volcano of Santa Ana, at 2.381 meters, is the highest mountain in El Salvador. We were going to climb to its top on the previous day. But that didn't work out as planned...The thing is that, despite it being reachable via a very short and easy hike, the local authorities compel all hikers to join a guided tour. To further complicate the matter, there is only one such tour … [Read more...]
Lake Coatepeque: Day Trip from Santa Ana
Lake Coatepeque, formed within a large volcanic caldera, is situated near the city of Santa Ana in western El Salvador. We weren't originally intending to visit it during our sojourn in the city, but it so happened we did quite accidentally...A week into our stay in Santa Ana city, we headed out one morning aiming to climb the Volcano of Santa Ana. But this excursion ended … [Read more...]
Tazumal & Chalchuapa: Day Trip from Santa Ana
The archeological complex of Tazumal is considered one of the most distinguished Mayan sites in El Salvador. It is situated in the heart of the modern city of Chalchuapa in the western part of the country.We'd recently crossed into El Salvador from Guatemala and settled for a while in the city of Santa Ana. It'd been three months we were traveling around Central America and had … [Read more...]
Guatemala City to Santa Ana, El Salvador by Local Public Transport
June 2022, having spent about a month traveling around Guatemala, we ended up in Guatemala City. And then it was time to move on to the city of Santa Ana in El Salvador.We found two ways to do that by public transport:Yet another option—which would be the fastest, comfiest, safest, and still fairly economical for a group—would be to arrange a private transfer here. The lowest … [Read more...]
From Santa Ana to El Tunco & El Zonte by Public Transport
Having pleasantly spent our first two weeks in El Salvador in the city of Santa Ana and its surroundings, it was a good time to head to the coast. As a destination for our beach time we chose the neighboring villages of El Tunco and El Zonte, situated west of the country's principal port city, Puerto La Libertad.El Tunco Beach is located 86 km away from Santa Ana and could be … [Read more...]
El Salvador to Honduras by Bus via El Poy Border
When the time came to continue our trip through Central America onwards from El Salvador to Honduras, rather than crossing the main border at El Amatillo, we decided to go via the El Poy Border to western Honduras. That proved a fairly quick and straightforward procedure.Several chicken buses (bus #112) depart daily from the Terminal de Oriental (coordinates: 13.7023, -89.1731) … [Read more...]
Arcilaca Hot Springs in Gracias, Honduras
During our sojourn in the town of Gracias in western Honduras, we heard about the two hot springs found in its vicinity. One is called Termas del Rio and is located 9km north of Gracias, on the way to Las Flores. The other is in the village of Arcilaca, 5 km south of Gracias. Due to it being closer, as well as having better facilities, we chose the latter for a day trip.We got … [Read more...]
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