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Mount Ijen lake at sunrise

Guide to Hiking Mount Ijen – Tour, DIY, or Mix of Both

Updated: June 19, 2022 Should I do Mount Ijen with a tour? Should I do it by myself? Will I save a lot of money by doing it solo? If you want my recommendation, I’d go for a hybrid of the two options. You’ll save money and probably end up with a more rewarding experience of Kawah Ijen. There are tour operators all over Bali and Java that will offer you full tours...

Dancing at the Bromo sunrise

10-Step Complete Guide To Hiking Mount Bromo Without a Tour

If you’re travelling through East Java, you’ve surely heard about Mount Bromo. If you haven’t, you must’ve seen pictures of it but perhaps just didn’t know its name. If no to both of those, welcome to the internet – this must be your first time. Do an image search of Indonesia and you’re going to see photos of Mount Bromo. It’s one of the most iconic Indonesian...

busy street in central Quito

How To Stay Safe Traveling the World – 21 Travel Safety Tips

May 26, 2022 So, you wanna travel? Fantastic! You wanna see national landmarks, mountains, waterfalls, beaches, rainforests, and animals? Amazing. You wanna practice a new language, understand a different culture, try new foods? I’m getting excited. You wanna end up in sticky situations, have your credit card stolen, bribe police, and lose your phone? Okay wait, pump...

open water with two volcanoes in the background

How to Get From El Salvador to Nicaragua by Boat

May 24, 2022 Haz click aquí para ver el artículo en español I guarantee you this is the best way to get from El Salvador to Nicaragua. This is the way I took and after speaking with many people who took the bus or a series of buses, they all wished they’d known about the boat option. There’s no land border between El Salvador and Nicaragua – you have to cross through...

volcano in El Salvador

Is El Salvador Safe? Should I Skip This Country?

May 9, 2022 Read the news about El Salvador and you’re likely to find mention of gangs like MS-13 and Barrio 18. Pictures of guys with shaved heads, covered head to toe in tattoos might flash through your mind. Maybe that’s all you know about El Salvador. Let me tell you what I think of when I hear El Salvador. I see gentle old ladies standing behind their flat top...

bus parked at the terminal

How To Get From Tegucigalpa to San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Disclaimer: This post may include affiliate links where I earn a small commission for referring you to their services. But don’t worry, any companies I partner with I have vetted and/or used myself. And if I didn’t use them myself, I should have because they would have made my travels a whole lot easier. Last Updated: November 11, 2024 I don’t know if...

3 travelers hanging out on a couch

Is Couchsurfing Safe? – My Near Nightmare in Honduras

Last Updated: June 10, 2022 My royal fumble in the El Salvador airport left me with little time to spare. I had hoped to be in San Pedro Sula, Honduras a couple days ahead of the Canada-Honduras World Cup Qualifying match, but I woke up the day of the match in Tegucigalpa and had to find my way the 4-6 hours to San Pedro Sula. It was January 27, 2022. I was beyond...

Novak Djokovic serving at Wimbledon

Putin Loves Tennis and Won’t Let Russians Miss Wimbledon

April 25, 2022 Novak Djokovic recently called out Wimbledon on their ban of Russian and Belarusian players at this year’s upcoming tournament. “I cannot support the decision of Wimbledon. I think it is crazy. When politics interferes with sport, the result is not good,” Djokovic told reporters. Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players comes amid the...

Honduras Immigration Office

The El Salvador Bus To Honduras – Shotguns and Kamala Harris

Last Updated: May 9, 2022 I didn’t know what he had in mind, but I was sure hoping it had nothing to do with me. He walked past me with his shotgun and out the front door. It was starting to make sense why he didn’t care to help me and why there wasn’t going to be anybody around to watch my stuff. This man had bigger things on his mind. I was nodding in and out of...

Jesus statue at a roundabout

Transport Options From El Salvador Airport to the City

Last Updated: May 9, 2022 “$30 for a taxi? Are there buses?” I had just finished sleeping in the airport to save money on a night’s accommodation, which ended up costing me a lot more in the long run. I didn’t really want to then pay $30 for a shuttle to the city. It was just after 5am when I finally made it out of the airport after my glorious miscalculation the...