San Salvador was a bit of a blip on the radar for us. We got into town via Alex, our host from Playa Zonte, and were dropped directly at the hotel we had booked in the previous day. As we were feeling a bit worn from the past couple of days of un-named, but violent "death-stomach illness"; we decided to spring for a nicer spot, with A/C and cable T.V (news in English). This is 'balling' for us. After a good 30 minutes relishing in the cool air of our hotel, we r...

The trip to El Salvador required us to spend yet another night in Antigua. This brings the total to 9 nights for anyone counting, which is by far the longest we've been anywhere aside from the lovely days of El Nido, Philippines. We woke up early on the morning of our departure and attempted to get a bit of exercise. We went for an easy 25 minute run, which is when we caught a glimpse of the impending doom. On the way home after stopping for a couple cups of cof...