So I arrived in Perquin on Friday afternoon. I decided to come here as I wanted to visit the war museum and memorial here. Everything was closed by the time I arrived so I went to find myself a room for the night. There wasn`t much choice, only 2 or 3 places, 2 were expensive and one was cheap. Mindful of my budget I went for the cheap option... the room was a bit grubby but I`d seen worse... until I clapped eyes on the bathroom facilities! There I found the grim...

Weeeeeeeell. So... got up early yesterday and went off for my hike around the crater of nearby volcan... and down to the lake. The couple staying in the room next door to me decided to join me. I`d already booked the guide, a young local guy called Walter, so went to meet him and started along the trail. The town is situated only a couple of kilometers from the summit so it wasn`t long before we were at the ridge. The walk took us through fairly thick woodland an...

I`m in a town called happiness! How nice. Well it`s certainly pretty at least. It`s very small and there`s not much in the town itself... apart from lots of flowers. But there is a very pretty looking crater lake about 2km hike from here which I`m going to do tomorrow with a local guide.That`s about all for now. Just a quick update to let you know where I am. To be precise I`m sat in the tourist office. They`re playing Nirvana Nevermind which seems a little stran...

Suchitoto is soooo lovely! Haven´t got any pics yet but will put some up soon. I´m really in love with El Salvador. I´m not entirely sure why but it doesn´t seem like such a hot tourist destination. Travellers seem to skip straight past it through Honduras to Nicaragua or Guatemala. It´s only a minor detour but it´s so worth it. I suppose it still hasn´t shaken off its reputation for being dangerous since the war. But tha...

I`m very happy to be in El Salvador. I`ve stopped in a small village called La Palma near the ES/Honduras boarder. The town is famous for the distinctive 'naive'art that was first produced by an man named... erm... in the year... ahem... I really should find the facts out and fill you in! I read about it but can`t remember! Anyway ever since, the residents of this town have been reproducing his original images and there`s not a patch of town that isn`t decorated ...