What's Up El Salvador

There are quite a few great places to eat and drink in El Tunco, and it seems, that in spite of the town’s small size, and relaxed atmosphere there are more every month. I can see that the town is growing, and also that there are some built in limitations to how fast, or how [...]

We had the great opportunity to hike up from Planes de Renderos to Puerto del Diablo, and its a short, pleasant hike that I recommend you take if you get the chance. For those less comfortable walking around, you can also drive up to the hill and then hike up to the top. Planes de [...]

Either there is a trend, my medication finally kicked in, or my new glasses are working out well. I see many more colorful and interesting restaurants in San Salvador. Not exclusive (El Salvador values exclusivity more than the US), but fun, casual, stylish and entertaining. It seems to be a general trend. Perhaps the people [...]

As you already know we are completely insane. So when we decided to sell everything we owned and move our family to El Salvador you weren’t blindsided. When we opened Brew Revolution, the ONLY Craft Brewery in El Salvador you may have gone a little bug eyed but you were still not that freaked out, [...]

Lucha Libre in El Salvador! I am a huge fan of craziness so as you might expect I could not stay away from Salvadoran Lucha Libre forever. The sheer madness of it, the theatricality, the outlandish characters, make it something that everyone should attend at least once. Not in Las Vegas.  But in a downtown [...]

I dont often get to go out with Andy. Our last “date” was more than a year ago, so when our daughter recieved an invitation to spend the night at a friend´s beach house we were not going to stay indoors. Having been in San Salvador for over a year we still have no clue [...]

In San Salvador something has caught my attention in a big way. Much of it is familiar, and I have been watching it as closely as I can, being fairly busy, and with “still developing” Spanish. (note: I no longer call it horrible… just inadequate) I saw a spray painted banner hanging from an overpass, [...]

Being a foodie in El Salvador is a different game. It´s not difficult, if you are truly interested in tasting interesting and delicious things. The country is full of gorgeous fruits, herbs and depending on where you are, who you know, and how you shop you can get great milk, eggs, meat and fish (the [...]

A few weeks after moving to Playa El Tunco we have opened the doors (I mean windows) of our teeny tiny Brew Revolution brewery in the sand. As you would expect, the project is full of challenges. I would rather focus on some of the upsides though. It is these upsides that keep us going, [...]

Amid all the drama of moving Emme to El Tunco, and away from her established neighborhood friends, we have been searching for things she will look forward to and enjoy. Andy made a very good move, when he added up the number of times she was watched and re-watched episodes of “River Monsters“, and bought [...]