What's Up El Salvador

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, [...]

I grew up in Southern California so I have heard the sound of cicadas before. On some summers days more than others we would hear their loud, otherworldly sound buzzing out from any wooded area nearby. I thought the sound was creepy, and it’s “war of the worlds” quality made me think something dangerous was [...]

Playa El Flor is a very interesting beach. The beach is a very shallow slope, It feels as though you could just keep walking and walking out into the ocean forever before the water had much depth, but the ground is a network of rocky mounds and unexpected holes, so visitors should wear water shoes, and step carefully. That the landscape is rocky and uneven sounds unpleasant. Looking out at the moonscape I was initially not all that interested in going out. But I had no idea the advantages of these sink holes and jutting rocks!

The Lago de Coatepeque is a nearly circular lake formed in the crater of a volcano. As a volcanic crater lake, it is at an elevation of 749 meters, and is surrounded by the rim of the volcano, which is now a complete perimeter of lush green mountainside. Mountainsides in this region are covered by coffee, corn, or lush dense natural forest. Along the ridge coming down toward the lake there are small restaurants and bars where you can take in the view and a nice meal. Talk about a good date!

Big news in El Salvador, is that Spirit Airlines now flies here. Depending on your needs they might be a good choice for you, but there are definately two sides to the coin. Spirit began flying to El Salvador last month, and their entrance into the market was met with a pretty good level of [...]

In the latest issue of Escape From America Magazine is an article we wrote for the magazine. It is titled: 8 Things We Love About Our Expat Life in El Salvador and 3 Things We Don’t Like.   Here is an excerpt:   Read the article to see what we don’t like about living in [...]

This 4th of July, the family decided to visit Guatemala City. We wanted to see a few friends there, and to get out and stretch our expat adventure wings. Living in El Salvador means we are close to so many cool countries. This is a synopsis of the trip, and it may help you out [...]

Today we made the highly recommended trip to Suchitoto and Lago Illopango. Bloggers recommend it, travel sites recommend it, friends recommend it, and we wanted to see Whats Up in Suchitoto, El Salvador! I thought the drive there was pleasant, once we got out of the wild of buses at the east end of the [...]

Walking through Gallerias Mall in Colonia Escalon, a wealthier neighborhood in San Salvador, I came upon an interesting sight just outside the food court. La Capilla San Jose. Not surprisingly, there was a sign posted outside kindly asking for a respectful demeanor that would have been presumed at any other location. The priests must have [...]

A few months ago my husband and I made the choice to move from the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States of America, to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. My husband and I owned a retail and wholesale coffee roasting company for more than seven years. We are both passionate about [...]