Monthly Archives: March 2013
El Salvador miscellaneous
It was just a short trip, but El Salvador made a strong enough impression on me that I was sad to board my flight out of the country. A few odds and ends from El Salvador: Update Since writing about the mangos in my Juayúa post, I've been told that the seasoning I couldn't … Continue reading
Playa El Tunco, El Salvador
With almost two hundred miles of Pacific coastline, El Salvador has plenty of great beaches. El Tunco is one of them, best known for its consistent waves which make it a popular surfing spot. During the weekend, El Tunco is packed with tourists and locals, but during the week it's pretty quiet. Occasionally, a … Continue reading
Ataco, El Salvador
For a quarter, I caught bus 249 to the town of Ataco. It's a bit of a hike from the bus stop to one of the town's churches. From there, I climbed a hill to reach a lookout over Ataco. There's a giant cross at the apex, overlooking the town and surrounding mountains. … Continue reading
Los Chorros
Los chorros waterfalls are popular with locals and tourists alike. Where the road out of Juayúa splits into three, ignore the two streets with big signs for los chorros and go down the center, unmarked street. If you look carefully, you'll sign the street is indeed discreetly marked. Head down the dirt road. … Continue reading
Juayúa, El Salvador
If you've got $1.25 and about three hours, you can catch the two buses that will take you west from San Salvador to Juayúa. Juayúa is the kind of quiet town where everyone walks in the middle of the street even though the sidewalks are perfectly good. It's small enough that whenever my hostel's two … Continue reading
Next stop: El Salvador
I recently arrived in El Salvador for a quick break from winter with plans to hike and enjoy the sun. Stay tuned for proper posts!
A few of my favorite things
As much as I love roaming the world with my passport and backpack, I always appreciate returning to New York to see friends and family. I've spent seven great weeks with some of my favorite people, but I've also enjoyed one or two other aspects of being in NYC. All the clean laundry I … Continue reading
Hockey Hall of Fame
While in Toronto, I made it to Canada's most revered museum: the Hockey Hall of Fame. Upon entering the museum, memorabilia from players who have been inducted into the HHOF are featured in display cases. Gordie Howe. Steve Yzerman. There was a mock locker room that I was curious to visit … Continue reading
MoMA
Fridays are wonderful for countless reasons, one of which being that New York City's Museum of Modern Art is free on Friday afternoons! It was jam packed inside but I was able to maneuver around the groups of people and have a good time. I made a beeline straight for the fifth floor, home … Continue reading
Locks of Love
I recently donated my third ponytail to Locks of Love, an organization which collects hair donations and assembles them into wigs to be donated to financially disadvantaged children with medical conditions that cause long term hair loss. Before. After!