The country of ‘El’s’. El Cuco and El Tunco, El Salvador

We left Leon, Nicaragua at 2am in the morning to begin our 7 hour journey to the last country of our Latin American trip- El Salvador. We got picked up from our hostel in a luxurious 8 seater shuttle with the company Gekko trails. I was a little worried about the trip. I imagined us … More The country of ‘El’s’. El Cuco and El Tunco, El Salvador

Santa Marta, Costeno beach surf camp & Palomino, Colombia 

Santa Marta is where Colombians go to have the sun on their backs and rum in their glasses- so Lonely planet says. Sounds like a tropical paradise right? Wrong! Santa Marta to me is an ugly, dirty, dusty town (city?) that is hot, humid and very unpleasant to look at. Should you ever find yourself … More Santa Marta, Costeno beach surf camp & Palomino, Colombia