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[Transport] Bus San Salvador – Concepcion de Ataco: Fares & Bus Terminals
There are two ways to get from San Salvador to Concepcion de Ataco. Both routes require a change of bus. 1st method: San Salvador – Sonsonate – Concepcion de Ataco This method is longer but the advantage is that the changeover to Sonsonate is done in the same bus terminal. From Terminal Occidente in San Salvador, take a bus to Sonsonate (the route in question is called Ruta 205). There are several types of buses. Choose the servicio especial buses ($1.30) that have a luggage compartment. These buses leave on time. Hours: every 20 minutes, between 5:20 am and 7:20 pmDuration:1h30Rates:$1.30 From the same terminal, take a bus that looks…
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Concepción de Ataco on the Route of Flowers, Santa Teresa & Santa Ana Thermal Waters (El Salvador)
After a weekend visiting San Salvador, we are back on the road to Concepción de Ataco, located on the Route of Flowers. The Route of Flow ers includes several small villages, and the name comes from the wild flowers we see on the road, not from the flowers in the villages. Concepcion de Ataco is the most beautiful village on the Flower Route. Having to be in Mexico for Christmas, we don’t have much time left. We’re in the rhythm of Round the World Tour and not Digital Nomad, we only stay a few days in Concepción de Ataco to work, before moving again. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical…
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2 days in San Salvador: Old Town & Volcano of El Salvador, El Boqueron Park
After a month in Nicaragua, we take an international bus from Leon to San Salvador (more details here). The trip is very long but at least the seats are comfortable and the border crossing (Nicaragua – Honduras – El Salvador) is rather smooth. We hesitated a lot to stay a little longer in Nicaragua, but we thought it would be better, even if we were there, to visit as many Central American countries as possible. These countries are so geopolitically unstable that it only takes a little trick to make them inaccessible for months or even years. Instead of going directly to one of the beaches of El Salvador, like…
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International Bus: from Leon (Nicaragua) to San Salvador (El Salvador): Timetable, Fares
If there are many shuttles proposed by the hostels going from Leon (Nicaragua) to the different beaches in El Salvador, we had a lot of trouble finding buses connecting Leon and San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. There are two companies providing this service: Platinum Tica Bus You will not necessarily see this information on the two respective sites because the buses all leave from Managua and Leon is just a stop on the way. Here are the departure times and fares for November 2019: Platinum : departure around 3am. Arrival around 2pm-3pm. Rates : 50$US Tica Bus: departure around 11am. Arrival around 11 pm. Fares : 45$US The…
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[Travel Guide] Itinerary 19 days in China, from Beijing to Hanoi in Independent (Bus, Train, Plane) – from China to Vietnam
Even if we were not interested in China during our 1st World Tour (in favor of the Philippines), we decided to go there anyway during our 2nd World Tour. Here is the 19 days itinerary that I recommend for China. The idea is to cross China from Beijing to Vietnam. Beijing (3 days) Datong (2 days) Xian (2 days) Zhangjiajie (4 days) Phoenix City (4 days) Yangshuo (2 days) Ghangzhou (1.5 days) Hanoi or Hong Kong & Macau, your choice Comments on the itinerary Everything can be done by train or bus, but I put a few trips by plane (if your finances allow) because I consider this particular train…
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Itinerary 2 months in Central America + Colombia
Here is the itinerary that we plan to do, from Colombia, through Central America, to Mexico, as digital nomads for 5.5 months. If you are on a trip around the world or on vacation, this trip can be done in less than 2 months. Note: we made a 5 month itinerary for South America + Cuba (excluding Colombia) here Comments on the itinerary Here are the countries that we did not include in our trip this time: Costa Rica : too expensive, we’ll prefer to go there when we’re on vacation Honduras: no time, Internet too slow Belize : too expensive Guatemala : not for this year (finally we made…
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Being Digital Nomad in Nicaragua (Managua, Granada, Leon): Reviews & Speedtests
If you have followed us on the blog, you can see that this year we have chosen the two “dangerous” (in the collective imagination) of Central America to spend the fall: Nicaragua and El Salvador. These two countries are often avoided by tourists crisscrossing Central America (who visit Guatemala and then hop, hop, hop, go directly to Costa Rica). I admit (and I wish to be honest with you), the idea of going there scared me too. I already imagined blocked roads, stray bullets, civil war. Without the very reassuring advice and feedback from Lauriane, an expat who has been living in Central America for 2 years, I wouldn’t even…
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León (Nicaragua): the city of students
After 2 weeks in Granada, we move to spend 2 weeks in Leon, 2h30 drive away. Leon is a colonial city even more lively than Granada, it is here that thousands of students come to study. As usual, practical advice can be found at the end of the article. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Granada – Leon in shuttle We could have made the trip by public transportation (134 cordobas = 33 cordobas to Managua, then 71 cordobas by expreso (it is an air-conditioned bus that does not stop on the way to pick up clients, it leaves when it is full) to Leon,…
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Granada (Nicaragua): A Charming Colonial City
Granada is the most touristic city in Nicaragua, thanks to its beauty (incredible colonial city) and its ideal location (near several volcanoes, Lake Nicaragua). This is where we chose to spend 2 weeks between work and learning Spanish. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Granada is really the type of city you visit in a single day and regret not staying overnight. So I’m thrilled to stay there for 2 weeks. Central square The microbus from Managua drops us off right in front of this beautiful central square. Like all colonial cities in Nicaragua, the central square consists of a beautiful church (or cathedral)…
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Managua, First days in Nicaragua & micro-bus to Granada
A small article to tell you about our first days in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. We left Panama City where we spent 2.5 days. At the check-in, we were not asked for an exit ticket, but the yellow fever vaccine booklet(fiebre amarilla). Fortunately we have it (done in 2016 before the departure of the round-the-world tour). When we arrive in Managua, someone checks us with a machine to see if we have a fever or not. The yellow fever(fiebre amarilla) vaccination booklet is requested when we leave the plane (this is because we come from one of the countries affected by this disease). We pass in front of immigration,…
