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Don’t skip El Salvador.

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  1. Justin Hamlin says:
    May 12, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Love it Jaime, glad you had a great time in El Salvador. Those natural pools look awesome, hoping some of those make it into your photo post for the week!
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    • Jaime says:
      May 12, 2011 at 8:31 pm

      Thanks Justin, some of those photos wont end up on my photo round up. I was in El Salvador like 3-4weeks ago. I am a few post behind on my blog. Trying to catch up a bit.

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  2. Ross Roams says:
    May 12, 2011 at 10:33 am

    You make an important point of not always listening to the advice of others. Many people, including my parents, were worried when I went to Morocco. They told me not to go because they were afraid. People are afraid of what they don’t know, and the more foreign it is, the stronger that fear will be. Unfortunately these fears are often created and compounded by the media.

    Traveling to somewhere ‘dangerous’ isn’t ever easy but if you are smart you can find ways of coping with these problems, like traveling with more people.

    Experiencing any culture destroys stereotypes and when we find out what life is really like there, that’s a liberating experience and one of my favorite parts of traveling.

    When I went to Morocco I spent three weeks there and came to realize that it’s not a dangerous place at all, just extremely different. It was by far the most difficult place that I traveled but also the most rewarding. Glad you had a similar experience.
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    • Jaime says:
      May 12, 2011 at 8:34 pm

      Hey Ross I am very glad to hear that about Morocco. I plan on going a few weeks while I am in Spain. I know its going to be different and a bit more difficult but will def be worth it.

      I agree with you traveling somewhere dangerous is never easy but you have to be smart about it. Meeting other people and going together is a smart thing to do.

      I will def need to chat with you about Morocco and get the inside scoop.

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  3. The Travel Chica says:
    May 12, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    I totally agree. I spent about 3 weeks in El Salvador, and I loved it. Not only is it an incredibly affordable destination, it is beautiful and there are lots of great outdoors activities. Since it’s a small country, you can get around easily and quickly.

    I visited Playa El Tunco and Juayua in the mountains. I also did a hiking tour in El Bosque Imposible. I highly recommend all three places.

    Great post on some of the less-traveled destinations in Central America.
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    • Jaime says:
      May 12, 2011 at 8:36 pm

      Glad to see you went & loved it just as much. It really is an incredible destination and very affordable. I hope more people make it out there. I know in the future I would love to spend more time there.

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  4. Alouise says:
    May 12, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    I love this post because it highlights an important point about travel – people need to see the world for themselves instead of letting others tell them where to go. I’m glad you made the decision to go to El Salvador. It looks like you’ve had a wonderful time.
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  5. megan says:
    May 13, 2011 at 3:49 am

    My mother loves to read the “Dangers and Annoyances” section of the guidebooks to all the places I go – if she had her way, I wouldn’t go anywhere 😀

    Getting beyond the headlines is one of the greatest things about travelling.
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    • Jaime says:
      May 13, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      Oh Megan I can not stop laughing… that is too funny!!! I hardly ever look at the “Dangers & Annoyances” section of the guidebook because I dont want to be scared jajaja. I agree though getting beyond the headlines is one of the greatest things about traveling.
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  6. Marina K. Villatoro says:
    May 13, 2011 at 8:55 am

    El Salvador was such a huge surprise to us! WE live in Guatemala and went there for a very long weekend. We totally fell in love with it! We went to Suchitoto and Playa Tunco.

    Wow! The people are lovely, the energy is high, the beaches are gorgeous. Since then we’ve been back 2 more times and at this point have made El Salvador our families favorite country!
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  7. Federico says:
    May 13, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Hi Jaime

    El Salvador is a great destination, I visited many years ago, and while I had quite an interesting experience ( I am including a link to my story, hope you don’t mind, otherwise delete it http://www.maitravelsite.com/north-central-south-america/the-day-i-was-robbed-and-shot-at-in-la-libertad-el-salvador/) I would still go back because of the people and general vibe.
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    • Jaime says:
      May 13, 2011 at 4:05 pm

      Hey Federico of course I dont mind about the link you posted. I read it and wow, that is crazy & scary. It reminded me of the time I was held at gunpoint, when you are in those situations you really dont know how to react and just go with the flow. I agree I would still go back to Costa Rica even though that happened there.

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  8. Tijmen says:
    May 15, 2011 at 9:29 am

    I have to admit El Salvador wasn’t really on my to do list, and never really bothered to look into it. But maybe I should start paying more attention to El Salvador, sounds like a place worth visiting.
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    • Jaime says:
      May 15, 2011 at 3:14 pm

      Yeah give it a shot… I really was hesitant as well, but it is well worth it. I am glad I went and wish I could have spent more time there.

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  9. Becky says:
    October 8, 2013 at 7:14 am

    Thank you so much for this article! I don’t see a lot written about El Salvador but it’s on my list. I love that you took a chance to go somewhere you wanted to instead of letting other people hold you back.

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    • Jaime Davila says:
      October 8, 2013 at 10:31 am

      You’re Welcome Becky, yes I am so happy I ended up going. It was nice and beautiful and I loved the food and the people. Everything was just great.

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  10. Nina says:
    January 11, 2014 at 9:10 am

    Hey, I am really glad to find your blog. A lot of people think that El Salvador is not a beautiful destination …

    I am going in Salvador at the end of April (we got return ticket from Munich for only 250 euros – awesome), but unfortunately we have only 2 weeks for travel because of our college. So do you have any suggestion about what we should see; Honduras, Guatemala or Belize? We say that we have time for only one (+ Salvador), My boyfriend said that he would like to swim in Caribbean see – we have never been on Caribbean yet 🙂 I looked on google maps and I saw that from San Salvador it is 8 hours to Belize (for example Ciudad de Belise) and the same to for example La Ceiba in Honduras. Maybe it is better to go in Honduras, because I read that there is also an entree fee, so if we go to Belize, we have to cross also Guatemala 🙂

    What do you think?

    Thank you for you comment and enjoy on your trip – wherever you are right now 🙂

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    • Jaime Davila says:
      January 13, 2014 at 7:33 pm

      Hi Nina, Looks like you have some great plans. As for where to go other than Salvador. That is up to you. I mean really El Salvador is on the complete opposite side of the Caribbean. I loved Caye Caulker in Belize, but to get there from El Salvador over land would be pointless, would take you so long. SO unless you’d like to fly. But I mean really Salvador has a lot to offer for a small country and the neighboring Gautemala is amazing too. As for Honduras I am honestly scared of traveling there, just from everything I’ve heard. I only went to COpan Ruinas and left. I hope this helps.

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  11. Bjorn says:
    October 8, 2015 at 3:31 am

    Great stuff mate, you really cover all the reasons why people should really try out El Salvador. I had some of the same experience with my family when I said I would move to El Salvador.

    There are so many great reasons to why visit El Salvador. If your readers want some more reasons they can check out the article, 100 things to do in El Salvador

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  12. Edwin Carrillo says:
    May 17, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    Jaime, I really love your blog, I´m Salvadorian and we are trying to bring more travelers to the contry and let everyone that #dontskipelsalvador, I´m so happy that you didn´t. We also are offering free travel advice under our website http://www.ectourselsalvador.com , also we have the #1 free walking tour in central america EC tours El Salvador

    El Salvador is great

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