We arrived at the Nicaragua border to be once again greeted by helpers/touts flashing their official cards at us and offering to assist us across the border. One man actually got quite aggressive with us when we refused his offer of assistance. Our verdict is out, border crossings in Central America are the worst we […]
We arrived in El Salvador which is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. Still recovering from years of civil war this country is not yet travelled much. It is however a surfers paradise having huge surf on its Pacific Ocean shores. We headed for the Pacific coast and decided to spend […]
We crossed into Guatemala, where the female customs officer was very official until Tom showed her pictures of our grandchildren, suddenly she was just a “mom” and wanted to see more after which she called a security guard to escort us to the front of the line. We were through in no time. Thank you […]
