Moving to California – Day 2
Moving to California – Day 2 The word was that we needed to be on the road before 7 if we wanted to miss the morning Chicago traffic. We managed to get out of the big city with only one minor slowdown and before we knew it we were at the beginning of the world’s […]
Moving to California – Day 1
Moving to California – Day 1 We changed plans. Between planning a wedding and really wanting surfboards, we decided to cancel the big looping road trip and settled on a more direct route through the center of the country. There isn’t much new for us to see this direction, but we really just wanted to […]
We end where we began?
Summing up La Aventura Project in one post has left us here staring at a blank page for weeks now. The same questions run through our heads: “What did we do?” and, “What did we accomplish?” The jump back into life in the USA was quick, and we were immediately left with little time outside […]
The Final Superlatives
We’re still working on a big, cleverly and intelligently written sum-up of the whole darn adventure. It’s hard though! It is coming soon, but for now enjoy the final edition of our La Aventura Project superlatives! Days in South and Central America: 217 Dollars Spent: $10,586.14 Average Dollars per day: $70.45 Countries Visited: 10 Books […]
Ruta de Las Flores – Adventures in El Salvador
The Ruta de Las Flores is supposedly the number one tourist attraction in El Salvador’s burgeoning tourist scene. That being said, we still hardly saw any other foreigners traveling it! The route includes three small towns up in the coffee-growing hills of western El Salvador. Good food, quaint markets, and beautiful scenery were the highlights. […]
Expresión Cultural Café y Restaurante in Santa Ana, El Salvador
Expresión Cultural Café y Restaurante in Santa Ana, El Salvador Expresión Cultural Café y Restaurante is a hip hangout in the colonial downtown of Santa Ana. They present a menu of local and international cuisine, focusing mainly on Latin American dishes. Many awesome local art pieces are displayed around the restaurant, along with random vintage […]
Introducing the Pupusa Tracker!
Before entering El Salvador we had read about this food item called a “pupusa” that everyone eats all the time and they sounded pretty delicious. Once in the country we noticed that yes, there are pupuserias on every corner of the whole country. A pupusa is basically a thick, doughy, tortilla filled with cheese, refried […]
Diablo Rosso in Panamá City, Panamá
Diablo Rosso, located in the historic Casco Viejo neighborhood of Panamá City, seems like it would be more at home in the hipster-lands of L.A. or New York City. This funky little gallery/store/café is doing it’s part “to fill the void that existed for emerging art spaces in the region,” according to the gallery’s website. Since […]
Restaurante Vegetariano Los Girasoles in Cartagena, Colombia
Restaurante Vegetariano Los Girasoles in beautiful Cartagena, Colombia, serves healthy and inexpensive set lunches that should not be missed during any visit to this wonderful city! Set inside an inconspicuous corner shop near the historic city center, the lower level is a natural foods and products store, while the upstairs contains a lovely air-conditioned dining […]
Danny’s Fruits & Cocktails in Taganga, Colombia
Danny’s Fruits & Cocktails in Taganga, Colombia Danny’s Fruits & Cocktails in Taganga, Colombia, has the best value of any restaurant along the beach. With a daily “Sandwich and Jugo” special for 4,000 COP ($2), this spot became our daily dinner. The sandwiches are toasted and contain ham, tomato, onion, and melted mozzarella cheese, and […]