{"id":2257,"date":"2016-02-07T22:37:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T22:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2016-02-17T21:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T21:32:54","slug":"sometimes-its-worth-ignoring-the-warnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=2257","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes it’s worth ignoring all the warnings!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“El Salvador is that little dynamo in Central America that past visitors just keep going on and on about it. Glimpses of tropical paradise, lush tracts of pre-industrial national park, colonial splendour astride pristine volcanic lakes, searing colours and a fierce creative vision sit quietly in the shadows of an indomitable local pride. Here you\u2019ll find a glorious coastline with world class waves, a culture clad capital famed for its nightlife, hard core war tourism and small town charm by the plaza load”. Excerpt from Lonely Planet’s guide to Central America.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

El Salvador’s reputation preceded itself! I have to admit that I was extremely concerned about entering this previously ‘off-zone’ country, which some people had warned me to avoid completely.<\/p>\n

From Santa Rosa Cop\u00e1n (in Honduras) I took the ‘standing room only’ micro bus to Nueva Ocotepeque (2-hrs). From there I was whisked to the border crossing, at El Poy, by a waiting taxi. Apparently my bus fare included the 10-minute taxi ride to the border! <\/p>\n

The taxi driver was exstatic when he found out that I was from the UK. “Ah, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea.” Sadly his enthusiasm was lost on me. After a few minutes of shouting out footballers names, and glancing in the mirror at the non plussed expression on my face, he too lost interest in this pointless conversation!<\/p>\n

It was a swift and painless border crossing leaving Honduras. However, the El Salvador border staff sifted through my passport with alarming scrutiny.<\/p>\n

When eventually all the formalities were complete, it was a short walk to the nearby ‘terminal’ where a local ‘chicken bus’ was waiting to take me the 20-minute journey to my next port of call – La Palma (El Salvador).<\/p>\n

Next stage: Beautiful Suchitito.<\/p>\n

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