tropicaltimes has written 4 posts

Would like to add El Salvador/Central America to PBH

"Get off the gringo trail with a free backpacker travel guide to the entire world written by travelers like you. On PBH (poorbuthappy), we want to create a free backpackers travel guide to the world, that you can print out and take with you. We only have a few countries now, we're just getting started. Let us know if you want to add a country." Travel to El Salvador, a small country, once war torn, in the heart of Central America is now booming! Many wanderers are enroute to S ...

For travelers "afraid to go"

I, the writer, live far and away from the USA for well over 20 years, mainly in El Salvador and Guatemala which are considered by "Americans" to be dangerous places. I drove over 800,000 km./500,000 miles during the 15 years I had my vehicle, the major problems I encountered were some really bad back roads and occasional mechanical breakdowns and flat tires, always got help when I needed it, when empty picked up mothers with children, the elderly and infirm at bus stops and took them home to the ...

Solution to the "website" problem unique lodging places, hotels & hostals

Central America...Colombia Latin America..let's link up. Enlacemos. Our site is now up and running with El Salvador pages. Interested in traveling to or through El Salvador or the rest of Central America? I live here. No second hand information. Dry Season now. Sunny and warm every day. Refreshingly cool at night at high altitudes, hot and and humid lowlands. I am an "Ex Pat" not a traveler. Soy estadounidense no soy "americano". There are several "types" of traveler, Adventure, ...

Latin America..let's link up.

Our site is now up and running with El Salvador pages. Interested in traveling to or through El Salvador or the rest of Central America? I live here. No second hand information. Dry Season now. Sunny and warm every day. Refreshingly cool at night at high altitudes, hot and and humid lowlands. I am an "Ex Pat" There are several "types" of traveler, Adventure, Backpacker, Independent, Tourist, Volunteer, etc. Everyone has a bit of a different agenda and everyone sees the world a bit d ...

Link/Enlacer con Tropicool "For The Budget Traveler with Champagne Taste"

"For The Budget Traveler with Champagne Taste" Tropicooltours.com Inbound Travel/Turismo Receptivo América Latina Hoping to link with small and medium sized independent travel providers tipo PYME (unique lodging, hotels, hostals, tour operators, transport services and native guides) operating in Colombia, Tropicool has it's El Salvador pages up and running now, seeking to expand to other so called "developing and/or 'dangerous'" countries in Latin America, working together in a spirit ...

Mes del turismo en Colombia

http://clientescasaeditorial.eltiempo.com/ MES DEL TURISMO ¡ Al fin vacaciones! Todos los días del año esperamos poder quedarnos en la cama hasta tarde, aprovechar un día de sol, disfrutar un bonito atardecer en un lugar paradisíaco. Al fin llegaron los días para disfrutar, y con ellos los espectaculares premios del mes del turismo: playa, mar y destinos exóticos. Participe hoy mismo por unas vacaciones de ensueño en http://clientescasaeditorial.eltiempo.com/ Si no se ...

Travel Tips for Colombia or anywhere in Latin America

I am an "Ex Pat" long term Latin american resident, not a traveler, the agencies charge a lot of money, usually best for middle aged guys, usually from US/Canada who speak little or no Spanish, have no local nor ex pat contacts nor any social network in Colombia (this is very important throughout all Latin America to avoid hassles). What I did, (as I plan soon to travel to Colombia, to perhaps help set up tours, find qualified native guides and help out small or unique lodging places), is that I ...

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