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Just Came Back From A 6-Week Vacation 4,000 km South

regder said:
Just to give another perspective on El Salvador, I have been here for the past couple weeks.

While it definitely has problems, it is a country on the upswing. Not sure I would compare safety to any 1st world country, but it certainly doesn’t feel dangerous. I have wandered around the nice parts of San Salvador at night and never felt an ounce of danger. Saying that, there are parts of San Salvador that I was explicitly told not to go to at anytime of day. It definitely feels safer than Guatemala that I was in beforehand.

All of the locals I have spoken to seem to agree that everything is getting better rapidly, a lot of the highways have brand new pavement, safety is rapidly improving, and they are proud of El Salvador. Almost every conversation includes a request to tell people back home how amazing El Salvador is. The people are truly warm, caring, and lovely. For example, I got hammered at a bar with some locals in Juayua (small colonial town that attracts some tourists), couldn’t get into my hostel at 2am, was invited to sleep at one of the locals’ house. We drank many more of his beers, and he made me breakfast in the morning. Refused to take any money.

As for the president, there isn’t unanimous love for him. People like the changes that are happening in the country, but are wary about his love of Bitcoin and constant antagonizing of the west (check his Twitter). None of the locals I have spoken to use Bitcoin and view it as a gimmick to attract foreigners. Very few Bitcoin signs in San Salvador or Santa Ana (2nd biggest city), lots of Bitcoin signs at the beaches that are full of tourists. Personal opinion, not sure if an influx of cryptobros will be good for the country. I have had way too many conversations with cryptobros here that are thinking of moving because El Salvador doesn’t tax crypto, says F U to the rest of the world, and are the general type that don’t fit into normal society. The money they bring would be positive, but not sure if the personalities would be beneficial for the country.

Example, no idea how this would work in the real world

https://twitter.com/x/status/1495936867346399239
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So how does the city for normal services? Magic and fairy dust or fee/service type of model?

Or do they just hammer hard on crypto transaction fees?
 
Maybe... Might... If... Costs Rica sounds nice and easy. It was awesome 20 years ago.
 
regder said:
Just to give another perspective on El Salvador, I have been here for the past couple weeks.

While it definitely has problems, it is a country on the upswing. Not sure I would compare safety to any 1st world country, but it certainly doesn’t feel dangerous. I have wandered around the nice parts of San Salvador at night and never felt an ounce of danger. Saying that, there are parts of San Salvador that I was explicitly told not to go to at anytime of day. It definitely feels safer than Guatemala that I was in beforehand.

All of the locals I have spoken to seem to agree that everything is getting better rapidly, a lot of the highways have brand new pavement, safety is rapidly improving, and they are proud of El Salvador. Almost every conversation includes a request to tell people back home how amazing El Salvador is. The people are truly warm, caring, and lovely. For example, I got hammered at a bar with some locals in Juayua (small colonial town that attracts some tourists), couldn’t get into my hostel at 2am, was invited to sleep at one of the locals’ house. We drank many more of his beers, and he made me breakfast in the morning. Refused to take any money.

As for the president, there isn’t unanimous love for him. People like the changes that are happening in the country, but are wary about his love of Bitcoin and constant antagonizing of the west (check his Twitter). None of the locals I have spoken to use Bitcoin and view it as a gimmick to attract foreigners. Very few Bitcoin signs in San Salvador or Santa Ana (2nd biggest city), lots of Bitcoin signs at the beaches that are full of tourists. Personal opinion, not sure if an influx of cryptobros will be good for the country. I have had way too many conversations with cryptobros here that are thinking of moving because El Salvador doesn’t tax crypto, says F U to the rest of the world, and are the general type that don’t fit into normal society. The money they bring would be positive, but not sure if the personalities would be beneficial for the country.

Example, no idea how this would work in the real world

https://twitter.com/x/status/1495936867346399239
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Kinda curious why would you go to El Salvador?
Are you visiting family?
I dunno if I had a choice were to go in that part of the world I would choose Costa Rica or Panama.
 
sburns said:
Kinda curious why would you go to El Salvador?
Are you visiting family?
I dunno if I had a choice were to go in that part of the world I would choose Costa Rica or Panama.
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Judging by the op's history of posts, I'm guessing it's because it's cheap.
 
sburns said:
Kinda curious why would you go to El Salvador?
Are you visiting family?
I dunno if I had a choice were to go in that part of the world I would choose Costa Rica or Panama.
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I'm slowly travelling south through Latin America. Mexico-Guatemala-El Salvador, Honduras and then Nicaragua are next. Wouldn't come to El Salvador as a singular destination.

Wingboy said:
Judging by the op's history of posts, I'm guessing it's because it's cheap.
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You're not wrong 🤑
 
mimico_polak said:
So how does the city for normal services? Magic and fairy dust or fee/service type of model?

Or do they just hammer hard on crypto transaction fees?
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I heard something about sales taxes, so I guess an apple will cost $50. Libertarians rarely make a lot of sense.
 
regder said:
I'm slowly travelling south through Latin America. Mexico-Guatemala-El Salvador, Honduras and then Nicaragua are next. Wouldn't come to El Salvador as a singular destination.
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Ah nice safe travels then.
So final destination? Argentina? Just curious us COVID isolators and sucky off season have to live vicariously though something, someone :LOL:
 
sburns said:
Ah nice safe travels then.
So final destination? Argentina? Just curious us COVID isolators and sucky off season have to live vicariously though something, someone :LOL:
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Argentina is the goal, may have to skip a few countries to get there but I would really like to visit. I'm four months in and only in my third country, might be a while.
 
regder said:
Argentina is the goal, may have to skip a few countries to get there but I would really like to visit. I'm four months in and only in my third country, might be a while.
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Nice I wish I could just get away for 1 month, but 4 plus whatever you got next. Baller! (y)
 
sburns said:
Nice I wish I could just get away for 1 month, but 4 plus whatever you got next. Baller! (y)
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Just make it one giant photo op, sell pictures to National Geographic or something!
 
regder said:
Argentina is the goal, may have to skip a few countries to get there but I would really like to visit. I'm four months in and only in my third country, might be a while.
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Jelly.

Patagonia is on the table as a near future trip.
 
regder said:
I'm slowly travelling south through Latin America. Mexico-Guatemala-El Salvador, Honduras and then Nicaragua are next. Wouldn't come to El Salvador as a singular destination.



You're not wrong 🤑
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but wait...what if you run into a dreaded banana?!


You riding or flying?
 
sburns said:
Nice I wish I could just get away for 1 month, but 4 plus whatever you got next. Baller! (y)
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It's doable, just quit your job, abandon your normal life, and leave everything behind. Easy peasy.

Trying to channel my inner @Lightcycle, minus the financial stability and motorcycle

bigpoppa said:
but wait...what if you run into a dreaded banana?!


You riding or flying?
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Bananas are pretty scary, especially the local ones that are super bruised to the point of being black. Risk I'm willing to take though

No bike on this trip unfortunately. I'm chicken bus'in it, trying to take as much local transit as possible

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regder said:
It's doable, just quit your job, abandon your normal life, and leave everything behind. Easy peasy.
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Great. As long as you have a plan for when the time comes that you can't ride anymore and need your pants changed and your chin wiped. Nursing homes are about $5500/ month.
 
Wingboy said:
Great. As long as you have a plan for when the time comes that you can't ride anymore and need your pants changed and your chin wiped. Nursing homes are about $5500/ month.
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Thankfully my RRSP account is reasonably healthy, just burning through some savings.
 
regder said:
It's doable, just quit your job, abandon your normal life, and leave everything behind. Easy peasy.

Trying to channel my inner @Lightcycle, minus the financial stability and motorcycle



Bananas are pretty scary, especially the local ones that are super bruised to the point of being black. Risk I'm willing to take though

No bike on this trip unfortunately. I'm chicken bus'in it, trying to take as much local transit as possible

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Yeah I just recently got into motorcycling, no way I am giving that up now.

I've always found food like that in Latin countries much better then it looks, and everything is fresh unlike here where it sits in a freezer for months and still isn't ripe when you buy it.

But sounds awesome, shuda made a separate post of your journey.
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