I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...

Upon arrival in El Salvador, the customs officers issue you a 90-day tourist visa at the border. After that, your first order of business sh...

Last day before flying out! Perhaps predictably, these last few days have been very busy. Most of it has been purely logistical. Getting fol...

There are some trips that you take with friends or lovers -- adventures to be shared and epic stories to be told -- and then, there are some...

I love this: In life, there are only two things to worry about: either you are well, or you are sick. If you are well, there is nothing t...

We had our goodbye party in Geoff's parents' garden on Saturday, and it was a blast! The weather was beautiful, even though it had b...

I was saying goodbye to my coworkers, and then all of a sudden I felt my chest swell like I was about to cry. And then the tears came flowin...

The CDC recommends that travelers receive Hep A, Hep B, Typhoid, and Tetanus shots prior to traveling to El Salvador. So, today I went downt...