• The Chicken Bus Part 6: A Night in El Amatillo - Continued from Part 5. El Amatillo is a border town between El Salvador and Honduras, spanning the Rio Goascoran. When I crossed over the river to the Honduran side of …Continue reading »
• The Chicken Bus, Part 5: Crossing El Salvador - Continued from part 4. I hitched a ride from the beach at El Tunco, up the hill towards San Salvador. At some point along the way, my driver pulled over …Continue reading »
• Travel Destinations Where the Sun Always Shines! - [Disclosure: This guest post was brought to you with support from our partners.] When you go on vacation, you don´t always want to stick to the typical summer months when …Continue reading »
• The Chicken Bus, Part 4: The Road to El Salvador’s Coast - (Continued from Part 3: The El Salvador Border) The chicken bus I caught at the border was in pretty bad shape. No fancy paint jobs or thumping sound systems like …Continue reading »
• The Chicken Bus. Part 3: The El Salvador Border - The Central American 4, or CA-4 Treaty was signed by El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It meant that the standard 90 day visa issued by any of these countries …Continue reading »
• Building a School with Rising Minds in Lago Atitlan, Guatemala [Photo Essay] - Last year I spent a day working with a dedicated and awesome team of Rising Minds volunteers, helping to build a school house in a pueblo outside of San Pedtro …Continue reading »
• The Longest Chicken Bus Ride of My Life. Part 2: Alejandro and the Beer - This story is continued from Part 1 here. Jutiapa, I remembered, was Alejandro’s home town. I’d met him in San Pedro on Lago Atitlan months before. I remembered he had mentioned …Continue reading »
• The Longest Chicken Bus Ride of My Life. Part 1: Guatemala - I left San Pedro, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala with no idea that I had accidentally overstayed my Central American visa, and I was about to be turned away at the border. …Continue reading »
• What is a Chicken Bus? - A good Chicken Bus is a beautiful thing. I used to be intimidated by them, but over the years, I’ve grown to really love this strange and unique form of …Continue reading »
• The Suicide Shower - If you’ve never heard of a Suicide Shower, you’ve likely never traveled in Central America. Most homes and hotels in this part of the world don’t have hot water heaters. …Continue reading »
• My Drunk Landlord – Alcoholism in Guatemala. - I was sleeping contently, deeply, wrapped in a cuddle pretzel with a beautiful blonde German, when a loud crashing noise from upstairs tore me from my sleep. I rolled over, …Continue reading »
• Living in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala - This is the most settled I’ve been in a while – and it feels pretty good. I rented a place month to month and I’ve been living in San Pedro la Laguna, …Continue reading »
• Justin Was Here 2012: Another Year of Travels - When the New Year rolls around, I’m always looking to the future and making plans for new and awesome adventures, while at the same time looking back at all the …Continue reading »
• Radical Travel Podcast: Overland Travel, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego and Beyond! - Listen Here: Overland Travel, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego and Beyond! -See Guy Deckard’s photos from his overland travels here. - Check out Ken’s Top 10 Overland Travel Tips. - Get the details …Continue reading »
• Radical Travel Podcast: Copan Ruinas, Honduras: Mayan Culture and the End of the 13th Bak’tun - Listen Here: Copan Ruinas, Honduras: Mayan Culture and the End of the 13th Bak’tun (Read the whole article about my trip to Copan Ruinas here!) Justin Jones traveled to The Copan …Continue reading »
• Thermal Pools and Pumas at The Springs Resort, LA Fortuna, Costa Rica - Last week I had a chance to visit The Springs Resort and Spa, in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. I was there to interview Rick Iorio for my Radical Travel Podcast. …Continue reading »
• Cheapest Places in the World to Retire - [Disclosure: This post was brought to you with support from our partners.] Some of the best candidates for expat retirees are backpackers. We know what it’s like to spend time …Continue reading »
• Getting Robbed in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. - (This article is also covered on my Radical Travel Podcast: How (Not) to Get Robbed in Nicaragua where you can hear me tell the story and hear tips from a travel …Continue reading »
• Granada, Nicaragua: The Spirit and Struggles of a Great City. - Please check out the Granada episode of my Radical Travel Podcast, largely based in this article. I had flown out of Managua, Nicaragua a few months earlier to head back …Continue reading »
• Granada Nicaragua: A Journey Through Photos - This is a collection of photos from my last 2 trips to Granada, Nicaragua.  I suggest you check out my the Granada episode of my Radical Travel Podcast, click play, …Continue reading »