Currently: El Salvador — Leg 1 of 10
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- Canada2 entries
- El Salvador7 entries
- Guatemalacoming
- Hondurascoming
- Nicaraguacoming
- Costa Ricacoming
- Panamacoming
- Belizecoming
- Colombiacoming
- Before we left5 entries
Travel & getting around
Our Personal Odyssey - Leaving Moosomin
2026-09-03
A midnight FlixBus out of a prairie town, the best airport breakfast in years, a cancelled connection, and the easiest border of the trip.
Notes from the road
Our Personal Odyssey - Leaving Moosomin
2026-09-03
A midnight FlixBus out of a prairie town, the best airport breakfast in years, a cancelled connection, and the easiest border of the trip.
All entries
Review: Stella's, Winnipeg Richardson Airport
2026-09-03
First review of the expedition. A French omelette worth $29 at an airport, a server who did the right thing, and a break-coverage gap that nearly cost the last impression.
Our Personal Odyssey - Leaving Moosomin
2026-09-03
A midnight FlixBus out of a prairie town, the best airport breakfast in years, a cancelled connection, and the easiest border of the trip.
Photos & video
Every photo and clip from the El Salvador entries. Tap one to read the day it came from.
Accommodation
Our Personal Odyssey - The Villa
2026-09-03
First night at Playa Toluca: a party house in low season, a possum in the roof, Santa Ana coffee, and what seventy dollars of groceries actually buys.
Travel & getting around
Our Personal Odyssey - The Litoral road
2026-09-07
West along the coast road: rock cuts, surf towns, tunnels through the hills, and a wrong turn in Acajutla. Sixty-three seconds of dash footage, shot through a windshield I should have cleaned.
Review: Radar Rent a Car, San Salvador
2026-09-03
A month in a 2022 Nissan Versa for $600, a handover that survived a cancelled flight, and one thing to check before you leave the lot.
Our Personal Odyssey - La Libertad
2026-09-03
The pier at Puerto de La Libertad, an eighteen-dollar lunch for two, imported beer cheaper than local, driving lessons from the traffic, and a thirteen-hour blackout.
Our Personal Odyssey - Leaving Moosomin
2026-09-03
A midnight FlixBus out of a prairie town, the best airport breakfast in years, a cancelled connection, and the easiest border of the trip.
Food & cost of living
Our Personal Odyssey - The Litoral road
2026-09-07
West along the coast road: rock cuts, surf towns, tunnels through the hills, and a wrong turn in Acajutla. Sixty-three seconds of dash footage, shot through a windshield I should have cleaned.
Our Personal Odyssey - Nine dinners for sixty-eight dollars
2026-09-04
A garrobo on the wall, a nine-dollar lunch over a point break, dragon fruit that tastes of something, three pounds of strip for the price of pork chops - and a lesson about letting people help.
Our Personal Odyssey - La Libertad
2026-09-03
The pier at Puerto de La Libertad, an eighteen-dollar lunch for two, imported beer cheaper than local, driving lessons from the traffic, and a thirteen-hour blackout.
Our Personal Odyssey - The Villa
2026-09-03
First night at Playa Toluca: a party house in low season, a possum in the roof, Santa Ana coffee, and what seventy dollars of groceries actually buys.
People & meetings
Our Personal Odyssey - Nine dinners for sixty-eight dollars
2026-09-04
A garrobo on the wall, a nine-dollar lunch over a point break, dragon fruit that tastes of something, three pounds of strip for the price of pork chops - and a lesson about letting people help.
Notes from the road
Our Personal Odyssey - Nine dinners for sixty-eight dollars
2026-09-04
A garrobo on the wall, a nine-dollar lunch over a point break, dragon fruit that tastes of something, three pounds of strip for the price of pork chops - and a lesson about letting people help.
Our Personal Odyssey - Leaving Moosomin
2026-09-03
A midnight FlixBus out of a prairie town, the best airport breakfast in years, a cancelled connection, and the easiest border of the trip.
All entries
Our Personal Odyssey - The Litoral road
2026-09-07
West along the coast road: rock cuts, surf towns, tunnels through the hills, and a wrong turn in Acajutla. Sixty-three seconds of dash footage, shot through a windshield I should have cleaned.
Our Personal Odyssey - Nine dinners for sixty-eight dollars
2026-09-04
A garrobo on the wall, a nine-dollar lunch over a point break, dragon fruit that tastes of something, three pounds of strip for the price of pork chops - and a lesson about letting people help.
Review: Radar Rent a Car, San Salvador
2026-09-03
A month in a 2022 Nissan Versa for $600, a handover that survived a cancelled flight, and one thing to check before you leave the lot.
Our Personal Odyssey - The walk to the beach
2026-09-03
Eight minutes from the red gate to an empty black-sand beach on the Surf City coast. Forty seconds of video, shot on a chest camera and a 360.
Our Personal Odyssey - La Libertad
2026-09-03
The pier at Puerto de La Libertad, an eighteen-dollar lunch for two, imported beer cheaper than local, driving lessons from the traffic, and a thirteen-hour blackout.
Our Personal Odyssey - The Villa
2026-09-03
First night at Playa Toluca: a party house in low season, a possum in the roof, Santa Ana coffee, and what seventy dollars of groceries actually buys.
Our Personal Odyssey - Leaving Moosomin
2026-09-03
A midnight FlixBus out of a prairie town, the best airport breakfast in years, a cancelled connection, and the easiest border of the trip.
Guatemala is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Honduras is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Nicaragua is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Costa Rica is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Panama is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Belize is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Colombia is ahead of us. Entries appear here once we cross the border.
Notes from the road
Why this isn't just a dive directory
2026-07-25
The honest origin story in diving, and why the same audit criteria apply just as well to a stable, a boat charter, or a hiking guide.
What I actually check, and why
2026-07-25
How firefighting and construction supervision shaped the Vastura Travel audit criteria, and the honest limits of what a badge here means.
All entries
Why this isn't just a dive directory
2026-07-25
The honest origin story in diving, and why the same audit criteria apply just as well to a stable, a boat charter, or a hiking guide.
What I actually check, and why
2026-07-25
How firefighting and construction supervision shaped the Vastura Travel audit criteria, and the honest limits of what a badge here means.
What 'Verified' Should Mean on a Travel Listing Site
2026-07-23
Are travel review sites trustworthy? How OTA ranking really works, why star ratings aren't verification, and the Listed vs Verified distinction Vastura Travel uses.
Why Your Dive Shop's Website Is a Facebook Page (and What That Costs Them)
2026-07-17
Small business no website: why small dive shops and tour operators skip websites, what it costs them in bookings, and the minimal floor for being findable online.
Belize Barrier Reef: Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley, and What the Park Fees Pay For
2026-07-15
Hol Chan marine reserve fees explained: what's included, snorkel vs dive, seasonality, and the boat ride reality — researched ahead of a September 2026 visit to Belize.
Getting there and getting a bed
Le grandi piattaforme gestiscono bene le parti prevedibili e ci pagano una commissione quando prenotate. I piccoli operatori indipendenti sono dove svolgiamo il lavoro vero, e non ci pagano mai.
Compare flightsFind a bedTours and ticketsRent a carAirport transferData eSIMMai un operatore che valutiamo. Niente nel nostro elenco è monetizzato, e nessuna commissione influenza alcun punteggio o classifica.