Van Life El Salvador | Our Favorite Campsite in a Crater!

The coast of El Salvador has beautiful black sand beaches and some of the best surfing in the world. The government has redone the roads to the beach, putting signs everywhere for Surf City to build up the hype. In the small town of Palmarcito we stayed at a super nice, family hostel called Hammock…

Climbing The Best Ruins in Central America: Guatemalas Tikal

We went to quite a few ruins in Mexico so heading to another, out of our way wasn’t really on our radar. Snow & Curt convinced us with their video about Tikal, we couldn’t miss it. Thanks guys! Tikal is a little far from other sites to see in Guatemala, so we weren’t sure if…

How to Visit Semuc Champey & the Surrounding Caves

We stayed in Lanquin, and took colectivos to Semuc Champey and K’anba cave. The road is rough and with inexpensive transportation available we felt taking the van wasn’t necessary. Unfortunately pets are not allowed to Semuc Champey or the surrounding caves so we set Sombrita and Graham up with extra toys and treats for a…

Our Poor Dog Was Bit by a Rattlesnake!

In search for a secluded, scenic campsite in Mexico we drive up a cobblestone mountain road. Hours away from the closest tienda we found a spot for camping, hiking and hanging out together. The road was a little rough and scared our van friends so we went alone. After 13,000ft the road was impassable but…

The Best Hike in Guatemala Without a Guide: Volcan Acatenago

We summited Volcan Acatenango! The views of Volcan Fuego erupting are such an amazing reward after this strenuous hike. We decided to fill up our backpacks and sleep above the clouds without a guide It’s common to take a guide to trek Volcan Acatenango but if you have the gear and the strength you can…

A Perfectly Lazy Zero Day

We have been going without much of a break for months. We have relaxing time before bed when we usually read, watch a Star Trek rerun, or if we wifi some well deserved Netflix. But we haven’t spent a day somewhere all alone in the forest for a long time. We always try to make…