Our journey has been a multifaceted one filled with different hosts, activities, and challenges. We have already begun to field questions regarding our favorite stops. One of the best parts of the trip is that this question is really impossible to answer. Even though we traversed Spanish speaking nations of central and north America, the journey felt like several different trips loosely connected by day long drives and interludes DJ-ed by Andrew, Jeremy Vaida, Andy Fogel, or Jess Lavasseur. As the last post mentions, Coast Rica felt like a week long beach trip in a tropic paradise. A beach stay is impossible to compare our time in Nicaragua that was anything but. I wanted to give a little more insight into the 5 different vacations of which our trip was comprised:
1. Mexico: Culturally Focused Vacation
This is the vacation that makes children antsy and adults contemplative. We spent 3 of our days here just exploring ruins. Another large piece of the stay was spent visiting local museums. Even during the evenings, we let loose with our host David with local food from the streets and popular Mexico City nightlife. This was the vacation that the History Channel and Travel Channel combined to recommend.
2. Guatemala: The Party Vacation
We stumbled upon a thriving expat community and felt right at home with college students and recent grads trying to find their way. We got in hikes, but really focused on boat parties, soccer games, swimming in the lake. This felt like a long weekend with a bunch of great friends.
3. El Salvador: The Prison Stay
Albeit short lived, our El Salvador stay was a vacation in the sense that working on Saturday gets you out of mowing the lawn. Our accommodations were hot and sticky. The local street market was a bit grey and sobering. The grocery store trip established a new desire for every want it filled.
4. Nicaragua: The Family Vacation
With limited guidance of where to go, we ended up hitting to top attractions in Nicaragua. We hiked volcanoes and spent time in lakeside towns. This vacation felt like it was planned by our parents to make sure we missed nothing big at the cost of rarely getting off the beaten path.
5. Costa Rica: The Shore
In Costa Rica, we spent the bulk of our time reading, sunbathing, and surfing. This vacation had luxury and relaxation. We sipped tropical drinks but forgot the day of the week enough times to prevent any real exploration of local culture.
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