Ah, the local barber. A ritual, a comfort of home.
Not so for me. Every haircut is a new adventure: a different country, a new language and yet another man with scissors (or God forbid, clippers) who has his own ideas about style.
During a recent ear-lowering interlude in Leon, Nicaragua (see our 360-degree panorama photo below), it struck me that barber shops are less about haircuts and more about history and culture. Continue Reading »
Filed Under: Central America, Nicaragua, Panorama, Perspectives by: Daniel Noll
9 Comments | 28 June 2009
Over 900 days on the road, and I’m still not immune to the phenomenon of culture shock. Continue Reading »
Filed Under: Central America, El Salvador, Personal Growth, Travel by: Audrey Scott
23 Comments | 23 June 2009
We’ve spilled lots of electronic ink about our eating experiences around the world. Now we’d like to get your stories.
Describe your best value meal experience – from street food to haute cuisine – and win a $150 gift certificate for luggage.com. Continue Reading »
Filed Under: Contests, Food by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
40 Comments | 16 June 2009
She is nine years old.
She lives in El Salvador.
She sells sugar wafer cookies on buses leaving the market in Santa Ana. Continue Reading »
Filed Under: Central America, El Salvador, Perspectives by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
5 Comments | 15 June 2009
Guatemala surprises with its variety and delivers a diversity of humanity and landscape that belies its size. Continue Reading »
Filed Under: Central America, Guatemala, Photography by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
5 Comments | 13 June 2009
Descendants of shipwrecked slaves from Nigeria; Jerry Garcia’s rumored Caribbean seaside bungalow hideout; warrior dances (see video below) and turtle shell drums; echoes of an accented pigeon pidgin English that smacks of Jamaica; and a remarkable coconut seafood soup called tapado.
This is Livingston, home of the Garifuna. This is the other side of Guatemala.
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Filed Under: Central America, Guatemala, Travel, Videos by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
15 Comments | 10 June 2009
“Hola, Gringos!” a little Honduran girl calls out to us from the garden of the coffee plantation-cum-guest house on the edge of Gracias, Honduras where we awoke Saturday morning.
“Hola, ninos!” we offer in response.
Giggles all around. Little do we know what a prescient greeting it is. Continue Reading »
Filed Under: Central America, Honduras, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
5 Comments | 7 June 2009
