http://www.odyssei.com El Salvador, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:29:29 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:29:29 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24749.html Required travel documents for El Salvador: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24749.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24446.html Electric power: 115V / 60 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24446.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24110.html Area code to El Salvador: +503 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24110.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14679.html The best time to visit El Salvador is during the dry season from November to February. Though temperatures reach a high of around 30°C - and in the coastal lowlands, it feels much hotter because of the humidity - it's easiest to get around at this time [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14679.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14678.html Cycling is an extremely common way of getting around, and even the smallest of places usually has a repair shop. Mountain bikes, in particular, can take you to places that even the buses don't reach. The main highways, however, can be more than slightly n [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14678.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14677.html Driving in El Salvador is relatively straightforward on the major roads and a perfect way to reach some of the more inaccessible beaches along the Pacific coast. There are filling stations in every town and at most major highway junctions, and no road is [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14677.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14676.html Taxis in El Salvador are yellow, painted with black numbers and a "taxi" sign. They can be hailed anywhere on the street - in fact, they usually see you and honk before you see them - and also tend to congregate in the main square and around bus stations [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14676.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14675.html Orientation in Salvadorean cities is initially confusing but logical. Streets running north-south are avenidas ; those running east-west are calles . The main avenida and calle will have individual names (along with a few of the others) and the heart of [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14675.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14674.html Hundreds of companies operate buses to everywhere from everywhere every few minutes during daylight hours, although very few buses depart after dark. Buses are brightly painted, and all have their route number and the name of their final destination embl [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14674.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14673.html Day-to-day living is, for foreigners at least, very cheap in El Salvador. A cup of coffee will cost US$0.25-60, while a soft drink will be US$0.50 and fresh juice US$1. Cigarettes are around US$1.40 a packet, while a meal in an ordinary café will set you [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14673.html