🇸🇻 El Salvador Day 1: A Quirky & Chaotic City Walk
🏨 Hotel "Surprise" • "Day rate" vs. "Night rate" explained: Yesterday: $7 (overnight) Today: $13 (because daytime hours = "short stay" pricing 🤯) • Luggage drama: No storage, so I found a suspiciously clean spot next door for $6 (6PM→next morning). Worth saving $7! 🚶♂️ Centro Historico Highlights • Rainbow Church (Iglesia El Rosario): Just 3 blocks away—easy peasy! • Lunch hack: Asked a security guard for recs → scored a $3 mega-meal (rice, salad, tortilla + drink) at a local comedor. • Santa Tecla escape: Too hot? Mall-hop at La Gran Vía (aka Inditex empire—Zara, Bershka galore!). 🌮 Food Notes • Pupusa fail: First try = meh. Tomorrow’s mission: find a better one! • 9PM street snack run: Felt totally safe (even with my unlockable hotel door—"trust system" vibes 😂). 💡 Salvador Quirks ✅ Walkable & cheap (but pack light—hotel logistics are... creative). ✅ Locals = ultra-helpful (guardian angel security dude!). ✅ After-dark strolls: Surprisingly chill (in tourist zones). #ElSalvador #BudgetTravel #RedLightDiaries #CityWalk #TravelHacks