Comments on: Tica Bus takes us from Managua, Nicaragua to San Salvador, El Salvador http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/ What if the purpose of life is to create an amazing adventure? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tonykiwi http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-11512 tonykiwi Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:41:28 +0000 http://carrieandjonathan.com/?p=204#comment-11512 I travelled with my Spanish wife Maria on Tica buses in Centro America in Jan/Febuary 1966. Almost pioneeer's you might say as it started up around 1963. We had come down from the States, Mexico & Belize on local transports. Joined our first Tica bus in Guatemala City. Travelled the Pan Am route to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicarragua, Costa Rica to Panama City. We were in effect migrating from the UK to NZ~~~via Central America,with all our worldly goods in pack packs. Cargo shipped out of Liverpool to New Orleans first: Then cargo shipped out of Panama to Auckland. We found the mini Tica buses we had travelled in hot & noisey. The roads full of pot holes. But in general the driver's & passingers quite friendly. Border crossings gruelling & time consumming. We were finelly deposited at the hotel Ideal in Panama... it was Carnaval time and a mad nightmare of interesting sounds & sights.(This my second Panama visit - in December 1951... I was a nine year old British child migrant being shipped...deported some say to down under: In 1965... I returned mostly overland to England via the far& middle East & Europe to search for my lost birth roots. see my 20 minute documentary film of my fateful child migration: The Boy in the Lifebuoy on vimeo. This site has brought back memories of our Centro Americanco Trip; Viva El Tica; as it was then. (I was an English born; but New Zealander returning to NZ with Maria. I travelled with my Spanish wife Maria on Tica buses in Centro America in
Jan/Febuary 1966. Almost pioneeer’s you might say as it started up around 1963. We had come down from the States, Mexico & Belize on local transports.
Joined our first Tica bus in Guatemala City. Travelled the Pan Am route to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicarragua, Costa Rica to Panama City.
We were in effect migrating from the UK to NZ~~~via Central America,with all our worldly goods in pack packs.
Cargo shipped out of Liverpool to New Orleans first: Then cargo shipped out of Panama to Auckland.
We found the mini Tica buses we had travelled in hot & noisey. The roads full of pot holes. But in general the driver’s & passingers quite friendly. Border crossings gruelling & time consumming. We were finelly deposited at the hotel Ideal in Panama… it was Carnaval time and a mad nightmare of interesting sounds & sights.(This my second Panama visit – in December 1951… I was a nine year old British child migrant being shipped…deported some say to down under: In 1965… I returned mostly overland to England via the far& middle East & Europe to search for my lost birth roots. see my 20 minute documentary film of my fateful child migration: The Boy in the Lifebuoy on vimeo.
This site has brought back memories of our Centro Americanco Trip; Viva El Tica; as it was then.
(I was an English born; but New Zealander returning to NZ with Maria.

]]> By: Nikki http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Nikki Fri, 14 May 2010 21:06:22 +0000 http://carrieandjonathan.com/?p=204#comment-1193 Hi Suzanne, have you figured out yet if there is a bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua? I'll be taking the same route when I backpack in July, but it's really hard to find the information online especially when the ones that DO have websites don't provide enough information such as arrival times. Please let me know! Thanks, and I hope you're having a marvelous time in Central America. -Nikki Hi Suzanne, have you figured out yet if there is a bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua? I’ll be taking the same route when I backpack in July, but it’s really hard to find the information online especially when the ones that DO have websites don’t provide enough information such as arrival times. Please let me know! Thanks, and I hope you’re having a marvelous time in Central America.

-Nikki

]]> By: strive4impact http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-875 strive4impact Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:17:19 +0000 http://carrieandjonathan.com/?p=204#comment-875 Hi Suzanne, We didn't have any real issues with safety or theft at all on the TicaBus. I think it may have been a concern in the past, but TicaBus doesn't (at least didn't) stop in Honduras while we were there due to the political instability. I think they're pretty aware of where and when they should be going certain places. For us, we just drove through Honduras to get to El Salvador. But even the day we spent in Honduras (we went to the ruins at Copan, Honduras), we felt safe. Armed guards on board... nope. Can't say anything about the Hedman Alas Ejecutivo, as we didn't take it... The seats on TicaBus weren't Lazyboys, but they were comfortable enough. The best bus we have ever been on was <a href="http://carrieandjonathan.com/mendoza-argentina-wine-trip-to-mendoza/" rel="nofollow">Andesmar from Buenos Aires to Mendoza</a>. 13 hours went by quick and easy because the seats lay down completely flat on the ejecutivo service, they serve food, and it's just generally very nice. but that's a completely different route in a different part of the world. Didn't ride the bus from Sao Pedro Sula to Managua, so couldn't say if it stops in Leon or not... I would generally say no, as Leon is a bit further North... but I could be wrong. I guess I haven't really answered your questions all that well, but hope this at least gives you a point to start from. Warmest, Jonathan Hi Suzanne,

We didn’t have any real issues with safety or theft at all on the TicaBus.

I think it may have been a concern in the past, but TicaBus doesn’t (at least didn’t) stop in Honduras while we were there due to the political instability. I think they’re pretty aware of where and when they should be going certain places. For us, we just drove through Honduras to get to El Salvador. But even the day we spent in Honduras (we went to the ruins at Copan, Honduras), we felt safe.

Armed guards on board… nope.

Can’t say anything about the Hedman Alas Ejecutivo, as we didn’t take it… The seats on TicaBus weren’t Lazyboys, but they were comfortable enough.

The best bus we have ever been on was Andesmar from Buenos Aires to Mendoza. 13 hours went by quick and easy because the seats lay down completely flat on the ejecutivo service, they serve food, and it’s just generally very nice. but that’s a completely different route in a different part of the world.

Didn’t ride the bus from Sao Pedro Sula to Managua, so couldn’t say if it stops in Leon or not… I would generally say no, as Leon is a bit further North… but I could be wrong.

I guess I haven’t really answered your questions all that well, but hope this at least gives you a point to start from.

Warmest,

Jonathan

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Suzanne Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:10:36 +0000 http://carrieandjonathan.com/?p=204#comment-874 Hi, I watched your video about Tica Bus and want to thank for quelling some of my worry about safety. My boyfriend and I will be traveling CA by bus for 3 months starting May 4th and after reading many tales of robberies, I've scared myself silly! Are there armed guards on board? Do you know if the seats are as big and comfy as the Hedman Alas Ejecutivo Plus? Those seats are lazy boys and super comfy!!! Do you know if on the route from San Pedro Sula to Managua, Tica Bus stops in Leon? Thanks, Suzanne Toronto Hi,

I watched your video about Tica Bus and want to thank for quelling some of my worry about safety. My boyfriend and I will be traveling CA by bus for 3 months starting May 4th and after reading many tales of robberies, I’ve scared myself silly! Are there armed guards on board? Do you know if the seats are as big and comfy as the Hedman Alas Ejecutivo Plus? Those seats are lazy boys and super comfy!!!

Do you know if on the route from San Pedro Sula to Managua, Tica Bus stops in Leon?

Thanks,
Suzanne
Toronto

]]> By: Librada Fryrear http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Librada Fryrear Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:24 +0000 http://carrieandjonathan.com/?p=204#comment-253 This really is an fascinating article on traveling through Central America. I presume you've got a good outlook for people traveling in El Salvador and Nicaragua? This really is an fascinating article on traveling through Central America.
I presume you’ve got a good outlook for people traveling in El Salvador and Nicaragua?

]]> By: Lisa http://www.carrieandjonathan.com/tica-bus-takes-us-from-managua-nicaragua-to-san-salvador-el-salvador/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Lisa Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:37:16 +0000 http://carrieandjonathan.com/?p=204#comment-252 I'm glad you didn't end up being illegal immigrants in El Salvador, but these kinds of memories will last a life-time!! I’m glad you didn’t end up being illegal immigrants in El Salvador, but these kinds of memories will last a life-time!!

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