Guatemala City to San Salvador on Two Hours' Sleep! 🇬🇹🇸🇻

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

You can't beat a Denny's. My favourite breakfast stop. A swimming pool to yourself too. Thanks for sharing Matt.

[@no_soy_rubio]

I've never tried Denny's, should've had that over the Wendy's 😅

[@billyb5057]

cool journey my friend thumbs up👍Au💯full view always

[@escursionisuburbane6107]

Those fireworks must somehow be related to the Spanish past: same thing in Southern Italy, a former Spanish colony. But what a trip, 2 months in Guatemala or anywhere else overseas is quite a luxury

[@no_soy_rubio]

Yes I found out later they were celebrating St Simon, but honestly all night on a Sunday to me is crazy 🤣 I didn't know that fireworks are popular in the south because of the Spanish!

[@atrampinthehills.841]

San Salvador looks cool..

[@driving_all_over]

Yay the Mattvent calendar has officially started 😁

[@no_soy_rubio]

Mattvent 🤣

[@driving_all_over]

@ Yeah Mattvent 😂😂 Plus the vent bit works well as you hate Xmas anyway 🤣

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you all the best. Take care.

[@CraigKoppel]

I’m sure you will have a great time in El Salvador. My brother in law is from there. Things weren’t good there when he came to the US as a kid. I hear it’s improved tremendously. You must have really loved Guatemala if you stayed there for two months. 👍24

[@no_soy_rubio]

I do love El Salvador, it's my second time here now. These videos are a little behind so this was just over a month ago now and it's my last day here, Nicaragua tomorrow!

[@JGucka]

Once again a really great video. It was very interesting to watch. Many greetings 😀

[@khanbabatraveller]

Yes absolutely fantastic dear ❤

[@JBwhattodo]

From what I’ve seen it’s not the cheapest place to visit and mostly Americans that visit which up your video backed up. However I’m sure you’ll find interesting things to to. I’m off to Thailand for a few weeks very soon, the weather has beaten me 🙃🍄

[@no_soy_rubio]

San Salvador and the popular beaches (El Tunco) aren't cheap but the rest of the country is. I got a great deal on a hotel in Suchitoto - great location, a/c, smart TV with all the sports channels, hot shower, decent breakfast, for only $20 p/n! Haaha enjoy Thailand and all the delicious food! 🍄

[@musicnature007]

เป็นการเดินทางที่ดีโชคดีเพื่อน 👍👍👍

[@wanderbeard]

Great start to the "30 Days Of Matt!" Looking forward to the rest. Great info too about the border crossing and scammers. ✌

[@no_soy_rubio]

30 days of Matt sounds like a Hollywood Rom-Com (or maybe a horror 😅) Yeah, the bus driver was very helpful and friendly, would recommend Cristobal Colón, rhey have a few routes in Central America

[@wanderbeard]

@@no_soy_rubio Reminds me of ADO here in Mexico, clean, smooth rides and helpful staff. Probably a horror movie tbh. haha

[@no_soy_rubio]

@wanderbeard yep, although this driver was friendlier than any of the ADO ones I had. Haha the Advent Calendar of Doom 😆

[@simono.sniper3214]

Good to see you arrived safely. See you soon, Matt!

[@no_soy_rubio]

Thanks Simon! Back with another video tomorrow 😅

[@vedrana0127]

Interesting to hear about Christopher Columbus. It looks like a great and comfortable trip with kind bus driver. Nice accommodation, nothing luxurious but clean.

[@no_soy_rubio]

Clean is important!

[@petr-podrouzek]

Nice job my friend 🙂

[@SetForAdventures]

Brilliant trip again Matt safety briefing too! before you set off! 😮 But glad you arrived safe and sound mate !🙏🏼🤠🙏🏼 ATB best amigo Simon 🤠👍

[@no_soy_rubio]

Thanks mate, I thought he was about to say your exits are here, here and here for a moment 😅

[@SetForAdventures]

@ 🤣🤭

[@SergioElCoyote-Futbol]

Great video Matt, I see that was a confortable trip on bus. Very good recommendations from the bus driver to people for crossing into El Salvador. The discoverer of America is not Cristobal Colón or Christopher Columbus, the real name according to his country of birth (Italy) was Cristoforo Colombo, but since he provided services for Spain, the kings called him Cristobal Colón, It was easier to call him that way in Spanish. Stop eating junk food hahaha, you should eat a good steak . Greetings from Argentina , have a wonderful week

[@no_soy_rubio]

@SergioElCoyote-Futbol actually his name is believed by more historians now to have been Cristoffa Corombo, as per his native language Genovese, not Italian. But Cristobal Colón in Spanish. Hahha yes unfortunately this is not Argentina with good steak and wine everywhere 🤣

[@ms.kayak7seas]

Happy Holidays, Matt! I am sorry that you experienced fewer hrs of sleep. Hmm..Who spend money to shoot fireworks? I guess it is one of diversity we may not comprehend/get used to.. If there is not much entertainment, it will the result for their boredom ? Or frustration for stacking this city? I am not sure about it behind their dark eyes. The town seems exhausted as you leaving Guatemala even though you may enjoy spending time with local individuals. How was the internet situation at Guatemala City? I was mesmerized by the bus driver's guidance. So true, so kind. Wow...I would be scared crossing borders. A family friend of mine, a successful prosthetist from Ecuador, he mention about kidnappings. He only takes his team with black hair and black eyes to avoid that kind of incidents. Well done. Matt. Happy Holidays. I am proud of you and your channel's success through the year and more prosperity to come.. Wish me luck not getting sick at Costa Rica even for a short journey. Apologies for my belated comment for your next film. I will be off-grid.

[@sergioelcoyote3586]

My like from this channel too Matt👍

[@no_soy_rubio]

@sergioelcoyote3586 thank you my friend ❤️

[@TheJournalofanExplorer]

Good thing that Bus driver was helpful about the border crossing! It times like this I have to be grateful about the straightforward border crossings we have in Europe. How did you find the Wendys? A store has opened up close to me, maybe it's time to check it out 😂

[@no_soy_rubio]

Yeah that is a great thing about the Schengen area. I actually travelled from El Salvador to Nicaragua today and it took ages with all the bureaucracy. The Wendy's was about the same as Burger King or McDonald's tbh, same crap, different name 😂

[@GENerationXplorers]

All night fireworks? 😱 that would be hard to sleep through. Buses owned by the director of Home Alone and Harry Potter? That guy has his hands in everything! Great currency tips from the driver. Green country, blue skies, this looks nice! El Salvador looks clean and colourful. Wow, very reasonable priced long bus journey. Welcome back to the USA! Great room and a pool to yourself 👍

[@no_soy_rubio]

They were really flipping loud fireworks as well 😅 yep, rumours are that the new Home Alone movie is going to be 'Lost on a Chicken Bus' 🤣 very Americanised but thankfully not American prices 😅

[@GENerationXplorers]

@@no_soy_rubiosounds like a winner, about time we had MaCauley back on our screens!

[@no_soy_rubio]

@GENerationXplorers I think I saw somewhere that they are actually making a new one with Macauley and the original wet/sticky bandits 😆

[@The_Brit_Girls]

Hi Matt, I wonder why they're always setting off fireworks? How can they afford to do that? Not conducive to a good night's sleep. Ahh, several American fast-food favourites to choose from. I imagine the food tasted pretty good after a long day travelling. Nice to have the hotel to yourself. Looking forward to your adventures in San Salvador! Stay safe ❤

[@no_soy_rubio]

I don't know the price of fireworks but you see them being sold everywhere! Apparently people hurt themselves all the time but there's not much regard for health & safety 😅 the Wendy's was a guilty pleasure that day!

[@anitawaters4745]

Fireworks must be pretty cheap, hope you got some rest on the bus! So now we’re in San Salvador! Did you have to have a visa to enter?

[@no_soy_rubio]

Nope, no visa required! I haven't needed one for anywhere I've been actually, apart from the US!

[@anitawaters4745]

@ oh really!!!

[@CelticMickWalks]

I know you're traveling and the budget is low. But you have to try the DJI action 5 pro, amazing for night time

[@no_soy_rubio]

How much is one of those bad boys? I'm keeping this camera till it's done and then I might switch over to DJI. GoPros are hopeless in the dark but I like mostly every other aspect of them, and I don't really film enough in the dark to justify it. Plus carrying two cameras around in Central America is just asking for it 😅

[@CelticMickWalks]

@@no_soy_rubio I ordered the combo pro which had 2 extra batteries and a battery charger and stick with delivery was€495. But I have used it once and is amazing

[@CelticMickWalks]

I use my GoPro hero 11 for back up and I always carry a back up when travel. I sold my hero 9 to a friend wanting to start for only 100

[@CelticMickWalks]

@@no_soy_rubio €495 for DJI action 5 combo pro, comes with 3 batteries and charger and stick

[@LHALINDA-n1q]

San salvador❤

[@no_soy_rubio]

I made a few videos in San Salvador 😁

[@user-ww8lz7ml7g]

I know what you mean about the fireworks Matt,slightly annoying ,i always feel sorry for the animals and the last thing is Im sure you dont wanna encounter any more dodgy scared biting doggies . From Al in newly repaired Worthing Pierland .

[@no_soy_rubio]

Ohh thanks for the update on the Pier! I had a memory pop up recently that it was a year ago today that I walked from Worthing Pier to Brighton Palace Pier! I wonder how the Pizza Vending Machine there is doing 🤔

[@CluelessYoutuber]

Maybe the fireworks were just to celebrate that youre there 😂 pretty nice views on that bus ride! Good to see you arrive safely buddy, only to be greeted by American fast food 😂 Looking forward to the next leg of your adventure dude.

[@no_soy_rubio]

I think the fireworks were because I was leaving 😅 there's no escaping the McDonald's/Wendy's/KFC etc, where's a Jollibee when you need one 😂

[@travelTWD]

🎆

[@no_soy_rubio]

😎

[@CBEEBLE]

What a nice bus driver!! Bukele I read has worked wonders dismantling the gang culture - although one wonders if it’s still lurking. He’s clearly someone who thinks outside of the box. Be interesting to hear what Salvadorians make of his impact and whether his adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender has generated the miracle dividends for the Salvadoran economy.

[@no_soy_rubio]

Yes, definitely a nicer bus driver than most! From the Salvadorans I've spoken to, the vast majority are in favour of Bukele (and in the comments of other videos I've made) although I've spoken to one or two who have said some negative things about innocent prisoners and human rights abuses. As for Bitcoin I don't know, it all seems to have gone a bit quiet on that front!

[@gelydiaz6930]

You need to stay for Christmas time is almost everyday fireworks, 😂 Blessing from a guatemalan girl.

[@no_soy_rubio]

Wow, I don't think I would ever sleep 😅 gracias 🙏

[@gelydiaz6930]

@no_soy_rubio Let me know when you are coming up to North. I am in Alaska.

[@no_soy_rubio]

@gelydiaz6930 wow, I will! Would love to go!

[@IanTupmanOutdoors]

Any excuse for fireworks in hispanic towns and villages but from experience in Spain, they're usually to do with the local saint's day or the sighting of a virgin. Or is it Jesus🤔 That burger was honkin' but at least no love bed or tissues dispenser in your room 😉Keep on truckin' Matt 😎

[@no_soy_rubio]

Yep I found out later it was because of St Simon. I didn't even know there was a St Simon beforehand! I'll take a nasty burger over a nasty hotel room any day 😅 cheers!

[@IanTupmanOutdoors]

@@no_soy_rubio 👌

[@alBERT-USA-ESA]

De Donde tu Eres NO SOY RUBIO? Where are you from I' M NOT BLOND?? your sounded British English, but lot of people migrated to England and learned English..

[@no_soy_rubio]

Jaja I am British

[@ms.kayak7seas]

Mi sono appena svegliato. Fammi sorseggiare il mio Starbucks. Ho la testa annebbiata....la tua foto in miniatura è ohhh sospetta. lascia presto il mio commento.

[@no_soy_rubio]

Tutto bene signorina k7s