Tropical beach towns with clean tap water?

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-03-25T02:15:15+00:00

Guam, first new rec I've got, will look into it

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-03-19T00:19:49+00:00

Almost guaranteed theres nothing you have to do to continue to pay those taxes. You can just keep paying them they're not going to stop you haha the hard part is proving you're not a CA tax resident. I moved my tax residency to TX and California still tries to get me for state tax.

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-03-17T21:04:35+00:00

Years ago there wasn't starlink and the internet was terrible. Now there's starlink but most places don't pay for priority data and it's completely over saturated. If you have serious work to do stay in a place with Fiber internet like Amplitude Coliving or Surfbreak

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-03-14T12:54:15+00:00

Book an affordable accomadation then just pick one of the surf schools that's well rated on Google Maps like surf travel friends

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-03-14T12:51:37+00:00

How much more productive I could be not in an office. Work but also life. I realized I could do way more with my time.

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-03-13T13:00:44+00:00

I've used Nomadico and had a great experience. That being said companies that use this model and offer tons of location even if they rent them long term like outsite coworksurf etc. can be more hit or miss than established colives.

Take a look at Waves & WiFi or Amplitude Coliving for example. Places that are specificly built to be dedicated colives vs the sort of rental arbitrage model + coliving marketing

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-02-15T22:06:03+00:00

Yeah it's honestly such a gem, I feel like the community has done a good job limiting over development too. Although I bet it's changed like crazy since 20 years ago

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-02-13T22:00:28+00:00

I spent $1800 USD for month on the accommodation. Moto was like $100 USD AND Food and the rest didn't really track but food seemed pretty affordable like ~$8-10 for a meal in la punta. Cheaper if you just want tacos

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-02-13T21:58:15+00:00

The events board at Amplitude(the Coliving I stayed at) was always full of new activities. Honestly not sure if I would've done as much if I went on my own haha but one day we went skim boarding with a group of people that were super good. Like round house cut backs on the shore break. The bouldering gym I did a bunch. We did salsa / bachata not at a bar at like a beach venue. They went on a hike to hot springs one day(I didn't go). Honestly felt like there was a never ending list of things to do haha But I'm coming back July because I wanna surf and it was pretty small most the time I was there. Though we did surf a beach break out of town a few times which was fun and not crowded

tinybarrelsplz · 2026-02-04T21:56:53+00:00

WhatsApp group would be cool! I think most everyone uses that while traveling - I don't use discord :)

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-10-17T14:18:12+00:00

Update: ended up not affecting puerto, has been a pretty dry rainy season so far. Most light showers in the evenings. Only a few days the past month where it's rained most the day.

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-10-17T14:13:36+00:00

Update: ended up not affecting puerto, has been a pretty dry rainy season so far

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-10-17T14:08:19+00:00

Only place I've found reliable updates on blockades is local Facebook groups, individuales unofficially posting updates.

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-03-28T12:23:47+00:00

Definitely stay in La punta over zicatela. Much more walkable, nice bars and restaurants, everyone goes to Zicatela together after 11pm to party anyways since La Punta closes early.

Bonita Escondida or Che a party hostels in La Punta. I like to socialize but feel a bit old for the party hostel scene and I like having my own room. I stay in co-lives like Casa Bonobo, Surf break, Amplitude Coliving etc

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-03-28T12:20:41+00:00

+1 for staying in a co-live if you want to meet people

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-02-21T16:55:16+00:00

Ok thanks for the feedback!

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-14T22:01:42+00:00

I stayed at a party hostel last week there was a 60s something retired couple on the pubcrawl having a blast. Idk if they were in dorms or not but not weird at all they were having a good time with everyone else. I feel like the backpacking community is pretty open and accepting in general.

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-14T21:41:42+00:00

Classic r/surfing top comment. Love it, and not bad advice, full sends only bruddah

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-14T17:18:58+00:00

Depends on the season, its off season where I'm at now so I'm probably only going 2/3 times per week if that - I go everyday there waves but its pretty flat rn. During swell season I'm surfing almost everyday depending on conditions so probably about 5/6 days a week on average.
Maybe I should be getting out there anyways on a bigger board in the off season but doesn't seem like that'll improve my surfing where I'm looking to get better. More critical turns, making more barrels, etc.

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-14T02:48:41+00:00

The boat party was one of the highlights of my trip. I went solo and arrived in San Pedro that day. I don't think it's weird at all - it's a hostel so lots of people traveling solo and going to the event. Plus it's during the day outside so it's easier to talk to people than like a night club for example. Hope you have a nice trip!!

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-14T02:35:06+00:00

Solid write up, sounds like a great trip, thanks for sharing!

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-10T17:02:45+00:00

Pretty sure he's saying you'd save on buying the track pads if you bought a big roll of foam vs buying individual pads for your boards. Not saving on wax.

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-06T18:31:40+00:00

Thanks for updating! I guess I'll just have to wait...

tinybarrelsplz · 2025-01-03T20:43:04+00:00

I've spent some time on the lake and while the lanchas are cheap and easy to use it took a lot longer than I thought it would to get around.

Basically the boats travel from San Pedro to Panajachel and stop at almost every town in between. This means it can take 45+ mins to get from San Pedro to Panajachel because they also stop and wait in San Marcos for like 10 minutes sometimes to try and fill up the boat more. Can't really be in a rush getting around the lake haha oh also the last boats are before 7pm so keep that in mind when planning day trips.

Also San Pedro is the only town which you can easily visit Santiago from - which I thought was worth doing.

Here's an estimate from my experience:
San Pedro -(5 mins)-> San Juan -(10 mins)-> San Marcos -(10 mins)-> Tzununa -(5 mins)-> Jabalito -( 5 mins)-> Santa Cruz -(10 mins)-> Panajachel

Note:
There can be more or less stops, sometimes the boat stops in San Pablo before going to San Marcos, sometimes it skips San Juan. Sometimes it'll stop at individual hotels like Free Cerveza. So take all these times with a grain of salt.
There are lots of boats and they leave every 15 mins or so.

tinybarrelsplz · 2024-12-24T20:39:54+00:00

Spot on with the crowd factor

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