San Juan, Honduras (October or November, 2003)

While You Are There: I don’t think you can go here anymore, sadly. Well, you can go to the town but you can’t have this experience. My memory of this homestay is foggy. I scoured the internet and found nothing, only an article that says the Peace Corps pulled out of Honduras five years ago. What a shame.

Why It’s On My List: This was in a little village in the middle of Honduras. I can’t even remember how my friend and I found out about this budding Peace Corps tourism program, but as soon as we did, we knew we had to go. I remember walking across the town square on a dirt road to get here, very quaint and charming. We stayed with this lovely woman and helped her make breakfast on that built-in fireplace in the morning. Then someone took us out to harvest coffee and we roasted it back at the house and took a bunch home with us. Little did I understand how strong it was! When the hostess made it for us, she knew what she was dealing with. When I made some for myself back at my house in Puerto Cortės, I ended up sweating and shaking uncontrollably for most of the morning. Coffee overdose, big time.

For this year’s A-Z Blog Challenge, I’ve decided to showcase 26 of my favorite places in the world. I’ve only been to 22 of the 196 countries, so I’ve got some more travelling to do, but these places are well worth a visit.