El Salvador adopted Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender more than four months ago, on September 7, 2021.Bitcoiners from all over the world have been observing with attention how the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, tries to "convert" a whole nation.

The president regularly buys each fall, has promised a "Citadel" of Bitcoin with low taxes in the form of Bitcoin City, and is exploring BTC mining with renewable energy using volcanoes.

But how is the day to day of those who live in the smallest country in Central America, known as "the land of volcanoes"?Moreover, how is it to try to live only from Bitcoin?

An Italian couple, Rikki and Laura, has achieved it.Rikki is a Bitcoin podcaster and human rights activist, active in space since 2016.Laura works as Community Manager in the Blockchain space and has been focused on cryptocurrencies since 2019.

After the approval of the Bitcoin Law, Laura occurred to travel throughout El Salvador for 45 days.The challenge?Live with Bitcoin.Without bartering, without euros and, of course, without US dollars.

His experiences offer a fascinating vision of the country's history, his lovely landscapes and, of course, his future with Bitcoin.The stories of their trips can be read in English and Italian, and their podcast is called Bitcoin Italia Podcast.

On the other hand, Rikki and Laura have also encountered important challenges derived from only using BTC, such as lagoons in education and difficulties in making transactions with bitcoin.On January 24 they talked to Cointelegraph per video call from Santa Ana, a region of El Salvador Rica in Café.

Now they are authentic sources of knowledge for bitcoiners who want to try a trip only with BTC to El Salvador.Here are its main tips for cryptocurrency enthusiasts who travel to the small tropical nation.

Do Bitcoin accept?No?Ciao!

In San Salvador, many places accept Bitcoin, from McDonald's to Starbucks and family stores.In the Zonte, known as "Beach Bitcoin", the birthplace of the Bitcoin Law, most vendors announce that BTC accept.However, outside the thundered roads, Bitcoin is little known and sometimes confused with the state sponsored by the state, Wallet goat.

When you face a seller who does not accept Bitcoin, the couple's main advice is to carry out a theatrical experiment.The client must ask the seller if he accepts Bitcoin, and if the seller says no, the client must turn on his heels and leave.They should not take money.

As Rikki explained, "you just have to leave!".Merchants want the business, so if a customer makes a scene showing that he only has Bitcoin, the seller will want to accept his sats.

If a seller does not want to accept Bitcoin, it is usually not due to infrastructure deficits, since "you can buy a cheap Chinese smartphone in the market with a SIM card and a data plan for $ 20, and the connection here is huge."It is the" perfect country to carry out the Bitcoin experiment ".

This leads us to the interesting part, which is to get to "why", the reason behind not accept Bitcoin.Sometimes, it is simply because the owner of the restaurant or hotel has confused goat with Bitcoin, it is more common than what is thought.Other times, a quick conversation and a few goat touches are enough to see how it works.

Rikki and Laura had fun arguing and educating the locals about Bitcoin, creating good memories along the way.

Prepare

Although the adventure was very fun, Rikki said: "It is not easy, and requires a little preparation.You have to plan the routes in advance.Especially when you move away from the main tourist areas, where Bitcoin is less accepted ".In some cases, the couple called 20 or 30 hotels before finding a bitcoiner.

Without being intimidated by the challenge, these struggles were, in his opinion, the cream in the coffee of his traveling adventure."Sometimes, we ended up in the craziest places just because we were looking for places that would accept Bitcoin".They joke saying that Satoshi Nakamoto was the engine of his daily decision making.

Traveling with solo bitcoin also meant that the couple was forced to interact with the locals at a more intimate level, establishing human connections along the way.

Sorry, Satoshi, but museums do not accept Bitcoin

Rikki really wanted to see the Mayan ruins of Tazumal, a historic site and archaeological museum near Santa Ana.However, patrimonial sites only accept cash.Rikki was a crest and, if he had the opportunity, he would question President Bukele about such a strange omission of Bitcoin."Why are the museums managed by the Salvadoran Ministry of Culture only of cash?".

The decision can change as the Bitcoin law unfolds slowly to affect all areas of society, but currently, cultural experiences, museums and some excursions are only in cash.The couple could not enter those sites due to their strict standards.Bitcoin growers should carry some dollars just in case.

Education, Education, Education

Few Salvadorans understand what Bitcoin is, how it works or the difference between Lightning Network and chain transactions.As Laura points out, some Salvadorans "think that it can only be paid in Bitcoin if the goat application is used".Other light currenos such as Bluewallet or Wallet of Satoshi are unknown.

In the goat app itself there are no teaching tools for users who want to learn about Bitcoin.Rikki explained that "nobody knows anything about Bitcoin.They did not provide a second of education to the people of El Salvador ".Laura added: "If people had learned about Bitcoin, I wouldn't be using the application".

Give.They must share their knowledge about Bitcoin and be patients while Salvadorans begin to understand the monetary network.

As Michael Saylor says, thousands of hours are needed to understand Bitcoin.Bitcoin's law was approved and implemented rapidly, and many premises have not had the necessary time to get to understand technology.

"Come to El Salvador and spend your bitcoin here"

This is not so much a advice as a plea of Rikki and Laura on behalf of the Bitcoin community in El Salvador.

Come to El Salvador, and spend your bitcoin.This increases consciousness, swelling education levels through the effects of the network and mouth to mouth, and ultimately, it encourages more and more people to use the Bitcoin network, they said.

For Rikki, "the more it is transa, the more you learn.The more you learn, the more it will be studied, and it will be used for good ".