Blogs from San Juan del Sur, Southern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean

Ok well after leaving San Pedro at 2:30pm on the Thursday afternoon, I arrived in Granada, Nicaragua where I wanted to be at 9pm on the Friday night. This did include a 6 hr wait in hotel in Guatemala City which was a strange place to wait for a bus, but it did arrive and it took me to San Salvador which is the capital of El Salvador where I had to change bus then the next one would take me straight through to Managua which is the capital of Nicaragua. The journey was ok although going through soo many boarders was a bit of a pain. The arrival in Managua was a strange one as the drop off point wasn’t at a main bus station it was at the office of the bus company which ... read more

Wow. We are finally back to our blog after almost four years of no travels. It has felt amazing to be back on the road again, even if this trip is only six weeks and not eight months like the last, and each day inspires us to keep traveling. We arrived in Managua, Nicaragua on the night of December 27thafter a smooth and relatively short flight from San Diego to Houston and then Houston to Managua. We had pre-booked our hotel in Managua since we knew we would be arriving so late and they even picked us up at the airport (what luxury!). Our driver, Gerrison, was our first introduction to the incredibly amazing friendliness of the Nicas (Nicaraguans) as he happily practiced our Spanish with us while detailing the highlights of Nicaragua. After a quick ... read more

Answer to my brother... J'ai lu ton mail avec un grand sourire. C'est beau de voir que tu t'en mets plein la tête. Ca me fait chaud au cœur, parce que si y a bien quelque chose que je peux comprendre c'est cette envie de bouger, de connaitre, de se connaitre, de voyager et de voir du pays. Les plaisirs simples de la vie. Redevenir l'enfant curieux de tout, qui doit réapprendre a communiquer, a se mettre en contact avec ce qui l'entoure, que ce soit la nature ou les gens. Tes projets sont merveilleux, je pense que ca peut être que BoNNN. En Amérique latine, il faut aller } EN COLOMBIE. C'est clair et net. Le Chili et l'Argentine. La Patagonie. Enfin, je te dis. Le plus dur quand tu voyages, c'est que tu te ... read more

Two weeks in Nicaragua - Granada, Isla de Ometepe and San Juan del Sur.... read more

Terug in de bewoonde wereld! Allereerst heel erg bedankt voor al jullie leuke reacties, we vinden het echt geweldig om wat berichten van het thuisfront te lezen. Dus blijf ons de komende week vooral nog spammen :). Op zondagochtend 7 augustus vluchtten wij 's ochtends vroeg weg uit Granada, omdat er die dag stierenrennen à la Pamplona zou plaatsvinden. Na ons trauma door de verloren toeristenkoffer op de weg eerder deze vakantie, wilden wij in geen geval onze backpacks op het dak van een chickenbus. Helaas pindakaas. Op de bus naar Rivas lagen onze backpacks. Wij zaten op de laatste rij en keken dwangmatig om de zoveel minuten achterom om te kijken of daar niet toevallig onze backpacks terecht waren gekomen. Het is goed gekomen. Later namen we de boot naar Isla de Ometepe, dat letterlijk ... read more

We headed to the pacific coastal town of San Juan Del Sur in southern Nicaragua. This place was very gringofied and was a ramshackle tourist town. It is the place to party in Nicaragua. I spent the first night on the sidelines because of a monster burger that I ate at Black Whale where there was also a crab in the toilet that they couldn't get out because it kept hiding. We met a group of Irish guys and of course lots of boozing ensued. I am not really a fan of rum but the Nicaraguan dark rum flor de cana was really good stuff and gave us a great night out. The bay of San Juan was really nice and we went swimming in it and saw a small bull shark and some rays in ... read more