http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Nicaragua en-us Wed, 25 Nov 09 06:33:06 +0000 Wed, 25 Nov 09 06:33:06 +0000 Yup more. Love wireless.So went around with the idea of photographing the women and their gardens... but kept getting sidetracked by all the kids who wanted photos taken. Then Lenin and i went to the town of Palacaguina to meet a bus coming from Wiwili where his father had sent 150 pounds of corn several platanos and some cuajada cheese and we had to pick it up and get it back to Somoto and http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/Moropoto/blog-455695.html Photos of my last week of English classes at the Moropoto school. Preschool1st2nd multi grade4th grade3rd5th multi grade6th grade7th8th multi grade http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/Moropoto/blog-455680.html http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/blog-454552.html Beste allemaalGranadaAangezien ik Granada de vorige keer al kort beschreven heb in mn blog zal ik dit kort houden. Ik heb enkel wat fotos toegevoegd van de stad zodat jullie zien waarom ik hier iets langer gebleven ben dan gepland...een goeie 15 dagen.Wat me wel erg opvalt hier is stroperij van schildpadden of de eieren of andere dieren hier officieel verboden is. Maar alles oogluikend toegest http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Leon/blog-454204.html HelloThere are 3 videos above. Just hit play and it will run through them all. The break dancing was very impressive and our best videos didnt turn out in the lighting...some of which included cartwheels and various flip tricks with the little kid holding onto a bigger kids stomach upside down. The little kid had his own moves as wellWe took a bus from Antigua to Managua and arrived at nigh http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/blog-453160.html Alright...so the day we left Ometepe it was a lame national holiday that no one celebrates and all of the transportation on and to and from the island was at the whim of the workers. So what should have takend only a few hours took from 11 am until 630 pm. I didn't want to stay at the same place Brandi and I stayed because I didn't want to mess with the memory. So we walked down the street t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/San-Juan-Del-Sur/blog-453012.html This blog is so late. Supposed to post this August 20 of this year urghh. I'm back in the USA safe and sound . But the memories are fresh so i have to look back and write about what happened during my short solo backpacking trip. The girl that I was supposed to meet in Nicaragua got robbed in Managua days before I left LA for Costa Rica. One morning I suddenly found myself walking out of Gaudy' http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/blog-452988.html October 9I set off from San Salvador in my overly comfy air conditioned bus at 430 AM passing through Honduras for the third time equaling the number of nights I spent there in the last month this time on my way to Granada Nicaragua with a momentary stop in Managua along the way. Set on the shores of Lago de Nicaragua Grenada is a clean colonial city complete with elegant churches green pl http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/blog-452985.html Always have been a morning person. The day before yesterday I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Or as they say in the Spanish I woke up on my left foot. I alternately hated everything. I hated that the two boys in the house never haul water and I hated waiting in line to haul water. I hated that Lenin got to drink coffee and eat breakfast while I drank coffee watching the damn pump http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Estel-/blog-452891.html Alright...so im trying to catch up on my blogs. I know im a little behind...currently Im in Monteverde Costa Rica...but Im writing about Isle de Ometepe...which is about 4 towns back...I think this is the start of meeting some major weirdos.... you ready for the stories Cuz im about to startSo...from Popoyo we got one of the guys who works at the hostel to drive us to the bus stop. We w http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Isla-de-Ometepe/Santo-Domingo/blog-452819.html 9 November 2009Monday 1016 amThe pictures in this blog are a motley bunch. First therersquos Coco one of two seamstresses in Moropoto. She took in four pairs of pants of mine as even the pants I bought here are too big. Now they fit again She charged me less than 0.50 for each pair. She also hemmed some fabric Lenin and I bought for a sheet and she made a pillowcase too. The gree http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Estel-/blog-452667.html Alright...its been a while and I cant really remember as much about these beaches....so the hight lights...Playa Roca in Las Penitas Had one of the worst bus rides to get here. It was pouring down rain so all the windows were shut and the bus was full of all these kids to the point where there was no possibilities of moving. It was so hot and humid in the bus I was choking on the air and past http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/blog-452030.html Hello all When I first heard of Granada I must at the same moment thing about Granada in Spain. The city is very colourful and the streets are very clean. Itrsquos easy to go around and enjoy a lemonade or just to grab a beer and stay outside because itrsquos too damn hot 3 days are totally enough to stay here. I went to Laguna de Apoyo Pueblos Blacos and Isletas. Besides you still have http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/blog-451792.html Alright....so Chinandega is supposed to be the second biggest town in Nicaragua. Im not usually a big fan of big towns but I liked this place. The Collectivo dropped us off at the main bus terminal and from there we had to take a taxi to the only recommended place to stay we didnt have a lot of options because we got there after dark. We settled in and asked where we could get some food. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Chinandega/Chinandega/blog-450748.html Vorerst....Fotos gibts spaeter weils gerade Probleme mit dem hinauflauden gibt.In Nicaragua waren wir bisher in 2 Staedten und haben danach ein bisschen Natur angeschaut. Zuerst sind wir nach einem Hickhack mit Geldwechseln und Ein und Ausreisegebuehr bezahlen in Leon angekommen. Leon ist die Stadt in der die Revolution in den 50ern angefangen hat und dementsprechend ist auch der Flair hier... http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/San-Juan-Del-Sur/blog-450507.html Beste allemaalOndertussen is het alweer een weekje of 23 geleden dat er een teken van leven via deze website verzonden is dus hier weer een beknopte update van de meest boeiende dingen die ik gedaan heb. Het zal vast weer een waslijst worden maar veel dagen heb ik ook enkel op m'n luie reet gelegen .Costa RicaMonteverdeIn Monteverde ben ik maar 2 nachten en 1 dag gebleven aangezien hier enkel http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Parque-Central/Cathedral/blog-449807.html We 'set sail' for the Isla de Ometepe on Monday October 19th leaving the urban comforts of Italianmade pasta guitar and cable TV behind. The island slowly revealed itself over the fourhour ferry ride. Ometepe is twice crowned formed by two volcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land. Volcan Madera is older inactive and flattened at the top with a lake in its crater. Volcan Concepcion http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Isla-de-Ometepe/blog-447937.html Oh what a long strange trip its been....Just when you think youre headed to Guatemala you actually end up in Nicaragua again. When I initially left here in September I knew I was leaving too soon that I hadnt hardly scraped the surface of what life in this land is like but the beckon of the waves in El Salvador called me and I let myself get carried away. Two months later it comes to http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Estel-/blog-447840.html Photos of the fair in San Lucas and the hipico or horse parade... of mamitas porch and of a visit to el espino. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/Somoto/blog-447832.html Hey from the wilds of NicaraguaI donrsquot remember when I wrote the last mass email was. Been a long timeI have been here in the Nica for over a year having arrived in country last September. I swore in as a Peace Corps Volunteer just before Thanksgiving and was placed in the community of Moropoto Madriz. At the end of next month I will be half done with my service This year has been http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Madriz/Somoto/blog-447829.html