http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Nicaragua , Granada , Hostel Oasis en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:16:51 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:16:51 +0000 Iltapaivan sade on tulossa. Tuulee lujaa ja taivas on tumma. Lampoa on kuitenkin n. 30 astetta. Kohta sataa kaatamalla.Joka aamu olemme heranneet kahdeksan maissa syoneet aamiaisen ja lahteneet espanjan tunneille. Nyt olemme valmiita vaihtamaan maisemaa. Alkaa elo jo tuntua liian arkiselta kun taytyy huolehtia laksyista ja muuta... Opetus on yksityisopetusta ja sita on nelja tuntia joka paiva.Il http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-409564.html Tama iltapaiva sai uudenlaisen kaanteen kun hostellissa huomattiin etta huoneiden lokkereihin oli murtauduttu.Makoilin lukemassa riippukeinussa kun ensimmainen tytto juoksi respaan kertomaan etta kaikki oli viety. Kysyimme Pasin kanssa voisimmeko auttaa. Pian han tulikin takaisin ja etsi jotain joka osaisi espanjaa ja englantia.Toimin sitten tilanteen tulkkina puolin ja toisin.Iltapaivalla hos http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-409309.html Paivat kuluvat leppoisasti espanjantuntien merkeissa.Olemme yha Granadassa. Olemme taalla torstaihin asti ja sitten matkaamme kohti Ometepen kaksoistulivuorisaarta.Paivalla satoi rankasti puolisen tuntia ja sitten pilvet kaikkosivat. Yritimme etsia laturia kameraamme ja kiertelimme kaupunkia.Pysahdyimme aurinkoiselle kadulle jossa joimme oluet ja teimme espanjan laksyt.Jos ostaisimme kaiken mita http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-408897.html Nouto hotellilta aamulla 830 ja sitten matkaan kohti viidakkoa ja Tarzan seikkailua. Tarkoituksenamme oli riippua vaijereiden varassa halki viidakon eli puusta puuhun tyyliin.En ole viela ihan varma kumpi oli hurjempi vaijerivaellus vai automatka jeepilla. Molemmissa oli omat erikoisuutensa.Tie tai siksi sita polkua kutsuttiin oli hurjin kuoppaisin mutaisin kivisin pomppivin ja hytkyvin ja http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-408190.html Tanaan jatimme Managuan eli paakaupungin. Soimme hotellilla herkullisen aamiaisen ja hyppasimme rinkkoinemme taksiin.Taksi vei meidat halisevan pienen torin laitaan jossa pakettiautot odottivat rivissa matkustajia. Heti kun hyppasimme ulos taksista miehet juoksivat meita kohti ja alkoivat vetaa meita omaan pikkubussiinsa. Mina pidin katseen kohdistettuna hyvakuntoisimman nakoiseen autoon ja suunt http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-407866.html And here we are. So I had decided to jump the border and visit Nicaragua despite some reservations about missing classes. But as it turned out it was a fantastic decision as it was the best weekend of the tripIt was a very early start 5am for our group of about 15 and I was the only nonAmerican Half were from Missouri as part of a school trip while the others were scattered all over incl http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-385402.html The city of GranadaI left Managua after only one day and went of in search of local buses for Granada. They guy at the hostel gave me such bad directions that I had to keep walking around the neighbourhood looking for the bus stop with my very heavy backpack on my back. I eventually found it in the area that he told me I didnt need to go to and caught the first bus that was there old Toyota http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-381743.html It has been long in the waiting and was hit hard by the economic downturn but the latest volume of How not to Travel has just been released produced and distributed by the Wonder Boy Phil Panchenko. So remarkable is this fact that it has just made CNN breaking news only moments ago.1. Do not get ill in San Juan Del Sur a small city near the beach because you will inevitably get a shot up the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-376824.html woke up early and read and drank coffee and then went for a run w my new travel buddy jenna from indiana. she got cramps so we didnt finish. caught a bus to lago de apoyo which was so nice. stayed for the day at a place called the craters edge. the lago had very clear and warm water and was formed in an old volcano. decided we will go there tomorrow to stay the night. finally starting to get a tan http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-350994.html so this morning it was the howler monkeys and birds that woke us up not the local workers. tried to sleep in the hammock but to no avail. luis set up the van and we also have the belgium couple coming with us in the van. got to the dock and on the boat and met a woman named freuke from holland who told me good things about san juan del sur. sometimes there is just too much information to process http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-348958.html Started travelling on the 3th July and have decided that its about time to try and map the journey so here goes... http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-330794.html But I swear I am leaving today and not in the sense of the 3 lies of traveling which are 1. I'm not drinking tonight 2. I'm leaving tomorrow and 3. I love you. I haven't decided yet whether I am going to slowly make my way back up and stop in Leon and Esteli both in Nicaragua or if I am going to to undertake the long trek backup to Honduras 12 hours and that's not even to my final desti http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-294846.html Yay Its my favorite holiday of the year my birthday Im back in Granada after spending yet another week in San Juan del Sur and still contemplating going back again before I have to be in Honduras.So after my near death experience I just indulged in my self prescribed hammock and cerveza therapy which was just as well because the weather on Ometepe was awful it just poured down rain an http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-292959.html So Granada...got here on Friday evening after catching a taxi with the folks that I met on the bus to the Plaza Roberto Huembes. There we boarded an short bus that was already both full and moving and on its way to Granada. I would have sworn that we could not have fit another person on that bus but that is why I would make TERRIBLE Nicaraguan bus driver. The bus stopped over and over again http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-287638.html So here I am finally sitting in a chair that is not moving in Granada Nicaragua. It has already been a busy trip I arrived in San Pedro Sula on Thursday night got whisked away to my hostel airport pickup was the best 15 Ive ever spent and prepared to crash before my 5 am bus to Managua. Tamarindo hostel had other ideas though there was an amateur band of hostel employees that were d http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-287269.html Granada is the second biggest town in Nicaragua and a pretty colonial town with a very European main square and pedstrianised streets. The hostel was a pleasant surprise clean dorms with decent warm showers and even a pool The hostel in San Juan had not only caused my backpack to get soaked during the rain storm despite being in my room but had also had people removing cockroaches from the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-284748.html Yesterday actually marked my third straight day of travel. In a flurry of spending a lot of time on planes just to get to the same place I flew from Raleigh to Atlanta to San Diego on Day 1. Day 2 was the train to LA and then a flight back to Atlanta. Wes and I met with my friend Grace for drinks and were greeted by a surprise visit from Maaike and Paul who had driven 34 hours out of their http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-235085.html The trip to Nicaragua went by relatively uneventful. Cramped flights punctuated by long boring layovers in airports in Portland and Houston. On the longest flight the one from Portland to Houston my ticket indicated I had a window seat. Though when I arrived at my row a large black woman had stolen my seat. I glared at her and upon sitting down in the middle seat she apologized and thanked http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-228921.html i spent a week with a nicaraguan family last week and it was AWESOME they were sooo nice and welcoming and even though my spanish is still really bad they still made an effort to get to know me and talk with me. i ate some of the best food there too. its all super greasy and deep fried but no worries i only spent a week so now i can get back to eating fresh fruit and tuna. so we are gonna be leav http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-215950.html Hostel Oasis my new home.So here I am. In the middle of Central America with a ridiculously large cast on my leg. As though I didnt stand out before as a tall blonde american woman. I spent the weekend at Nadias house she graciously offered that I stay there while I began to recover I cant thank her enough for her incredible hospitality. But Nadia and her husband Manolo left to go S http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/Hostel-Oasis/blog-134088.html