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February 15th 2011
Published: February 16th 2011
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North or south? This was the tough decision facing Amy and myself when it came to deciding which part of the country we would tackle for our final road trip together in Nicaragua. The south – the Lago de Nicaragua port of San Carlos, the contentious Río San Juan that forms the border with Costa Rica, the hidden depths of several natural reserves, the rarely visited Solentiname islands, and th... Read Full Entry



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Elizabeth Weir
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I decided in early 2006 that I'd had enough of the London rat-race and the career thing - at least, for the time being - and that I'd like to take some time out: "me time", as it were; time to do at least some of the things that I'd been thinking about doing over the last few years but hadn't been able to fit in around work and client demands. So here I am: backpack to the ready (to be honest, it had never really been put away after my '93-'94 round-the-world trip), and a gazillion ideas about how to fill the next xx months..... (And, no, I've no idea when I'll go back to the "real" worl... full info
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young lad on the roadyoung lad on the road
young lad on the road
(Note the gumboots... we were soon to notice their ubiquity in this part of the world. Should tell you something about the weather patterns in a country where shoe-wear is far from universal)
Spanish-moss shrouded treeSpanish-moss shrouded tree
Spanish-moss shrouded tree
don't know the name of this tree, but it's a wonderful colour in blossomdon't know the name of this tree, but it's a wonderful colour in blossom
don't know the name of this tree, but it's a wonderful colour in blossom
village in the Bosawásvillage in the Bosawás
village in the Bosawás
it was a very long 25 km...it was a very long 25 km...
it was a very long 25 km...
local public transportlocal public transport
local public transport
... the comfortable version
the approach to Abisiniathe approach to Abisinia
the approach to Abisinia
El Cua main streetEl Cua main street
El Cua main street
"Revolution!""Revolution!"
"Revolution!"
porcine leisureporcine leisure
porcine leisure
They seemed to wander perfectly happily in and out of the old lady's house. When we stopped to take their picture, she started shooing them inside, until she realised what these odd gringas were up to
the national staple, frijoles (beans), growingthe national staple, frijoles (beans), growing
the national staple, frijoles (beans), growing
entering San Juan de Bocayentering San Juan de Bocay
entering San Juan de Bocay
Bocay main streetBocay main street
Bocay main street
words fail me...words fail me...
words fail me...
... it's a good 25ºC here already, at only 9.45 am. The North Pole seems a very long way off...
cicada carcasscicada carcass
cicada carcass
black vultureblack vulture
black vulture
public transport gets a little less appealingpublic transport gets a little less appealing
public transport gets a little less appealing
the road gets bumpier, but the scenery gets better and betterthe road gets bumpier, but the scenery gets better and better
the road gets bumpier, but the scenery gets better and better
distant mountainsdistant mountains
distant mountains
sun burstsun burst
sun burst
main street, Wiwilímain street, Wiwilí
main street, Wiwilí



17th February 2011

Boyd
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Great Report
Fantastic report. Thank you for taking the time to document your trip in such detail. I have never been to Nicaragua but your report makes has me wanting to book a flight. Keep up the great reports and most of all ENJOY!!!
17th February 2011
don't know the name of this tree, but it's a wonderful colour in blossom

ABNayve
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fire tree
Here in our country, the Philippines, we call it a "fire tree" because the color of its flowers look like fire.
17th February 2011

Ramz
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Good snaps
Hi Elizabeth, I am from India. Just went through your blog. Your Nicaragua - Northern highlands trip seems to be superb. The snaps are indeed too good. The sun burst is photo is stunning, Thsi could get a prize, no jokes its simply class. keep travelling and post blogs. do visit my page, best wishes, Ramz
22nd March 2012
mesmerising waterfall

Eduardo
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Where is this water Fall
Dear Elizabeth, allow me to congratulate you for the pictures you have taken of Nicaragua. I live in Nicaragua and I would like to get to this water fall... Where is it? Thanks
25th August 2013
view from the road to Jinotega

Jairo López
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su visita a nicaragua
hola Elizabeth, un gusto conocerla. estaba buscando información sobre jinotega y me econtre con su blog. la felicito excelente trabajo. gracias por venir a nicaragua y conocer nuestra cultura. he tomado como referencia algunas fotos de usted para una clase. un gusto y mucho exito en sus proximas giras, bendiciones

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