Blogs from Leon, Northern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 2

It’s been a while, so expect some reading ….. ;-) or just browse through some pics. We’ve now migrated our blog to travelblog.org as you apparently have found out, so if you want to follow you can do so by clicking on 'Subscribe' or ‘Follow' at www.mytb.org/JudithMerijn After two beautiful weeks at the Corn Islands the local ferry trip to Bluefields was an easy ride, followed by a fast boat for a few hours over the super flat Rio Escondido to El Rama. We spent a night at El Rama and got ourselves onto a so called chicken bus to the capital Managua and there another one to Granada. Granada is beautiful, with a lot of colourful colonial buildings and cathedrals in very good condition. Although parts of town are a bit touristy, most of the ... read more

Today we set out to hike to the top of Mt. Telica, an active volcano not too far from León. I'd been in contact with Quetzaltrekkers over the past few weeks and originally they weren't planning to do this trek today. Fortunately, there were another couple of Canadians who also had this specific date in mind so we met the minimum number and they decided to run with it. Quetzaltrekkers is a local agency that donates their profits to local street kids and most of the people who work there are volunteers. We met up at their extremely messy office at 6am and met our guides Mo & Eric and our fellow Canadian trekkers Brian and Dara. I'd chosen Volcán Telica as it is one of most active in Nicaragua and the fact that you can ... read more

Nicaragua We arrived in to Leon after a horribly long day of travelling from Honduras (6am-9pm). Once we got settled in to a hostel in Leon we headed straight out for food. Luckily we hit the jackpot here and found some great street food stalls just around the corner from the hostel, near the cathedral. We also met back up with our friend Andy for the third time :). Our first full day in Leon we dedicated to exploring the city and booking volcano boarding! We booked our trip through Quetzaltrekkers, as they are a non profit organisation who give their money to help local schools. They also worked out cheaper than the competition, which was a good bonus! After booking our trip we headed out to the beach for the afternoon, which is only 20mins ... read more

Returned to Granada for a day before traveling via shuttle to Leon for a trip to Playa las Penitas and a stay at Barca de Oro, an "eco lodge" where we stayed in their ecoist of accommodations, a bungalow we found pretty comfortable. From there, it was a short walk to the almost empty beaches where you can walk for several kilometers running into hardly anyone...except on Sundays when people come from much hotter Leon to enjoy the beach and the restaurants and bars that line it...all of which are low key. This isn't a resort. The sunsets are beautiful, especially when accompanied by $1 beers and $2 drinks. After a few nights at Barca, we moved onto Leon, which is a very different place than Granada. It's busier and more city-like than Granada. While the ... read more

Geo: 12.43, -86.89We left our room (2059) earlier than planned.........0535hrs......piled into an elevator which delivered us right to the platform and boarded the little "Bubble Works" train to Terminal E. We boarded in the wrong direction and were treated to a complete circuit of the system passing our boarding station twice........... Various UA Stewardess types joined us.....they were "groomed" to kill! The last one one would have not looked out of place hanging around a Buneos Aires Casino......UPDATE: 0703: Just demolished a fab American Breakfast in a "Happy Dayseque" Diner Called Ruby's. The United Club Lounge was celebrating Ramadan with enthusiasm and only had apples and muesli on offer. Obviously, UA have no competition out of Houston.....unlike Heathrow where.... if they had put on a show like here.....punters would have "hot footed&... read more