Blogs from San Juan del Sur, Southern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 10

I had traveled for 8 years without ever really getting sick. That changed a few nights ago in Esteli, Nicaragua. The same night Drew landed in Managua. Coincidence? I think not. ;-) We took the Tica bus out of San Sal through Honduras into Nicaragua and jumped off in Esteli instead of going all the way into Managua. We had heard it was a great place to see the true country. It really was. We only saw one other tourist while we were there, a white man in his 50’s that looked as lost as most of the stray dogs on the streets. We were stoked to be off the beaten path. That night we found a Sandinista bar with all kinds of amazing memorabilia from the civil war. Good drinks, friendly people and some culture ... read more

Nous sommes encore le jour de Pâques, un évenement très important en Amérique latine, une terre fermement croyante. Après l'obtention de l'étampe nica*, nous parvenons à dénicher un bus dans toute cette désorganisation. Vers la fin d'après-midi, nous mettons enfin le pied à San juan del sur, station balnéaire populaire auprès des locaux. La plage est recouverte de monde et de leurs déchets! Une fois de plus, nous sommes témoins du manque flagrant de conscience écologique, comme nombreux endroits que nous avons visités, au cours des dernières années!!! La plage est désolante, mais la chaleur gagne, nous sautons dans l'océan. Vide d'énergie, on s'allonge pour un repos bien mérité... après une première intégration au Nicaragua. Le lendemain, nous mettons le cap vers Managua, la capitale. Ça bouille de chaleur! Le pays est littérallement brulant et la ... read more

Nineteen hours in a stiflingly hot, packed, unroadworthy chicken bus... hurtling along at ridiculous speed on pot-holed dirt roads... dealing with the chaos of Central American border crossings - first from Guatamala into El Salvador then Honduras brielfy before entering Nicaragua. Doesn´t sound too good, does it. We didn´t think so, so we flew. Nice little hour and a half where we didn´t fear for our lives at all. As Ally mentioned in the last blog, Guatamala was tough. Incredibly rewarding experience, but confronting. Along the road we´d heard fantastic things about Nicaragua and we weren´t disapointed. We landed in the capital, Managua, and went directly to Granada, which is stunning. It was founded in 1524 and stands on the northwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua in the shadow of the Mombacho Volcano. The lake feeds into ... read more

Hola amigos!! No begynner vi for alvor aa kjenne paa at vi haar daarlig tid, saa vi reiser som nokre galningar. Men til tross for at vi har vore mykje paa farten sidan sist, saa har vi ogsaa faatt sett mykje syns vi! Turen fraa Utila gikk finfint. Det var litt hardt aa komme seg opp kl.5 etter ein fuktig kveld, men dokke veit: Helt om natta, helt om dagen! Saa her var det berre aa hive seg opp og komme seg ut til taxien. Det var forresten fest for ein gjeng med nye instruktoerar paa ein plass som heiter Treetanic den kvelden vi var ute, saa det var stappfullt med folk, kjempestemning og berre velstand. Artig! Flya vi reiste med Utila - La Ceiba og La Ceiba - Tegucigalpa var ikkje av den store, fancy ... read more

After about 18 months of travel, it is time to ditch my backpack and wandering ways and head home to find a job - scary! About 10 days ago at 3am, our alarm clock went off - it was time for Scott to get ready to leave on the Paxeo shuttle bus to the airport. From here, I was on my own. I got a few extra hours of sleep before packing and checking out to head to San Juan Del Sur, my backpack bulging from the extras I´d inherited from Scott - mosquito net, blanket, plus I had the full set of toiletries which we´d previously split. Travelling as a couple certainly has its advantages! I sat on the bus for three hours before it set off as it had mechanical problems. Still, that´s nothing ... read more