Blogs from Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Früher in der Schule haben wir Päckchen zu Weihnachten gepackt und diese nach Nicaragua geschickt und Spenden für das Land gesammelt. Das waren meine Erinnerungen an Nicaragua. Jetzt habe ich das Land zum ersten Mal bereist. Die Grenze von Costa Rica nach Nicaragua habe ich bei Peñas Blancas überquert, ein ziemlich neuer, großer und moderner Grenzübergang. Nachdem die Immigrationsgebühren bezahlt wurden, verlief auch alles ganz unkompliziert. In Süd- und Zentralamerika sind Grenzübertritte für uns deutsche Staatsangehörige sowieso sehr einfach und ohne Visa möglich. Da ist unser Reisepass sehr stark ;-) So kam ich zuerst in San Juan del Sur an, einem Küstenort mit vielen Ausländern, bzw. Expatriats. Es ist ein schönes Surfer-Örtchen an der Pazifikküste, welches von Bergen umrahmt wird. Auf diesem findet man auch wieder die typische weiße, weit hin strahlende Christostatue, von der ... read more

We started our day early with our driver picking us up at 515. He was 15 minutes late because he had stopped to pick up the others in our group from a different hotel, a couple from Germany and a lady from Chicago. It was about an hour and a half to the border of Nicaragua. We got dropped off there and walked across the border. Getting our exit stamp from Costa Rica and the entrance stamp to Nicaragua. Our guide for the day was very professional and has been doing the tour regularly. Our next van was waiting for us on the Nicaraguan side. We drove into Nicaragua and got a full history lesson about everything from the original people to the revolution from the dictatorship to modern recent issues. We stopped for breakfast on ... read more

The Corn Islands, especially Little Corn Island, is living up to expectations....laid-back, sun, sand, snorkeling, fishing, beachcoming and coconuts. Hotels and hostels pick the best spots on the circumferential beaches: from the high end Yemaya ($300), to the one my travel partner and I chose, Little Corn Beach and Bungalow ($54++), to our favourite that we are at now, the more rudimentary, beachfront Elsa's Place ($30, two bdrm, bath, kitchen access). Sun rises over the sea and beach, snorkeling straight out to the reefs 200m off shore. Coffee and tea brewing in the kitchen. Fishing has been pretty cool; predictably tons of ground fish plus one to three of the more elusive Barracuda, Mackerel or King Fish all within 3 hours. Lots of conch. However, lobster, which comes mainly from Big Corn Island is in over-fished ... read more

To Everyone best wishes for an enjoyable Xmas-New Year's break. I'm back here in Nicaragua at the start of a 7 week sunny escape, beginning with San Juan del Sur, a traditional surfer and retired expat community. San Juan del Sur has turned out to be a great tropical acclimatizing spot....very friendly and helpful Nicas, hot sun and breezes, shuttling around in 4WDs with surfers and boards to picture perfect surfing bays, ceviche salads and beer at some really nice but under-utilized beach bars, the occasional parrot with howler monkeys in the bush, beach and headland hiking and swimming. But I guess if you're not an avid surfer, a week is probably enough. Onto Ometepe island next week. Friendly hospitality here has always been a keynote to a Nicaraguan visit, but now with fewer of us ... read more

Hola chicos! It's been a few weeks, seven I think since my last blog! Mainly as I have been in the same spot, not many exciting things to report! So a short blog with some updates of my stay in Masatepe Nicaragua. Had another 2 weeks in Granada after my last blog, my landlady took me to Managua for the day to see a Baseball game, my first ever, it was actually quite good. We had seats right behind the plate, in a new stadium which was actually quite empty. Took a taxi ride from my last Air BnB in Granada, on 26th March about 45 mins drive west to a town called Masatepe, a more rural location. I have been staying here for the last 5 weeks, only 3 weeks left, before heading to San ... read more