ESCAPE FROM THE WINTER OF 2006-2007 December 7th 2006
San José to Managua
San José is an easy bus ride from the airport. I stayed at the Gran Hotel Imperial across from the mercado (market).
I had left here 18 months ago with no intention of returning. But I got a flight to Miami and while searching for a flight to South America I noticed that they stopped in San Jose, Costa Rica. Why not visit Santos Hotel in Managua where I was ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Capital Region » Managua The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the fir... ... read more
WHERE THE HELL IS JOHN D?
Points to Ponder:
Even change for the worse is preferable to no change at all. Tom Robbins.
My trip hasn't been about sightseeing (although I've done that) as much as just being somewhere
When I listen to a person denigrating others, I judge the speaker. Let's hope everyone does. [Never judge someone by the opinion of another.
Better to judge the opinion-giver.]
A major source of misery is wanting things that contradict each other.
In the Vedas it's said, "Truth is One, but sages call it by ma... full info