Nicaragua – how about you strap this wooden plank to your feet and board down this active volcano... September 21st 2013 I entered Nicaragua on my birthday – and what better way to celebrate than a 6a.m. taxi to a bus station and then a full day of travelling! Luckily the travelling ended up at the wonderful Isla Ometepe, two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua which join together and lay claim to be the largest freshwater island in the world. Despite being pretty remote, our guest-house also had just enough Wi-F ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe 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
Having graduated from University of Nottingham I started travelling and absolutely loved it. I did one trip around the world, then a second major trip through Latin America.
I then went back to the real world with one of those job things, but the wanderlust didn't leave and I managed to fit in plenty of short trips.
I've now taken 12 months out to learn/perfect my Spanish. I'll be travelling through Spanish speaking South and Central America with a trip from Buenos Aires to San Francisco.
The primary focus of the trip will be learning the language - so I'll be regularly settling to st... full info