Tag: Nicaragua
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Top Ten List After 1 Year Abroad
Here we sit, one year on the road. I pondered several ways of commemorating this milestone date and have decided to go with a Top Ten list of things we have learned in the last year of roaming around Central America living out of a suitcase. Though the purpose of our journey has been to…
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Back to Costa Rica
So, off we go again. After 7 weeks in beautiful Nicaragua we are heading back to Costa Rica for a house sitting opportunity. We very much enjoyed our time in Nicaragua. At first we were nervous because of a totally misconceived belief that Nicaragua might be an unsafe destination. We could not have been more…
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Granada, Nicaragua
After 11 weeks enjoying the beauty and relaxation of San Juan del Sur we thought it was time for a mini sight seeing holiday to the nearby city of Granada. It is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, 1524, city in Latin America (depends who you ask). ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada,_Nicaragua ) It is one…
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Local Flavour Walking By
As we settle into our new home in the far outskirts of San Juan del Sur, the peace and beauty are fantastic. Relaxing by the pool enjoying the view is wonderful. The view street side is a little more subdued though than what we have been used to. I have to admit I do miss…
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Turtles on the Beach
After sunset one evening we set off to witness the incredible sight of an arribada at La Flor la playa. A beach 20km south of San Juan del Sur. It is one of about seven beaches in Central America where turtles arrive en mass to lay their eggs in the sand. We did not see…
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Keeping Busy in San Juan Del Sur
I kind of like this place. That is definitely my impression after having been here a couple of weeks and finding our rhythm. As I sit writing this blog I can hear the music rolling down the main road from yet another gathering getting prepared for the day. It appears there is some type of…
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Settling in to San Juan del Sur
In our first week in San Juan del Sur we have had the opportunity to see a couple of sides to life here. We arrived on Friday and the final two games of the World Cup were Saturday and Sunday. Even though Nicaragua did not have a team playing there was no lack of flags,…
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San Juan del Sur
We have moved on from our short stay just outside San Ramon, Costa Rica, and started our newest adventure in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. The 10 days we were able to spend in San Ramon were fantastic. It was the respite from hot weather that both Karen and I badly needed. As well, it…
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Let the House Sitting Begin!
At the end of our last post we had just arrived in Managua, Nicaragua. Well, I wish I had great tales to tell about our visit, but no. We did manage a walk to the local mall, very nice, before we were both struck, consecutively with some rather nasty gastrointestinal challenges. The only good thing…