Hostal La Abuela Managua

... realization that you truly do have to know Spanish to get around in this country. Needless to say, we are enrolling in some Spanish classes once we get to San Juan del Sur.<br>Yesterday we spent the day with Chester´s lovely wife Patricia who gave us a private insider´s tour of her hometown Leon, and her families amazing beach house in Poneloya. Leon is a very vibrant and busy city. It is host to the oldest Cathedral in ...

... destinations, hotel reps shouting names of hotels and randomers shouting whatever. It was so scary. I was so glad that I was with Brian because I couldn´t even imagine being with another girl and trying to battle our way through that. We met two Israeli guys who were trying to figure where to stay too and the four of us eventually found a young guy who walked us up the road to the hostels. He walked with us ...

Hola amigos,<br><br>De afgelopen dagen hebben we ons prima vermaakt in Granada, een schitterend en zeer levendig koloniaal stadje. Het is hier op de dag tussen de 23 en 30 graden en ook hier is het regenseizoen begonnen. Vaak zijn de ochtenduren redelijk onbewolkt en warm en regent het ´s nachts......met ook regelmatig heftig onweer. <br>Naast uitrusten, wandelen en andere culturele bezigheden zijn we druk geweest om tickets te regelen voor de ...

... bij ons werd het ook zo iets. Eindelijk konden we verder door Honduras naar de grens met Nicaragua. <br>De formulieren waren in de bus al ingevuld, de paspoorten waren afgegeven aan de Tica medewerker aan boord en we hadden betaald. We moesten enkel met onze koffers naar de controle (welke niet eens open hoefden) en naar de medische check...wederom lachen geblazen!! Een tafel met twee dames en een heer in operatie kleding en zuster pakjes....met een pot spuiten ...

... to had a baby in her arms and said that she didn't have milk. I asked her if she could breastfeed and she said no she couldn't make milk. We discussed this in the nutrition part of the class before we came, and it is because the woman are so malnourished that they cannot produce milk. We also passed a school within the dump, and they called it "Esperanza" which means "hope" in Spanish - that was neat to see.<br><br>After about 1 hour and 30 minutes of being in ...

... and took in the sight. Rolling green hills, luscious trees and exotic flowers overwhelmed me. Everything was so fresh and untouched, unlike most greenery around me back home. Finally, after two hours of trotting, horse flies, and a sore bottom, we reached the endpoint. Eduardo thanked all of us for coming and we thanked him, then we once again took off. At this point, I would like to stop and share one of the key points of Costa Rica, the food. Now I am a self proclaimed ...

Thank goodness I am not an ice cream cone or I would be melted within seconds!!! I can not believe how hot and humid it is here in Granda, Nicaragua! Wowzers!!! Nicaragua fast facts: Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua Size: 129,494 square km (similar to the size of New York) Capital: Managua Languages spoken: Spanish and English along the Caribbean coast Population: 5,145,000 I don`t really know too much about the country so I can not tell you what ...

... we are, we decided to do a volcano hike rain or shine. And rain it did. We had an older Irish couple with us who ended up tapping out at the half way point minutes, we are convinced, from having heart attacks. The hike was challenging, but the hardest part was the ankle deep mud and slippery footing. True to its description, the rainforest dumped on us the entire time, but the lushness of the vegetation was ...

... It´s the **** i never really needed and just worried about. The less your gear is worth, the more you can enjoy the trip...maybe it´s the big man´s way of refining my packing list :-)<br><br>Anyways... Granada<br><br>Like Leon, but prettier, pricier and more touristy. As in REALLY touristy. Antigua on steroids. Pollo and gallo pinto + usual sides is C25 deep within the market. And more than C80 along the main tourist drag. Ekkk!<br><br>Nothing to do here for more than a day or so. $20 tours ...