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Granada
... the Mercado and meeting people. I ate lunch at "Nectar" where I met a musician named Rafael. He plays Nica music with his father at night and works at Nectar during the day. I gave him one of the 3 CDs I brought with me, he said he'd check it out. I also met some expats from the hotel, lots of interesting characters. That night I spent some time
out on Calle Calzada, there were some wild celebrations going on late into the ...
The shit girls say.
... Dutchman, blond, well built with that winning smile. He owns and operates the most exclusive bar in Granada. Every 'girlfriend’ I’ve been in the company of at this place has fallen for his charm. I don’t joke or fabricate when I say he has literally taken them away from me. I can’t compete with that.
It makes you wonder why I keep going back doesn’t it?
I had booked a private room in a hostel in San Juan Del ...
Take it all off baby!
"I hate strip joints" "Really? Are you a vegetarian?"
Somehow the retort made hilarious sense, as if for some reason being a guy these girls didn't believe me. Seriously though I've never been into strippers, prostitutes, escorts or anything of that ilk. Someone once said; "if it isn't free, it's not for me." That about sums it up.
I've been in the odd strip club it has to be ...
Las Isletas and our last entry from Granada
... you can get a lot of known products and brands, but that generally a lot of basic items cost more than they would at home, which given the vast difference in income means that most locals are excluded from the experience or have little left over. Nicaragua doesn´t manufacture a lot, so you have to pay the import prices. Cars - more expensive than in the US. Jeans - despite the fact that there´s a massive Levi´s factory somewhere, the Jeans that you can buy here tend to ...
Granada and Laguna de Apoyo.
... lunch and dinner here)!! After lunch we set off to explore the centre of Granada, it is really a small town of around 100, 000 inhabitants or so. There is a nice main square with a cathedral and a pedestrian street called La Calzada with plenty of bars and restaurants without outdoor seating. We checked out the address for La Esperanza Granada for the next day so we’d know where to go. Then had a seat at one of the restaurants in La Calzada and enjoyed the 2x1 Mojitos for ...


