Before I go on, I should let you know that there will be no photographs for a while. I lost the battery charger for my camera, and it is a highly specific one (you have to take the battery out …
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Two of the most important travel lessons you will learn in Nicaragua: 1) The whole world is a bus stop. 2) No bus is ever full. There are few things in Nicaragua that will give you a bigger dose of …
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I want to start off by saying how beautiful the Jinotega Valley is. This is the major coffee growing region of the country, and it features a lovely climate with cool nights (I wore a sweater for the first …
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This is a testimonial in favor of something that is very common in Nicaragua, and almost non-existent in the United States right now: the straight razor shave. Shaving in Central America has been tricky. I use an old school …
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San Cristobal Volcano. Still smoking. Very little to report tonight. I’m holed up in Matagalpa, in the cool air of the highlands. Left Jiquilillo yesterday and returned to Leon, along with a couple guests from Rancho Esperanza (Instant Adventurers …
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Welcome to Paradise. During my last two days in Leon, I shared my dorm with a Canadian, a German, and a Brit. We hit it off and, when I suggested making for the beach following my volcano boarding adventure, the …
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SO MANLY! As proof that human beings will try anything, I submit for your edification the new phenomenon of volcano boarding. This has already been covered by everyone from CNN to the BBC to Lonely Planet as one of …
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For most of Nicaragua’s history, power was divided between the cities of Leon and Granada. Leon was traditionally the home of the Liberal governments, while Granada was more conservative. A number of fights broke out over the balance of …
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Corrinne blows a goodbye kiss from the airport. Good morning from Nicaragua’s capital. The heat is starting to build and it looks like another scorcher, and I’m still not quite sure where I’m going to go today. Maybe Leon. …