About 2 weeks ago, 4 orphaned grey foxes were dropped off at La Mariposa Escuela de Español after their mother had been shot. They were nursed back to health at the school with the aim of releasing them once they were strong enough. A couple of days ago, we set them free in the Cañada Honda…
Another regular visitor to the garden around La Mariposa Escuela de Español is the Blue-crowned motmot. This guy looks a lot like the Turquoise-browed motmot (also called the Guardabarranco – the Nicaraguan national bird) but is distinct. The head colouring is different but the easiest way to tell them apart is through the look of…
Nicaragua is a country of volcanoes and right now, 5 of them are a lot more active than normal. The closest one to the Spanish school is Volcan Masaya – somewhere between 5 and 8 km away (as the crow flies) depending on whose map app you choose to believe (we had a couple…
I love cooking and I love eating. For this reason, I’m a keen fan of cooking schools/classes and have done quite a few over the past couple of years. Add in that I particularly like to try dishes that are typical to the region I am travelling through and it was a no-brainer to sign…
With Katrina and Daniel – a couple I met yesterday on the NicaAsí Cooking Tour – we decided to tackle the Vía Vía trivia quiz last night. It was good fun hanging out with a bunch of new people, and lasted longer than any other pub quiz I’ve ever done! It began an hour late (about 9:30pm) and…
If you want to eat well but cheaply in Nicaragua – you should check out a fritanga! They can be found on the footpath in pretty much every small town and generally kick off a bit before dusk (though the setup starts about about 3:30pm). Basically, they are a grill BBQ that usually has beef, chicken…
One of the things I always love to do when travelling to different countries is go to the local cinema. I went and watched DeadPool today at the cinema in Cines Plaza Siglo Nuevo in León, which was a wonderful escape from the heat and an absolute bargain at 85 Cordobas (~AUD$4.50). Gotta admit, it…
One of the wonderful things about La Mariposa Escuela de Español is that it is surrounded by an incredible garden/forest. The staff regularly put bananas to attract local fauna and one of the regular visitors is the Agouti, or Guatusa as it is known here. It is basically a large rodent that is native…
For everyone in Australia who loves to use limes in their cooking and their drinks… How about 12 juicy (yes they really are) limes for 50 cents?
There are several things in Latin America that try your patience if you let them – people who take one look at you and push in line in front of you because they assume you don’t speak the language, waiting for who-know-how-long when the chicken bus you are on stops for who-knows-what reason (there is never an…