One more motmot photo…

Couldn’t resist – these birds (Blue-Crowned Motmots) are so beautiful!

Look who brought a friend to visit me this morning at La Mariposa Spanish School and EcoHotel. This branch is just outside my bedroom window.

blue-crowned motmots

Excursions | Plants and wildlife

Whale watching in Aasiaat
Bylgermany November 15, 2020December 30, 2025

During Summer, the waters around Greenland are a playground for a large number of whales. Disko Bay, in particular, offers some incredible whale watching experiences, including from the rarely visited town of Aasiaat. Read more about whale watching with the Aasiaat Seamen’s Home at my Whale Safari in Aasiaat blog post at Guide to Greenland. For more information…

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Exercising at La Mariposa
Bylgermany February 16, 2016December 30, 2025

Am trying to maintain fitness now that I’ve had to give up boxing to travel and am trying to get the whole self-motivation thing happening, something I find very difficult to do! My plan is to do one of the workouts from the 12 minute athlete 3-4 times/week and then some body-weight strength training on…

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Excursions

Volcan Masaya – impressively active!
Bylgermany March 13, 2016December 30, 2025

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…

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Food experiences

Icecream in Central America
Bylgermany June 18, 2016December 30, 2025

You don’t have to know me for too long before you come to realise how much I love icecream! I admit it – I’m an addict. So how does the icecream here in Central America stack up? Icecream in Nicaragua In Nicaragua, there are essentially two key ice-creameries. Eskimo – which are absolutely…

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The Journey Begins
Bylgermany February 6, 2016December 30, 2025

Well, the big day finally arrived! After far too many farewells, I’m now on my 12 month journey which currently looks like this: February – March 2016: perfecting my spanish at La Mariposa Escuela de Español in La Concha in Nicaragua. April – June 2016: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala July 2016: Cuba August – November 2016…

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Food experiences

Raspado in León
Bylgermany April 3, 2016December 30, 2025

Wander through the Central Park of León on any day and you’ll find brightly painted wooden push carts with several glass bottles lined up on top. These are the Raspado sellers and one of the institutions of León. Inside, the cart is lined with aluminium and contains a large block of ice. The Raspado sellers use an ice…

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