Well, the year of travel is over. And it was absolutely awesome! So much so, that I’m avoiding “real life” for another year and heading off again! So more to come… Here is where I ended up going over the past year: View Full Size Travel Map at Travellerspoint The Places Many people […]
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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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In much of Latin America, the water out of the tap is not drinkable. In fact, the latest edition of Revue (Guatemala’s English-language magazine), features a story on a company that is trying to assist poorer families to have access to clean drinking water and to reduce the number of people who end up in hospital with parasites.
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As I leave Nicaragua for El Salvador, some final Nicaraguan public transport observations. Micros I actually promised a blog post about this ages ago and am now finally getting around to it. On certain routes in Nicaragua (most notably around the Pueblos Blancos where La Mariposa Spanish School and Eco-Hotel is located) there are not
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After another week in León (how I love that place!) I started heading towards El Salvador. Although I’m not a beach person, I decided to spend a couple of nights at Rancho Esperanza in Jiquilillo. It is basically a surf spot and a gateway to the Padre Ramos Reserve – one of the most important
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One of the things you quickly realise when walking around a town in Nicaragua is that you really do have to pay attention! Unlike in Australia where we have wide footpaths that are largely obstacle-free, this is most definitely not the case here. Here are a few of the street hazards I’ve encountered. Many
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Having hung out in León for more than 2 weeks, I feel like I can weigh into the “where to eat” dilemma with my 6 top eats in León. These are unashamedly influenced by my love of a good curry and wanting something different to normal Nicaraguan cuisine (rice, beans and corn) after 3 or
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One of the great things about travelling is randomly coming across little performances and events in the local community. In the past week in León, I have come across 3 such events, but the biggest by far was the Noches de Mitos y Leyendas in the Central Park in front of the León Cathedral on Saturday
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When visiting León, you really can’t miss the world heritage listed Basílica Catedral de la Asunción, better known as the León Cathedral. It is enormous (it is the largest cathedral in Central America) and located right in the middle of everything with the central plaza facing it. The story goes that this cathedral was originally meant to
There are basically two reasons why travelers come to León – volcano boarding Cerro Negro and the beach at Las Peñitas, about 20km away. And although I’m not a beach person, Pedro is, so we made a day trip out there while we were in León. The bus left from the Subtiava market (we ended up walking the 20 minutes from central León)
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