Three countries in one day Crossing 2 borders in 1 day Nicaragua Honduras El Salvador San Miguel. Then to el Tunco. We had a rather late start to our border crossing. I was in two minds whether to stay another day. We loved our time by the beach, but we have an agenda so decided […]
Las Penitas Nicaragua. A quaint fishing village. A great budget hotel. And 1-day old turtles sent out to sea! Having had no internet when we left Laguna de Apollo, we were ‘winging it’. We ‘stole’ a flyer off the notice board of what looked like a good place on the coast. The Paradiso Hostel called […]
Laguna de Apoyo (Apollo) and swimming in a volcanic crater We arrived late – just as the sun was setting across the Laguna. We were famished as we had no lunch, so as we were at a French-owned hostel, we naturally ordered crepes. They told us to head for the lakeside bar. There I ordered […]
Mombacho Volcano is a great place to take kids Nicaragua We were up early this a.m. We were trying (again) to hike Mombacho Volcano. Our hotel rang the company that organizes the tours and we were told to be there by 9 a.m. So we took a taxi with so much excitement since we expected […]
Granada Nicaragua Kids learn a lot on the carriage ride We traveled by local “chicken buses”, from San Juan del Sur to Granada. We should have paid a lot less for the cab to the hostel, but it was quibbling over $1 and I was not about to be left standing, so we took it. […]
Nicaragua Costa Rica Border Crossing -into San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua – a gorgeous town- We had a great time piling into our friend’s car, along with a way too much luggage. This single parent travel, they drove us from Monteverde Costa Rica to Liberia and dropped us at the bus station. Here, buses depart […]
