While you still can't put toilet paper in the loo, street vendors hassle you and beggars are still around, Costa Rica has actual roads, clean buses and get this chain hotels such as the Hilton - not that you'll find me there. We crossed the border with ease and entered a new country. Part of... Continue Reading →
Getting around in Central America: The best way to get around around Central America is to take buses. While, this is very cheap, you are able to visit many places and see lots; it does come with a few challenges - so brace yourself. The main flaw is applicable to almost all buses - they... Continue Reading →
I spend my last couple of days in Nicaragua in Rivas followed by San Juan de La Sur. Firstly, my Spanish buddy and myself stopped in Rivas for some souvenir and clothes shopping. I had not been shopping in a long time and wanted to buy some bits and bobs. Turned out that Rivas is... Continue Reading →
A hearty maple syrup pancake breakfast set me up for the day ahead - not that it was a particularly strenuous one. My new group of friends and I walked to the little town square to grab a chicken bus to a fresh water, transparent lake named 'Eye of the water'. Transport on the island... Continue Reading →
It was time to leave the chilled out Lake Apoya and adventure to Ometepe - an island formed by the rising of two volcanoes in Lake Nicaragua (the biggest lake in central America). I boarded a shuttle to the San Jorge port where I got lots of mixed messages about ferry times to the island.... Continue Reading →
It's not everyday you get to spend time on the shore of a warm, volcanic creator lake. Lake Apoyo is the oldest lagoon in Nicaragua. Hundreds of thousands of years ago the volcano here erupted and left a huge creator. Over many years rainwater filled up the creator. Consequently, today there is a crystal clear,... Continue Reading →
I had left it long enough it was time to report the money that was stolen from my bag in Estali. The receptionists at the grotty hostel in Granada named Backyard (not recommended - dirty and too many party people) were friendly enough and explained to me in slow Spanish where I needed to go.... Continue Reading →
I began my short hike by strolling through the lovely, little, lively town of matagalpa. I passed two town park squares, walked along the bustling high street and began climbing up a steep suburban road lined with houses. I reached the national park entrance, paid a small fee and walked through the beautiful forest. Butterflies... Continue Reading →
I left the hostel in the morning in a bid to find some waterfalls named El Salto Estanzuela. First, I took a taxi to the hospital where the hiking trail began. Then I started the 5/6 km hike. It was rather hilly on a dusty road. It was quiet hard, but the views were as... Continue Reading →
I hauled my huge rucksack on, checked out of the hostel and walked the town square in Leon, where I chambered onto the back of a truck paying 10p to get to the bus terminal. Locals sat on both sides of this vehicle on unstable benches, watching me clumsily struggle with my bag. I made... Continue Reading →
We are going on a bear hunt 