They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are fat, others have really protruding bellies. Some have decayed a bit with age and are crumbling around the edges. Still others are double-breasted. A few are quite bright but most tend to be quite grey and blend in with the surrounding. Central America, and Guatemala especially, seems to be obsessed with sleeping policemen. They appear everywhere, whether it’s on a dirt road or on a highway. Sometimes they appear from nowhere, other times they prefer to stay in groups and slow your progress every 100 meters. Their most common characteristic is that they are insanely annoying.
Showing posts with label Nicaragua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicaragua. Show all posts
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Chicken Buses #2
Were you late getting up and did not have time to have any breakfast? Did you forget about your nephew’s birthday and are now rushing there empty-handed? Are you feeling a bit under the weather? Did you have to stay at work late and now need to head home in the dark? Or maybe you missed your Sunday service? Well, no worries. All that you might desire will be provided for you. Whether it is a cold Fanta, a breakfast snack, a meal comprised of chicken with rice, a kid’s toy, a flashlight, some vitamins and even a 20 minute sermon, all of this can be found on your local chicken bus.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Nicaragua: Cost Breakdown
Nicaragua proved to be incredibly inexpensive. Transportation cost next to nothing, as did accommodations. The food was also relatively cheap even though we ate out virtually every one of our meals.
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Somoto: A pleasant swim through a Canyon
Our main motive for visiting Somoto was to explore the newly discovered (2003) and renowned Nicaraguan canyon. We hired a guide for the day and with an early start endeavoured to explore the entire length of the canyon from water level as well as from up above.Julita decided that wading and swimming down the Rio Coco was not her thing and chose to stay behind. So Paulina and I, along with another French backpacker set out at 7am and began
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Chicken Buses
Leon: Boarding down Nicaragua's most active Volcano
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Granada's Surroundings: Masaya, Catarina and Laguna de Apoyo
One of the benefits of Nicaragua is that distances are relatively small. As such, within a short hop from Granada one can find numerous other attractions and enjoy an endless array of day trips. One such day trip can be made to Masaya, a town renowned for its artisans and its markets.
Granada: A Colonial Jewel
As the Lonely Planet puts it, “The goose that laid Nicaraguan tourism’s golden egg is beguiling Granada, whose restored colonial glories render it a high point of many travelers’ time in Central America.” Being in Granada is like traveling back in time to a relatively peaceful colonial era. The city’s highest building is its
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Isla de Ometepe: A Fairytale Setting
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Nicaragua: Hot Enough to Melt Wheels
If we thought that it was hot in Bocas del Toro, we were mistaken. The refreshing cool air of Monteverde has been left behind and we have entered the Nicaraguan oven. Not that we’re complaining about the nice weather. Well, maybe just a bit.
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