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  • Did somone say the English like to party?Hey guys! Have just read Lewys blog.... who woulda thought that he´s actually pretty funny ey ;) So Ill pick up from our time in San Jose. Everyone we have spoken to strongly disliked the place but I have to say I Posted by lewyandkerri in Beach Ahoy! | Jan 22, 2012
  • Beer and Beaches in San Juan del SurHola!! After spending two days on Isla Ometepe we left the island for San Juan del Sur along with Ali and Sean, The Kiwis :) After a rather uneventful ferry and chicken bus ride we found ourselves on the beach again. After Posted by CanWay in CanWay | Jan 19, 2012
  • Escape from Ometepe -- Part 2The boat was small and cramped, but we were happy to be on. Or should we be? The waves were huge and boat was going quite slowly. It turns out that our boat was some type of "pump boat". Posted by krisses in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 12, 2012
  • Escape from Ometepe -- Part 1Since the ferry ride off of Isla Ometepe to the mainland was cancelled due to high winds, everyone was trying to leave for the 6am ferry the next day -- AT THE SAME TIME. 4:30am Wake up and get ready to Posted by krisses in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 12, 2012
  • Isla Ometepe by BikeHallo! After spending a good 4 days in the city of Leon, we headed for Isla Ometepe. Ometepe is a volcanic island formed by two volcanoes in Lake Nicaragua, just outside of Managua the capital city of Nicaragua. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.co Posted by CanWay in CanWay | Jan 10, 2012
  • Climbing Volcano Maderas - Another Side StoryAs we began our slow and brutal climb out of the "pond", one of our fellow trekkers complained of a stomach ache. He was in a lot of pain. It turned out that he really needed to take Posted by krisses in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 10, 2012
  • Climbing Volcano Maderas - A Side StoryAfter 4 hours of hiking up the muddy and slippery Volcano Maderas, we reached the top. We were bruised, aching, starving, and parched with thirst. But wait! The highlight of the climb was still to be conquered by Posted by krisses in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 10, 2012
  • Climbing Volcano Maderas in NicaraguaAfter spending New Years day in San Juan del Sur we could not wait to get out and see the rest of Nicaragua. We have heard so much about this country and how it's the great undiscovered travel destination of Posted by dariusz in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 8, 2012
  • Volcano boarding in Leon¡Hola! After leaving the turtles and La Tortuga we headed for Nicaragua. To get there you have to cross two borders, El Salvador-Honduras and Honduras-Nicaragua. The drive through Honduras only takes about two hours as the majority of the country lies Posted by CanWay in CanWay | Jan 6, 2012
  • New Years Eve San Juan Del Sur Style - Pictures and VideoSee the previous post for a write up of what happened but here are the pics and video. Thanks Chad for some of the pics! [i][b][[https://picasaweb.google.com/104681812399881454623/NewYearsEveSanJuanDelSur Posted by dariusz in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 4, 2012
  • New Years Eve San Juan Del Sur StyleYes, we're still alive and still healthy! We just haven't really had time to sit down and write a blog entry or even upload pictures as of late. The last blog was from Guatemala and we've since made our way Posted by dariusz in Indulging the Wanderlust | Jan 4, 2012
  • LeónLeón is another colonial city in Nicaragua. To be honest I did not do much in León. I walked around town a few times, visited the cathedral and for the rest was hanging out in the hostel and making further Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | Dec 11, 2011
  • GranadaAfter we arrived in Granada around noon, we went to explore the city centre first. It is a nice colonial city with a lot of pretty buildings and very busy streets, especially in the market area near the hostel. The Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | Dec 10, 2011
  • Isla OmetepeWhen I finally left San Juan del Sur, I went to Isla Ometepe, an island formed by 2 volcanoes on Lake Nicaragua. On the ferry there I met an English girl I knew from San Juan. We shared a taxi Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | Dec 5, 2011
  • San Juan del SurOn Tuesday, 22th November, I got the bus from San José to the border with Nicaragua. I met an Irish girl on the bus who was going to San Juan del Sur too. We crossed the border together and then Posted by sarahm_lux in A Luxembourger with a backpack | Dec 5, 2011
  • Jo versus (another) volcano Isla de Ometepe. Two conical volcanos looming out of Lake Nicaragua. What else was there to do on the island but to climb them (or at least one of them). It was a decision that would bring me th Posted by JoBlogs in Jo Blogs | Nov 18, 2011
  • Nicaragua.The only reason we stayed in Tegucigalpa was because to get from Roatan Island to Granada would be way too long, but in the end we all knew Granada would make up for all the shit we’d go through to Posted by neekspencer in Dom takes on the Americas! | Nov 17, 2011
  • San Juan de la Sur & the beautiful island of Ometepe!Leaving Granada and making our way to San Juan de la Sur with the gang was standard on a chicken bus and arrived at the most loud annoying market/main hub for all bus terminal ‘Rivas’. As soon as we stepped Posted by jasdeep_virdee in RTW 2011 | Nov 7, 2011
  • The civil war is over, peopleA long blog for a long journey I hit Central America without much of a plan, so comfortable I had become with my wandering ways. Nicaragua was next door to Costa Rica, I was generally Posted by JoBlogs in Jo Blogs | Nov 2, 2011
  • Birthdays and Blues Festivals and Beaches, oh my!Over the last few days we have had fun listening to the sounds of Granada: [[http://youtu.be/1B3sP3oC8ck|local marching band]] [[http://youtu.be/J1YwkEPJoZs|jazz night]] Our hostel ([[http://www.nicaraguahostel.com/|The Oasis]]) had beautiful wall Posted by ebmarnp in Blissfully Wanderlost | Oct 28, 2011
  • Oh, Gra-na-da! We've settled for a bit in the picturesque colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/418110/Granada_028.jpg thumb=http://photos.travellerspoint.com Posted by kevindhodges in Blissfully Wanderlost | Oct 22, 2011
  • El ZopiloteWe came for the pizza. But there was no pizza. We came for the volcanoes. But they were shrouded in mist. [img= Posted by kevindhodges in Blissfully Wanderlost | Oct 18, 2011
  • NicaraguaLeon, Nicaragua 02/08/11 Volcano boarding. The Tica bus eventually arrived and the front bump looked as if it had been used to move a few taxis out of the way. So after an hour they eventually fixed it and we were off. Posted by benbrown109 in 3rd Gap Year. | Oct 17, 2011
  • The Land of Butterflies and RainFrom the largest city, Moyogalpa, we have traveled (by rickety bus) across this small island to Playa Santo Domingo, which is located just north of Santa Cruz. This is a very small t Posted by ebmarnp in Blissfully Wanderlost | Oct 17, 2011
  • Ometepe Island, Nicaragua So we decided to take a short side trip up north to Nicaragua to see what all the fuss is about. And when you're world travelers like us, what do six extra buses, a taxi, a ferry Posted by kevindhodges in Blissfully Wanderlost | Oct 13, 2011
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