Granada Stories


Nicaragua: The Bat Cave

Sorry about leaving so suddenly in the middle of my last post. Mike and Shane were prodding me about going to find food before it got too late. So we ate breakfast at the place owned by the old stoner man, then took the ferry back to the mainland. We got to sit in airconditiong (it was a great pleasure, the first time I haven´t been burning hot, let...


Poetry, romance and lunch served on banana leaves...

Que buen suerte (what good luck)! The morning after I arrived in Granada and posted my last entry, I just got the feeling that this was the kind of place I’d like to stay a little longer, and somewhere where, as mentioned, I would like to spend a bit more time revising and refreshing my Spanish. The hostel where I was staying had a notice-board with d...


News from a new country (Nicaragua)

Well, it’s on to Central American country number 5 now, as I briefly skipped through Honduras on a ‘Ticabus’ this morning, and have now made it to Nicaragua. The mosquitoes are nibbling away here in hot sticky Granada, but I’ve just spritzed myself with repellent and, apart from that, life is good. I’ve found a nice newly opened little hostel to stay ...


Swirls of Color

I feel as though these entries have been crazy, as my mind is inundated with new smells, tastes, sounds, swimming in swirls of color. Everything is so overwhelming, I cannot even begin to take it all in. I love Granada, it is a wonderful city to spend a week in, lazily strolling the crowded streets and trying local cuisine. Yesterday we left the beut...