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| Down the Rio San Juan
2006-02-24, Sabalos, Nicaragua. By: manana | | After a good sleep in Los Chiles I went to immigration for my stamp and the nearby harbor the get on the boat to San Carlos in Nicaragua. I was told that the first boat would leave around nine so ther... |
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| Oh oh, I´m criple...
2006-02-18, San Jose del Sur, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Although it went quite well I made a strange turn last night that hurted a lot... My knee seems to need some more attention afterall.
One way or another I am gonna leave in the early morning headin... |
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| Thank god... it is getting better
2006-02-17, San Jose del Sur, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Had a lot of pain before I was able to get to sleep. Thankfully I was able to get some Naproxen at the farmacy which helps to lessen the pain and inflammation. Had a good night of sleep a my knee is r... |
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| Dangerous fun...
2006-02-16, San Jose del Sur, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Today was the big day... Going on a tour with David and the two Kawasaki Z400 racers! We started heading south to the beaches of El Remanso which is quite near San Juan. Easy going, getting used to th... |
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| Warm and windy
2006-02-15, San Jose del Sur, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Today was quite relaxing... Slept well, spent a lot of time on the internet and made a nice walk along the beach and the beautiful surroundings.
The weather here is great though the wind has been v... |
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 | Nicaragua´s best among beaches...
2006-02-14, San Jose del Sur, Nicaragua. By: manana | | The plan was to go to Isla de Omotepe; an enormous island in Lago de Nicaragua. The island is erected by two vulcanos which makes it quite special! But sadly to hear the ferries are not allowed to cro... |
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 | Just chillin´...
2006-02-13, Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Daytour!!! Went to Laguna de Apoyo where the Bearded Monkey (the hostel I stay in) has another lodge called the Monkey Hut. Very nice place at the lake where it is possible to swim, kayak and get sunt... |
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 | Beautiful handcrafts at the market...
2006-02-12, Masaya Volcanic National Park, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Luckily it wasn´t so hot today. A nice breeze through the streets made it a nice day to spend walking around... Had a little hangover from last night though. Ahh, ´ll get over it.
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| Another new country... wauw!
2006-02-10, Managua, Nicaragua. By: manana | | From Tegucigalpa we took a direct bus to Managua. Barbara had to take even another bus in the morning cause she was travelling to Costa Rica. The bus crosses border so that is well organised... quite ... |
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 | Here.... it is wet or hot
2006-02-11, Granada, Nicaragua. By: manana | | Arrived in Granada, Nicaragua today. A beautiful city but bloody hot!!! Gonna cool off first and explore the beauty here... |
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 | A very active week
2005-11-11, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. By: scottr128 | | Hi
I have just wrapped up what has to be my most physically active week of the trip. When last I wrote I was on my way to Ometepe with 3 Australian women (Alex, Kate, and Mazzie) and an Irish guy ... |
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 | Enjoying Granada
2005-11-03, Granada, Nicaragua. By: scottr128 | | Hi
Before I forget I was able to post a bunch of pictures some of which are from places in Guatemala and Honduras. They should be attached to this journal entry but in case there aren't just click... |
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 | A just can´t leave Leon
2005-10-28, Leon, Nicaragua. By: scottr128 | | Hola
Long long time since I have written. Sorry about that but I have just gotten sort of sucked into life in Leon, Nicaragua plus there hasn´t been a ton going on here. With that said things are... |
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 | The Project
2005-09-02, Esteli, Nicaragua. By: georgew | | The English and Community Eco-tourism project – with UCA Miraflor, Nicaragua
This is an entirely voluntary programme teaching English for guiding and eco-tourism. UCA Miraflor is a union of small a... |
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 | Just another day at the Volcanic National Park
2005-04-11, Masaya Volcanic National Park, Nicaragua. By: jpguard | | In case you don’t know, I have learned through experience that the city of Masaya is Mayan for “crazy cab drivers”. We took one of those American school buses, picking up everyone and Julio along the... |
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 | This is what we call the Magic Hour
2005-04-12, Montelimar, Nicaragua. By: jpguard | | Nicaragua has been a string of “firsts” for me in the seven years I have traveled. This is the first time I have stayed at an all inclusive beach resort. Now, I can understand the addiction. Everyt... |
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| TOP 10 reasons to love the Nicaraguan Sun
2005-04-11, Granada, Nicaragua. By: jpguard | | TOP 10 Reasons to love the Nicaraguan Sun
10. The 96 degree humidity cleans out your pores.
9. The heat justifies drinking the water.
8. Nothing beats being near death in a non air conditio... |
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 | Rivers, Jungles and John Pauls kids
2005-04-10, Granada, Nicaragua. By: jpguard | | Today we kayaked through island inlets in Lake Nicaragua. We left early to escape the sun and the omnipresent heat. We managed to find refuge in the morning hours for about 17 minutes. The kayaking... |
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 | Oops...NOT AGAIN!
2005-04-09, Granada, Nicaragua. By: jpguard | | PM-
Glenn and I found ourselves crammed to the gills in a bus headed from Managua to Granada. It was labeled as Express meaning it made only one stop upon reaching Granada. However, in Nicaragua, E... |
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 | Arrival into Managua
2005-04-08, Managua, Nicaragua. By: jpguard | | This is our first full day in Nicaragua and truth be told, we're having a blast. The Nicaraguenses couldn't be nicer group of people. We landed last night and found the airport in Managua to be new,... |
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 | First Major Project
2004-12-08, El Castillo, Nicaragua. By: FrancesK | | Our first project of five weeks was to build an Iguana Farm in the town of El Castillo in Nicaragua. El Castillo is a small town of 2000 people on the banks of the Rio San Juan, the only access to whi... |
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 | Get out of my bathroom
2004-07-05, Managua, Nicaragua. By: spadilla03 | | Monday July 5th 2004
This is just a little side story with a bit of interest, its not very long at all, but its kinda funny.
So we left Granada at around noon or so, nick thought it would be a g... |
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| The bus ride from hell
2004-07-04, Bus between Costa Rica and Granada, Nicaragua. By: spadilla03 | | Sunday July 4th 2004
The forth of july isnt much to celibrate down here so we spent pretty much our whole day on a bus getting from costa rica to nicurgua. All in all about a 9 hour trip from the ... |
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| Not another volcano
2004-06-29, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. By: spadilla03 | | How about Nicuragua
Wed june 30th and Thursday july 1st 2004
If you havent heard by now we are working our way through central america. It wasnt something that was planned it just kinda happene... |
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