Loafing in Central America !
In and around Central America / Caribbean
So, here I am !
Left the UK at the end of June to start my loafing once again, having decided NOT to settle down & get a proper job !!
Arrived in San Jose & did a 4 week spanish course in Heredia, just north of the capital. Had a top time & even managed to see a bit of Costa Rica at the weekends ! Visited Manuel Antonio (& saw my first sloth....Yeah !), Monteverde & Santa Elena in the cloud forests & Tortuguero on the NE caribbean coast. Amazing scenery, wildlife & culture !
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Cag
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Back to School !
Started my language course on the first monday in July.... & felt like I was back at school again ! We had a tour of the town of Heredia &... Continue reading »
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Head in the Clouds !!!
August 21st 2006
Left Heredia on the 29th July, having said my goodbyes to Emilia, Ana, Franklin & Oscar....& took the local bus from... Continue reading »
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Coming down from "The Mountain"
Last day today at "The Garden"....feeling kinda sad about leaving, as I have had a great time here, but also felling very excited about moving... Continue reading »
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Same language, different accent !
So.....here I am, on the brink of new adventures in another destination & what a wonderful one it is too.
We (Liss & I) arrived in Gr... Continue reading »
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A load of Cocibolca
Cocibolca...for those who are wondering, is the name of the MASSIVE lake here Nicaragua which covers about a tenth of the country & on which Gr... Continue reading »
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Down at the Laguna
Sunday morning...........and Marlon our singing & dancing taxi driver (we wnet out with him the week before & he REALLY cou... Continue reading »
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Back to Civilisation
Arrived back in Granada on the monday lunchtime & booked straight into the "Oasis Hostal where we had stayed before. Met up with some familiar... Continue reading »
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Presedential Elections
FSLN, PLC, ALN or MRS.....who would you vote for ? These were the four main contenders in the 2006 Election in Nicaragua, which took place on the&n... Continue reading »
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The "Great Escape"
Well, we eventually decided to leave what had been our home for 1 1/2 months, after having waited long enough for my replacement camera to arrive..... Continue reading »
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Esteli..... the "Gateway to Heaven"
From Matagalpa, we caught one of the local buses (which, by the way, are all old yellow school buses from the U.S. ) from one of the most orga... Continue reading »
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"El campo" - A little piece of Paradise
Whilst in the Laguna de Apoyo, near Granada, we met a British woman (Martina) who told us about this little bit of Paradise up in the mountains of... Continue reading »
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Terrible Tegucigalpa !!!!!
Well....after having been in near isolation for the last 10 days, arriving here, Tegucigalpa (pronounced tay-goose-egalpa) the capital of Honduras,... Continue reading »
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"Thank you" & Peace at last !
When we left Tegucigalpa, we had hoped to get to Gracias Lempira in one day, but we ended up arriving in La Esperanza in the afternoon & f... Continue reading »
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Copan Ruinas
What an ordeal getting here !!! Left Gracias on the 0900 bus up to Santa Rosa, then had to get another bus to La Entrada (with a completely mad dri... Continue reading »
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Ancient Antigua - Guatemala
Not a great journey to Antigua as Lissa was travel sick during the whole of the 7 hr trip....most of which, I must say, was due to the shite drivin... Continue reading »
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Lake Atitlan - San Marcos
A visit out to Lake Atitlan was on the cards, so we set off at 0600 on the chicken bus to Panachel (150km NW of Antigua) where we caught a boat out to... Continue reading » -
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Exquisite El Salvador - Juayua
An early start again (0530)......& numerous chicken buses finally got us to the border of Guatemala & El Salvador. The instant we crossed t... Continue reading »
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Trembling Tacuba !!
WOW !!!! Once again.....we discovered a little piece of paradise !!!
Tacuba itself is a quiet town....not much happening there, but once outs... Continue reading »
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Christmas greetings from Esteli !
Arrived in Esteli yesterday at about 5pm & booked into another hostel. We are both looking forward to our upcoming visit to Sontule...wher... Continue reading »
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Festive Frijoles & Happy New Year !
Back to El campo......how lovely it was to be back ! We caught the bus up the mountain once again...knowing where to get off this time, & it wa... Continue reading »
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Back to the "Sweat Box" of Granada
Back to the sweatbox ! Had forgotten how hot Granada was !
Had to get 3 different buses from Esteli to Tipitapa, to Masaya the... Continue reading »
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Another stint in "El campo"
Monday afternoon, October & I caught the 1415 bus, along with all the other "Cheles" (whites) up to Sontule. As it was quite packed & a bea... Continue reading »
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Back to El Salvador......& W**K !!!!
Caught the 0630 TICA Bus up to San Slavador which got into the city at about 1745. Met a nice girl from Chicago, USA. & so whiled away the time... Continue reading »
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