Nicaragua Travel Blogs

we landed in Managua at 10:15 but only for a short time before leaving again to the corn islands at 11. the only way to fly to the corn islands is from Managua and there is only one company that flies there. the plane is so small that they have to weigh you before you are allowed to get on. i was a…

Saturday, November 15We checked in to the Hilton Princess Managua again just in time for the awesome happy hour they have in the executive lounge and ended up having appetizers and Tona’s.  Cindy wasn’t feeling well at all so we bailed on our initial idea of going back to the crazy disco/s…

  Altogether the border crossing had taken almost two hours, and by the time I walked across the no-man's land in between the countries, and entered through Nicaraguan customs (no issues here) the connecting bus to León had already left. I spent an hour waiting for onwards transportation …

Many people told us that Granada is the most beautiful city of Central America, since most Central American cities don´t really have any Colonial-influenced buildings (at least for Costa Rica I can back that) and this is the one city that at least has some buildings like that. So we were pretty cu…

Well its time to finally say goodbye to Nicaragua, its been a amazing place to visit, made me feel angry at times, sad and also so happy, Nicaragua is certainly a magic country.  We leave on the Tica bus at 6.30am, ugh somehow i am still not gettin used to all those horrible early mornings, …

Today we head back home.   We catch the first airport shuttle to the airport.  There are a couple of surfer guys taking the bus as well.  They have been surfing on the (Pacific) coast for a week and they said it was fun.  The line to check in is really long but we are …

LEaving Arenal was no walk in the park...just to get to our destination we would suffer through 3 bus trips, 3 taxi trips and one boat ride. Getting from Arenal to the Nicaraguan border was a real hassle, as there is no public transport even remotely close, and no other alternative really...so we w…

San Juan del SurSo then, San Juan, or should we say Saint John of the Sea - quite apt. I came here to learn a bit more Spanish.  A week´s intensive course including food, lodging and a surfing lesson (that never materialised) costs $130 - this is about $100 cheaper than Costa Rica.  Plus…

The first stop in Nicaragua was the old town of Leon, well not actually the old town.  The original "old town" was destroyed by an earthquake and abandoned centeries ago but this one was old enough for us.  Leon is the traditional liberal town of Nicaragua and the traditional enemy of the…

We’re here! We has two stops, one in Salt Lake City and the other in Huston Texas. Oh the lunch in Texas was so good, mmm. It wasn’t much of a day, just lots of travel on the plane. I’m happy to be here finally. We arrived in Managua, it’s a whole different world here. The airport was full …

This trip almost didn´t happen. The Patron Saint of Travels (Christopher?) must have stepped away from his desk, because I almost didn´t make it to Nicaragua.First, some minor drama getting to SFO. Finally got there, and was told to stand in a loooong line to check in. After 45 minutes, they fina…

Today we woke up early to eat and meet our guide for our kayaking trip. After a short taxi ride we arrived at the lake and hopped into the kayaks. I was amazed at the size of the lake. It almost looks like an ocean. The water is dirty and full of debris. Today was the first time i was able to pract…

After easily getting our exit stamp at immigration we then had to pay US$1 each exit duty (legit? hummm) and then paid 5000 colones each for the boat to San Carlos. Also had to pay US$7 each to get into Nicaragua, for those of you who are going.... We climbed aboard an ancient and rusting b…

On driving in Nicaragua:" I took my car to the mechanic once.  When I went to pick it up, the mechanic told me he couldn't fix my brakes so he made my horn louder."If this isn't the epitome of Nicaraguan driving, I don't know what is.  Car rides, even short ones, are both scary and exhili…

Shortly after passing through Tegus we came to the border of Honduras and Nicaragua!! We exited the vehicle as a mass, and headed over to the stations to have our passports checked and authorized. I noticed that if you gave them a little tip, you immediately exited the line, had a stamp in you…