Semana Santa 2014: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Beach towns like San Juan del Sur celebrate the deeply religious holiday of Semana Santa with something resembling Spring Break in Cancun.  There is loud music, dancing and libations the entire length of beach. All major beer, rum and cell phone companies are represented by young ladies wearing company colors.  It’s …

One Month of Living Expenses 2014: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

With nearly 19 000 people to date viewing our cost of living posts we thought it was time to provide an updated detailed monthly budget summary. Our targeted monthly budget is $1400 USD.  Total US dollars spent in January 2014 was $1656. Over the course of the month we attended 2 professional …