Cost of living continues to be the most popular searched topic on In Nica Now and since it’s been over a year since we published an up-to-date expense report we thought it was time we do so. Last month (April 2015) we diligently tracked every single cordoba we spent. Our targeted monthly budget …
Black and white, hot and cold, day and night. Expat life in Nicaragua is quite opposite to what it once was for us in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. If we were to “paint a picture” it would look something like this… All of our belongings fit into our Hyundai Galloper. When small …
Being semi-retired and living on a fixed income means vacations don’t happen as nearly as often as they used to. In fact, it’s been 3 1/2 years since Gordon and I enjoyed a proper holiday together. When we lived in Canada we dreamt of vacations where we basked in the …
As I put the finishing touches on the Christmas tree a light rain starts to fall. The birds chirp happily in the trees. It’s our third Christmas in Nicaragua, but our first Christmas putting up a tree. December 9th marked the second anniversary of our arrival in Nicaragua and since …
#1 BIG WAVE DAVES The Saturday morning Farmer’s Market at Big Wave Daves is a great place to meet Sanjuaninos. From 9:30 am – 12:00 pm you’ll find expats milling about enjoying a cup of coffee, some fresh fruit juice or even a cold Tona. Smoked pork, organic produce, baked …
#1 For $4.10 USD we can get for 1 watermelon, 1 pineapple, 6 green mangos, 1 very large carrot, 1 cantaloupe, 1 avocado and 1/2 dozen bananas! #2 After enjoying a cold Tona at sunset at one of our favorite beach bars we went to pay the bill. They couldn’t …
