I have always said, “A day on the water is better than any day on land”. It doesn’t matter if it’s fishing or sailing, any day on the ocean is memorable. With three friends celebrating birthdays and two friends leaving Nicaragua we had plenty of reason to bring a group …
As we were planning our move to Nicaragua I remember saying to Gordon, “It’s going to be awesome! Once we quit our jobs we’ll have so much more time to travel. We can check out some more of Costa Rica. We can take a trip to Panama. What about Guatemala? We could even go …
Besides the obvious items like a cell phone and a driver’s license there are a few other essentials I carry in my purse here in Nicaragua. #1 CASH In Canada I rarely carried cash in my wallet; credit or debit was the best way to go. But here in Nicaragua cash …
Although we love typical Nicaraguan dishes like ceviche and Jalapeño chicken living in San Juan del Sur often leaves us craving other international flavours. I have to say…when Gordon and I learned about a new Peruvian restaurant that had opened up in town… we got a little excited! Positioned between two local …
I wake just before 8 am to the sound of steady rain. The house is slightly darker than usual and the air in the room is cool and fresh. I check the thermometer which shows an outdoor temperature of 25.8 degrees Celcius; inside the temperature reads 27.8 degrees. With the fan …
Every 90 days we need to renew our Nicaraguan tourist visa. We have been living in Nicaragua for the last 4.5 years as perpetual tourists. These quarterly junkets to the border are uneventful and rather tedious. The alternative is to leave our paradise so we don’t complain too much. An obvious …
