When I shopped for clothing in Canada I looked for quality so that my clothes would last. In Nica my wardrobe consists mainly of t-shirts and shorts. In a t-shirt quality used to mean a nice thick, heavy weight cotton jersey. With Leon’s toasty hot weather I find myself wearing …
Two bank cards, two credit cards, eighteen ATM withdrawals over two days, ninety minutes at a lawyer’s office, followed by the exchange of 350 twenty dollar bills, just 74 days after we arrived in Nicaragua we are the proud owners of a Hyundai Galloper 4 X 4.
Yesterday we awoke to the many sounds of city life in Esteli, Nicaragua. Music blaring, children screaming, roosters crowing and cars honking are your alarm clock in Esteli, but all that didn’t matter. We were excited to be up early because we were going to Somoto Canyon. As I …
To celebrate my 37th birthday Gord and I decided to take a vacation from our vacation. We packed our bags, hopped on the micro bus and made our way to Laguna de Apoyo. Rated #1 on Trip Advisor for Specialty Lodging in the area we opted to stay at Apoyo …
When Elisha and I decided to move to Nicaragua we knew that we would need to be on a budget – and believe it or not it was something we had never done before. Elisha’s budget was always based on spending any extra cash that she had, while I saved …