Nicaragua

Central America

Central America – No shortage of Beautiful Places, People and Cultures Eco-friendly hostel The original plan was to sell our house for its 2005 appraised value, have lots of cash and begin our trek in Europe.  As the saying goes, “Everything works out for the best,” and our trek through Central America is a great example the adage always holds true.  However, when the house did not sell and the Euro skyrocketed against the Dollar, we [...]

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Posted by Michael Cooney, Chief Explorer - September 28, 2011 at 12:14 am

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Nicaragua – Diverse Landscapes, Culture, and People

It was time for us to head a little further south.  The bus from Antigua, Guatemala left at 4:00 a.m. and traveled through El Salvador and Honduras before arriving in Managua, Nicaragua 17-hours later.  We had to pay an exit fee when leaving El Salvador and Honduras even though we were only transiting the two countries.  The tax was compulsory regardless of the length of time we actually spent there.  In El Salvador we did [...]

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Posted by Michael Cooney, Chief Explorer - September 20, 2011 at 6:43 pm

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