Tag: nicaragua
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P for positively surprised
Some travelers tried to dissuade us to go to San Juan del Sur as it was ugly, overcrowded and dirty but we decided to head there anyway to relax for two days – read: do (absolutely) nothing to avoid spending money before crossing into Costa Rica. At first, we were not sure of our decision…
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O for Omotepe: a two-faced island
When we boarded the ferry to Omotepe island in San Jorge, we didn’t know what to expect. Yes, we had done our usual ritual: googling and asking other travelers about the island but this somehow didn’t help much. There were unfortunately too many contradictory opinions (‘it is great’, ‘it is boring’, ‘so many things to…
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N for Nicaragua: the country we have trouble to fall in love with…
Yes, we had amazing days in Somoto, Las Peñitas, Little Corn Island and Matagalpa, yet, we are struggling to fall in love with Nicaragua. Our hearts are refusing to warm up to Nicaragua the way they did for El Salvador and Honduras. M and I have been discussing a lot about it and we have…
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M for marvelously marvelous and marvelously relaxing
Since it seems that most of our boat rides have given us exciting (yet terrifying) memories so far, I didn’t expect anything less from our boat ride to Little Corn island. We had reached Big Corn Island by plane as the road plus boat option was too time consuming and we were eager to get…
Frenchie Gone Exploring 