Archive for March, 2011
Polaroid of the week: Our favorite little donkey in the Alps
Posted on 31. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
Meet our favorite little donkey in the Alps! Every day, he and his wife greet us when we head down to the village. How’s that for a welcome?
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The day we boarded down a volcano
Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by jess.
If you’re going to go flying down a volcano on a board, you should at least have a good idea what you’re getting into. Read on for the experience of two volcano-boarders (us!) while in Leon, Nicaragua.
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Leon’s no gem – that’s what we love about it
Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by jess.
Leon quickly became our favorite place in Nicaragua. Don’t take this to mean that Leon is some sort of paradise. On the contrary, the city is far from perfect. Read on for why rolling with the punches made us want to suck up as much of the culture the city had to offer.
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Hotel Tip Of The Week: Cabinas El Pueblo in Santa Elena (Monteverde), Costa Rica
Posted on 26. Mar, 2011 by jess.
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hostel Cabinas El Pueblo in Santa Elena / Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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Village life on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua – A photo essay
Posted on 25. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
Nicaragua’s Ometepe Island is the largest fresh-water island in the world, formed by two volcanoes which jut out of Lake Nicaragua. Major changes are happening here as a result of tourism, but beyond the newly paved road, the traditional village life on Ometepe remains…for now.
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Polaroid of the week: Panama City’s Skyline
Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
After so many months rambling through colonial city after colonial city, imagine our surprise when we arrived in Panama City and saw this impressive skyline!
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Nicaragua rocks!
Posted on 20. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
Nicaragua rocks, literally. Yes, we did love Nicaragua that much, but actually we are talking about the fact that each evening, Nicaraguans around the country, gather together with friends and family, either in their front room or even outside, and rock the evening away in their rocking chairs.
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Hotel Tip Of The Week: Hostel La Candelaria in Valladolid, Mexico
Posted on 19. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hostel La Candelaria in Valladolid, Mexico.
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Polaroid of the week: Indigenous children near Boquete, Panama
Posted on 17. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
On a hike through the mountains surrounding Boquete, a town in Panama’s Chiriqui region, Jaime and Dani met these adorable Guaymi kids. The indigenous group, also known as the Ngobe-Bugle, lives up in these mountains filled with coffee plantations, and the kids were all smiles as we stopped for a chat.
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Go Beyond… the Copan Maya Ruins in Honduras
Posted on 15. Mar, 2011 by jess.
A town called Copan Ruinas is going to be most famous for the nearby Mayan ruins, but after spending a week in the small Honduran town just 12 miles from the Guatemalan border, we found there to be much more to Copan than first meets the eye, including several lesser known Mayan ruins scattered throughout the hills beyond town.
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Hotel Tip Of The Week: El Amanecer Sak’cari in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
Posted on 12. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hotel El Amanecer Sak’cari in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala.
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Polaroid of the week: The devil roams the streets of Bocas del Toro
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
Panamanians party hard! Carnaval is Panama’s biggest annual celebration, and while it might not be as well known as Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval or Mardi Gras in New Orleans, it is one of the biggest carnivals in the world – with devils even running through the streets…
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Travel in Honduras – safe or not?
Posted on 08. Mar, 2011 by Dany.
During this eight-month leg of our trip through Central America, we crossed paths with countless travelers coming up north as we headed down south, and listened to their tips and advice for places we had yet to visit. The only place that nobody could tell us much about was Honduras. It seems many people wonder whether it is safe or not to go there – here is our take.
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Hotel Tip Of The Week: Hostel El Colibri in Leon, Nicaragua
Posted on 06. Mar, 2011 by jess.
This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: El Colibri in Leon, Nicaragua.
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Spring break alternatives in Central America
Posted on 05. Mar, 2011 by jess.
The buzz around spring break 2011 destinations has begun with internet top ten lists spouting out the usual spring break ‘hotspots’. Some people might prefer the predictable debauchery in places like Cancun, Acapulco or Panama City, but for those looking for warm weather, sunny beaches, cheap beer and, for the young ones out there, a lower drinking age, we have some alternative spring break destinations tips, after spending the past nine months travelling through Mexico and Central America…
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