28/7/23 Today, I had another bougie hostel breakfast before heading out to do a walking tour, only the fifth one I’d done in the six months! On the tour, there was an English guy with an Irish gal, a solo Egyptian girl, and me. The tour guide knew about Wales having many castles, and IContinue reading “Ace Antigua”
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Lava in Granada π (but not a single dressing!) π©Ή
16/6/23 After a chilled morning of watching Spanish nature documentaries, we headed out for a bougie brunch with Aisling. After an exrended brunch, Gi and I moved to our new place before hitting the local market. It was very typical only selling fruit, veg, meat, rice, and dog food along with various bits and bobs,Continue reading “Lava in Granada π (but not a single dressing!) π©Ή”
Oh, Ometepe! Porque necesitabas mis dientes?!
13/6/23 Thirteenth, unlucky for some!! After a double breakfast, first an oaty one, and secondly, a bougie one in a cute cafe, with a passionate singing waiter, we caught tge local bus to Rivas, and then got a collectivo to the ferry port. Then we got ourselves on the ferry and headed to the islandContinue reading “Oh, Ometepe! Porque necesitabas mis dientes?!”
Boozing and beaches ππ»π
10/6/23 Today, we were a touch hungover and crawled out of bed in the last ten minutes of free breakfast along with the rest of the hostel!! After pancakes and a strong coffee, we headed to the bus stop to catch bus #1 of two. We stopped in Rivas bus station, just long enough toContinue reading “Boozing and beaches ππ»π”
Leon & Granada
6/6/23 Today was the day I was meeting Gi! I had a glorious breakfast before I went out to see the sights of Managua. Gi was coming around 1pm, so I had a few hours to play with. I walked to the old part of town, which was apparently safe to walk to. It tookContinue reading “Leon & Granada”
Vamos a la playa π
31/5/23 Today, I was hoping to reach the beach in Nicaragua. Sadly, despite getting up at 05.30 and catching at 06.00 bus, I didn’t complete the supposed five hour journey to the border in time! Here’s why! I got the 6am bus from La Fortuna to Quesada and for some reason checked with the driverContinue reading “Vamos a la playa π”
Springs and roundabouts
27/5/23 After saying goodbye to mum early, having breakfast in the apartment, and watching a couple of episodes of Firefly Lane, I packed my stuff and headed to the bus station. From there, I found the bus in the direction of La Fortuna. At some point, I had to get out in Quesada and waitContinue reading “Springs and roundabouts”
Pootling ’round Panama
16/5/23 One short day in Panama City π΅ We woke up when we wanted, had a free hostel breakfast, and had a quick bachata in front of the pool before heading out into the day. We got a taxi to a park overlooking the Panama Canal and walked up through it to the viewpoint. ItContinue reading “Pootling ’round Panama”
San Blas Adventures π€π€
12/5/23 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA! Today was day one of our tour, and we had a family breakfast before we re-waterproofed our backpacks and loaded them onto two wooden boats with big engines to get us up the coast to Panama via Guna Yala. We sang Happy Birthday to Laura at breakfast, and then we headedContinue reading “San Blas Adventures π€π€”
On the road again ππ©πππ₯π€
7/5/23 Today was the start of a long couple of days of travelling! And it was an early start, too! Since we’d been out the night before, I’d had a quick two hour nap before being the idiot that packed in the dark with a torch in a 12 bed dorm!! Laura and I hadContinue reading “On the road again ππ©πππ₯π€”