1/7/23 Ai ai ai, solo cinco dias mas hasta voy a estar en Gales uno vece mas! Que peรฑa! After taking a long bus back to El Salvador, stopping for border crossings and for a flat tyre, I arrived in the evening and went in search of food. I wondered to the main square whereContinue reading “Santa Ana and home”
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Ace Antigua
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”
R & R
25/6/23 Today, Paolo and I went for breakfast at a traditional chain restaurant before I got a taxi to the bus station and got a bus to San Salvador. There, I had to get a cab to another bus depot where I got a minibus to the coast. At the coast, I had to waitContinue reading “R & R”
El Salvador sin extranjeros
21/6/23 So I got up before 2am for the bus to be late. Thankfully, though, I was the final pickup, so as soon as I was on the bus, we headed off. Sadly, everyone else had claimed the good (multiple) seats, and so I was left with one while everyone else had two or threeContinue reading “El Salvador sin extranjeros”
Lava in Granada ๐ (but not a single dressing!) ๐ฉน
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 ๐ (but not a single dressing!) ๐ฉน”
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 ๐๐ป๐
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 ๐๐ป๐”
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 ๐
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 ๐”
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”