Category Archives: 尼加拉瓜 Nicaragua

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Day 33: From Nicaragua to Costa Rica by foot

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Leaving Nicaragua

We’re on a bus to Liberia, Costa Rica! Customs was a breeze albeit troublesome. Having travelled for 4 hours by minivan, ferry, and chicken bus to the border, the last thing you wanna do is haul your backpack and walk a kilometre in the scorching sun from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. Continued 繼續看…

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Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Snapshots: 尼加拉瓜 Nicaragua

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Catching the last wave as the sun sets on the Pacific (photo by KF), Maderas beach
Boy splashing in the water to cool off the afternoon heat, Las Penitas
Surfers returning to shore after riding a few breaks, Las Penitas
Rippled clouds over Granada’s morning skies 
Coconuts and other fresh fruit are found around every street in Nica
Catamarans laze as the sun sets over San Juan del Sur 

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Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Day 32: An island made of two volcanoes

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Volcan Concepcion rising in the distance

We’ve been struggling for days whether or not to visit Ometepe – an island that came into existence when twin volcanoes Concepcion and Maderas erupted in Lake Nicaragua. Getting there wasn’t a problem, but seeing the island properly would be tough primarily due to the lack of frequent public transportation. Getting from the pier to the next interesting town alone takes 1.5 to 2 hours. And we didn’t have enough info to figure out where we should go for the best views. Continued 繼續看…

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Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Day 30-31: Surfing in Nicaragua

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Here it comes, quick! Grab the board, paddle paddle paddle… And now! I pushed myself up and popped onto the surf board, balancing as I tried to stand. Being 8 ft long, it had a lot more stability than I imagined and I was surfing for the first time. The feeling: fucking awesome! I laughed out loudly to myself. I finally got to try something I’ve always wanted to. Continued 繼續看…

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Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Day 29: Finding a piece of paradise

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An impressionist sunset
(the white speck in the top right should be Venus or Mars – anyone know?)

Nicaragua had been lacking somewhat since we got here; to be fair it may have been a little to do with travel fatigue – oh another colonial town, oh another volcano… Continued 繼續看…

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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

第二十八天: 旅遊首個月的最後一天，也是我們快要發瘋的一天。

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由於這裡很熱，所以街頭有很多新鮮果汁售賣

終於決定離開列昂 (Leon) 往格拉納達 (Granada) 進發。一切都順利，直至由馬拉瓜 (Managua) 坐巴士去格拉納達那一程，我開始鼓燥難耐，皆因實在很熱。雖然車開得快時有風，但坐在窗口位的我不停被 Continued 繼續看…

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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Day 27: My stomach feels fine.. for real??

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Spending the afternoon chilling at Las Penitas

Woke up this morning feeling relieved than ever. No stomach ache, no diarrhea. Whew.

I shouldn’t have chowed down that piece of meat last night. Continued 繼續看…

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Monday, March 8th, 2010

Day 26: Ever thought about boarding down an active volcano??

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Well.. you can here in Nicaragua! Volcano boarding was developed over 4 years ago on Cerro Negro, a charcoal black cinder volcano standing proudly at an elevation of 728m. Cerro Negro is active, with its last major eruption in 1999 spewing so much ash it covered the town of Leon (where we are staying), 25km away. Continued 繼續看…

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Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Day 24: Our longest stretch on the road yet..

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At the Honduras – Nicaragua border

2 days, 3 border crossings, and 936 km later, with an overnight in El Salvador and passing through Honduras this morning, we’ve finally landed in Leon, Nicaragua. Continued 繼續看…

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