Granada for me has always been one of those places that has draw. Yes, I like sitting on the beach soaking up the rays. Yes, I like the life of knowing a great number of people in the town that you live in, but a part of me has always been drawn to cities and as such Granada fills that void that cannot be filled by random beach towns and surfers. While not a big city, it has an incredible colonial feel to it that I can personally walk around and just enjoy for hours on end.
Nicaragua, boats, Granada, animals
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Jason
1/20/2009
I left the next day. Sad I know, but the city of Granada, boat tours, and a wicked cool circus with a bottle of rum wore me out and made me think of other things that I should do. Like physical activity and hiking volcano. Totally not the right thing for my lazy ass. I am more in shape for drinking beers on the beach than any sort of hiking, but I am stubborn.
outdoors, Nicaragua, Ometepe, volcanoes, hiking
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Jason
1/20/2009
Now we need to leave, for real this time. The plan over the weekend was to celebrate our departure of Nicaragua this morning, but today I feel like I spent the last 48 hours in Vegas on a whirlwind tour of food, booze, and fun when I passed by the local casino (i.e. store full of slot machines).
Nicaragua, party, San Juan del Sur, food
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Brendon
1/19/2009
So the days leading up to Christmas were weird. Every year that I spend away from my family puts me into a sort of funk. I come from one of those very close knit families that it is an unwritten law that you just don't miss Christmas. I have missed three.
Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, children, holidays, Christmas
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Jason
1/19/2009
As I'm about to embark on yet another wild and crazy night here in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, I figure I ought to get a few of the ideas from the past few weeks out of my head before they disappear in the celebration of a New Year.
Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, holidays, Christmas
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Brendon
12/31/2008
One of the reasons for this trip, for me personally, is to find "that place". The place where I could envision myself hanging out for a few years. In reality right now, I cannot at all imagine this working out successfully for me, but I figure if I fall in love with the culture, food, people, etc. I would make a go at it. I could just end up back in the States just as well, I could find more than one place, who knows, no se.
Nicaragua, San Juan del Sur, beaches
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Brendon
12/17/2008