Nicaragua
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Travel Guided Tour: Lake Ayopo, Pueblos Blancos & the Masaya Active Volcano (Nicaragua)
Today we have an appointment with David, a French speaking Nicaraguan guide highly recommended by Lauriane to visit the surroundings of Granada & Masaya. We enjoyed every minute we spent with him. I tell you about our little adventure in details. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Paradiso Hotel near the Apoyo Lagoon David comes to pick us up in 4×4 around 8:45 am to bring us to the Apoyo lagoon. It is the only lagoon in the surroundings where the water is pure and one can bathe without fear. The others (from Masaya and Managua) are very polluted. We stop at Paradiso Hostel (link…
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Learn Spanish in Granada (Nicaragua)
Since my Spanish learning week in Sucre, Bolivia 2 years ago, I have not taken any Spanish classes. Only courses via the applications I told you about here As a result, progress depends only on me. With my nomadic digital activities (to earn a living), Spanish is… how can I put it, my n-th priority. I realized that I had lost a lot of vocabulary and that my oral comprehension was catastrophic, in spite of our stay, after the first world tour, in Seville and Colombia. I inquired about Spanish courses in Colombia and the prices discouraged me (12$/hour – private course). But in Granada (Nicaragua) where we are currently,…
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What about Security in Nicaragua in 2020? Dangerous country for tourists ?
Before setting foot in Central America, we asked ourselves this question and asked questions to the French expats living there. In Nicaragua, we were able to contact Lauriane, who is currently there, and who told us that the country was totally safe for tourists (safer even than Costa Rica). The demonstrations and roadblocks observed in 2018 no longer exist. Even on the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the whole country is in yellow, no zone is in orange or red, which is a very good sign. This is just the time to take advantage of it and have all the tourist sites for you alone. Moreover, Nicaragua is…
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Interview with Lauriane Marecal: What to See, What to Do in Nicaragua? Addresses, Tips & Tricks
Editor’s note: following research for our next trip to Central America, we were led to contact Lauriane Marecal, a French traveler in love with Nicaragua. After almost 2 years criss-crossing Central America, Lauriane brings us in this long interview, recent information (2019) about the country, as well as the richness of this beautiful country still off the beaten track. Thanks to Lauriane for giving us her time. We wish her all the best for her project of a home for adults with mental and motor disabilities in Nicaragua. His Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lauriane.marecal.9Sound Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/havana_nicaragua/ Hello Lauriane, can you introduce yourself? What brought you to Nicaragua? Hello to all readers.…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Nicaragua: How much does it cost? Where to buy it? What speed? Speedtest (2020)
As usual, as soon as we land in Nicaragua, we start looking for a local SIM card to be able to have internet on our smartphone. Note that if you travel to several Central American countries, your SIM card will work in all countries: Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador. Buying a SIM card at the Managua airport We arrived one Sunday evening in the evening (20h), a small Claro kiosk was open at the exit (I forgot to take a picture). Two employees were present to answer questions and sell SIM cards. The rates offered are more or less the same as in town, they aren’t overpriced…
