– I knew I wanted to leave Utila on Sunday morning and chose the death ferry at 6am. This way, it allowed more time to let the unexpected happen in Honduras as I knew it would. I tried to buy my ferry ticket the night before so I could sleep in a little bit, but […]
Honduras Part 2 (Utila – finally as an advanced scuba diver)
– After spending a week as a island bum on the island of Utila, I figured I should be productive and finally start my advanced scuba dive course. The course was a small group of four people. First there was Adam, a 31 year old dentist from Rochester, NY. I actually met him the day […]
Honduras Part 1 (Utila – Life as a Island Bum) – May 2009
– We had to take a hour ferry from La Ceiba to reach the island of Utila, which is one of the three major Bay Islands. I know I am lucky as I don`t get seasick. We had a very, very, very rough ride with huge swells and waves crashing down on our ferry (and […]
14 hours of “fun” on the bus from Nicaragua to Honduras
– I keep laughing at my bus journey`s and this one was one to remember. Mel, Freddie and I decided to head north to Honduras and we knew it was going to be a long ride and there wasn`t anything to see in between. So we bought the nicer bus ticket with A/C, movies and […]
Nicaragua 3 (Leon) – May 2009
– Waking up on May 5th, or Cinco de Mayo, wasn`t the best morning for me. We were out so late (or arriving at 6am in the morning would be considered too early) and I was not feeling too well. We slept for 5 hours before we had to get out and check out…but we […]
Nicaragua 2 (Granada) – May 2009
– I decided to travel with Mel and Freddie for Granada, and we knew we were taking “a chicken bus”. In Central America, they use old US school buses as normal transport and they are just known as chicken buses. Most of these buses have been repainted in bright colors, but they are still the […]
Nicaragua 1 (San Juan del Sur) – May 2009
– Once I got settled into my hostel in San Juan del Sur, I headed to lunch, the town´s beach and then somehow ended up at happy hour cocktails with Kirsty, Liz and Mel. We had to have cocktails for our first sunset in town and it ended up being great. – When we came […]
One YEAR Anniversary!
– A year later…I´m sitting on a beach, soaking up the sun and having a great time. I still can´t believe I have been traveling around the world and living out of a single bag for a year (not to mention wearing a lot of the same clothes)…but I am. I honestly can´t wait to get back to the […]
Journey from Costa Rica to Nicaragua – April 2009
– Leaving one country for another, especially overland, is always an adventure worth writing about as I know I will be laughing about it years later….and my trip from Costa Rica to Nicaragua is another fun one… – Once Amanda left me in Monteverde, Costa Rica, I had one more day to figure out where […]
Costa Rica 2 (Manual Antonio and Monteverde)
-Amanda arrived Friday night and after a quick change, Colin, Amanda and I were catching up with a bottle of champagne. I guess it was fitting as it was a farewell to Colin, after traveling with me for 2 months, and a welcome for Amanda. When we finished the bottle (not that long for the […]