Maderas, Nicaragua
19 giugno 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Waking up to a beautiful sunrise and pumping waves below at Playa Maderas. What a great way to wake up after 24+hours intransit. After breakfast we went for a surf at Playa Hermosa then later sunsetLeggi altro
Playa Remanso
21 giugno 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
My favourite place to surf in the south of Nicaragua. Good when the swell is too big elsewhere, nice left off the point. Great days with a great crew from Rapture Surf Camp.
My kind of Sunday Funday in Maderas!
25 giugno 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Uncrowded waves, beers on the beach then cocktails by the pool while watching a beautiful sunset. All with a great crew - way better than a $30 pool crawl with pissed gringos in San Juan!
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Isla de Ometepe y Volcán Maderas
27 giugno 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
4 days exploring Ometepe - lovely place to hike, cycle and chill in a hammock!
Ate at a lovely restaurant called Cafe Campestre - delish curries, smoothies and home-made pasta all with freshLeggi altro
Granada
1 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
The pretty Spanish Colonial city of Granada. (Very touristy and hot as well!)
Don't think I was very inspired to take photos at the time!
Volcán Mombacho
3 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Another day, another volcano in Central America!
Exploring the cloud forest at the peak of Mombacho - an active volcano near Granada
El Transito
4 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Where do I start?
This lovely fishing village on the beach in the north of Nicaragua became my home for 3 weeks of surfing, slack lining, yoga, casual Spanish lessons with hostel staff and locals inLeggi altro
Rock pools or Wave pools?
6 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
When the surf is closing out, we went and played in the tidal pools - pretty fun watching waves crash up against the rocks and have to duck and hold onto rocks as the bigger waves crashed over us!Leggi altro
El Tránsito - la gente
9 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
It's often the people that really make a place...
El Tránsito - la gente local
13 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Friendly locals in this tiny fishing village
El Transito - una mas!
16 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Couldn't resist one more post...I did spend 3 weeks here!
Leon
21 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A weekend exploring this colonial city in the north of Nicaragua. Enjoyed checking out the political street art, telling the story of this country's violent past. Sad that every country I've visitedLeggi altro
Playa Gigante
25 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Spanish school, beautiful sunsets at Gigante Bay and Playa Amarilla, boat trip to Playa Santana, watching people riding 6ft barrells at Playa Colorado (while drinking beers on someone's balcony). ItLeggi altro
Pie Gigante look-out
31 luglio 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Hiked up to the look out rock with the Spanish school crew at Playa Gigante. The rock is called 'Pie Gigante' or Giants foot as apparently the rock looks like a big foot. Stunning views including aLeggi altro
Playa Gigante - Homestay
5 agosto 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
An incredible experience staying with a local family in Gigante. Not only got to practice my Spanish but had an amazing cultural experience including seeing how to make all the maiz-based productsLeggi altro
Popoyo
11 agosto 2017, Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Spent a few days checking out one of the more famous breaks in Nicaragua. Was a bit sick (how did I get a cold in the tropics??) so actually spent two days sleeping in a hammock.
Surfed at PlayaLeggi altro
Las Flores - right point break of dreams
15 agosto 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I may be goofy foot but this break was pretty sweet. Staying in a place right on the beach wasn't too bad either.
Spent a few days hanging out with my English buddy Richard from the Spanish schoolLeggi altro
El Tunco, El Salvador
19 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Beach town número dos un el Salvador. Bit more of a party town with locals flocking from San Salvador, the capital, for the weekend. Didn't get a whole lot of surfing in, the waves were pretty heavyLeggi altro
Taminique, El Salvador
20 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Took a day trip to Taminique waterfalls just north of El Tunco. Incredible hike through beautiful forest. Did some cliff jumping at the 'local swimming hole' - the beauty of it being Sunday was it wasLeggi altro
Santa Ana - the city
21 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Santa Ana - the regional centre of the north west department of El Salvador, a city full of lovely people and hire possibly one of the best hostels in the world (Hostel Casa Verde- Carlos knowsLeggi altro
Santa Ana - the volcano!
22 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Got a ride with some Slovenian guys who live in New Zealand to hike up to Volcan Santa Ana. Unfortunately lots of clouds meant no great views on the way up but the clouds managed to clear for us toLeggi altro
Santa Ana - The old art school
23 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Spent the afternoon visiting the old art school in the town of Santa Ana - severely damaged by an earthquake, the ruins are now a site in themselves. Great place to practice some photo composition.
Tazumal
23 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Mayan ruins in El Salvador - Never realised the Mayans reached this far south. Unfortunately the ruins were damaged by earthquakes and bad weather, so much so that somewhere covered with cement toLeggi altro
Los Chorros Cascades (waterfalls)
24 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Seven waterfalls a short walk from Juayua. A little underwhelming as far as waterfalls go but a lovely walk nonetheless!
Ruta de las Flores - Atacó
24 agosto 2017, El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Exploring this cute little town on a rainy day. Known for its colourful painted buildings. Nice for a little stroll. Unfortunately the rain meant I was only brave enough to take photos on my phone.