NicaraguaResidencial Bolonia12°8’33” N 86°16’46” W
September 3, 2016 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We spent our first day in the capital with visiting a local market, walking up a hill to get an overview of the city and with trying out some local food - all great but the sticky air really made usRead more
NicaraguaLeón12°26’15” N 86°52’27” W
September 5, 2016 in Nicaragua ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
León treated us well with yummie food and lovely streets. Today, we hiked up to the still active volcano cerro negro - awesome view and a fun slide down with a sandboard. Beach is up next!
NicaraguaEstelí13°5’15” N 86°21’23” W
September 8, 2016 in Nicaragua ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
After spending a day at the beach in las Peñitas with fresh seafood and surfing, we headed to the hilly landscapes of a small town called Estelí. Here, we learned more about the tobacco productionRead more
NicaraguaEl Capulín11°58’11” N 86°0’56” W
September 13, 2016 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
In Masaya we visited our second volcano by night to see the red glowing lava inside the crater. As we were not allowed to stay long, we went the day after again during daytime to convince us that thisRead more
NicaraguaRío San Juan11°15’16” N 85°52’15” W
September 16, 2016 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
In this beach town we spent a couple of days exploring some nearby playas and enjoying beautiful sunsets while feeling home at mama Sara's house! As it was erstwhile a fishing village, we went with aRead more
NicaraguaVolcán Concepción11°31’49” N 85°37’50” W
September 20, 2016 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Our last stop in Nicaragua showed us again a new side of this country. For two days we cruised around the volcano island with a scooter to meet plenty of monkeys and to swim in a clear natural pool.Read more
Costa RicaPlaya Langosta10°17’55” N 85°50’23” W
September 22, 2016 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After we literally walked over the border, we headed to a beach town called Tamarindo. With early morning surfing and relaxing afternoons at the pool bar or at a beautiful shell beach, we trulyRead more
Costa RicaMonte Verde10°18’30” N 84°48’40” W
September 24, 2016 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
In the highlands of Monteverde we had to use our warm clothes for the first time. Ziplining through this special reserve called cloud forest, with the longest line being over 1km as well as with a bigRead more
Costa RicaManuel Antonio9°24’30” N 84°9’24” W
September 26, 2016 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
From the cloud forest we went back to the seaside to visit the famous national park of Manuel Antonio. Unlike all the monkeys there, spotting the lazy sloths hanging high up in the trees was quite aRead more
Costa RicaPunta Pirikiki9°39’19” N 82°45’12” W
September 29, 2016 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Although we have already seen some really nice beaches in the past few weeks, the Caribbean side surprised us again with black sand, followed by white catalogue beaches that we explored by bicycle.Read more
