Monthly Archives: January 2012

Leave it to Bernarda to negotiate the taxis and busses again! Mercado This time, we went to the Mercado de Managua.  Now, a lot of the guide books have implied that the market is a pick pocket’s dream, to be … Continue reading →

Lazy Day We had a bit of a lazy day on January 10th as we were catching up from our travels, dealing with the heat, and my back was acting up in a bad way.  Enter going to the pharmacy … Continue reading →

Managua – Day 1 After arriving at the airport, realizing my one bag did not arrive due to how late I arrived at Dallas, I went through the final security checkpoint where your bags are x-rayed before you exit out … Continue reading →

Needless to say, it was difficult to blog while in Central America.  Yes, I could have written something on my laptop every day however, I wanted to live as unplugged as much as I could, and I’d say I was … Continue reading →

I wrote a speech last night to the family in Spanish that Tim proofed (minus the addition I wrote specifically for him *GRIN*).  With a few minor changes and a missing word here and there – it was pretty good. … Continue reading →

I have arrived in Managua via San Salvador and Dallas. Firstly, TACA – great airline, and I highly recommend them.  They were fiercely on time, clean, great service, great entertainment system when you’re on a flight with seat back TVs. … Continue reading →

View Larger Map   I’m headed on a one week vacation with my Aunt and nephew to Nicaragua to visit my cousin, Tim. Tim has lived in Nicaragua for about 15 years, first going down to teach english, and when … Continue reading →