I slept soundly on the bus for several hours. Bright lights flicked on at 5am, and the bus driver announced “Frontera!” Everyone on the bus disembarked and got into line outside a small office behind 30 people already waiting. The lights of the building were off and the front windows shuttered. … Read more
Tag: Walkabout
Envision Festival (Uvita) & San Jose, Costa Rica
At about noon, the bus pulled to the side of the road, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There was nothing in eyeshot except jungle and the two-lane road. The bus driver announced “ENBISIO’N!” The passengers looked around confused for a second, “Here?” … Read more
Liberia, Monteverde & Quepos, Costa Rica
My taxi driver dropped me off about 200m before the immigration office on the Nicaraguan side of the border. When grabbing my bags from the trunk a local border hustler tried to help me with my things. There are usually dozens of these types of people swarming tourists at borders, and I usually ward them off. … Read more
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
My taxi driver dropped me at a gas station across the street from the multicolored “San Juan del Sur” welcome sign.
San Juan del Sur is a medium sized beach town of about 15,000 people situated on a moon shaped bay of the Pacific in the far Southwest of Nicaragua. … Read more
Granada & Ometepe, Nicaragua
In Granada, I was dropped off on the main plaza, and I walked a few blocks through the hectic streets to arrive at Oasis Hostel. I took a breather for an hour, then went out for lunch at El Jardin Café, trendy, arty, upscale kind of place set around a beautiful green garden courtyard.… Read more