The Monteverde cloud forest
You come here for the mountains, the cloud forest, the wildlife (birds in particular), hiking trails, and the adrenalin adventure provided by ziplines and canopy walkways. Sometimes you wonder am I really in Costa Rica up here? For one thing, its chilly, you need a jumper when the cloud comes in and shrouds the forest […]
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The road to Punta Islita
The road to Guiones from Tamarindo proved to be exquisitely beautiful and exhilarating all at the same time. We ended up lost several times as we drove along country lanes surrounded by green pastures and cows as the light playfully shone through the leaves. It felt like the real Costa Rica at last – hurrah! […]
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Tamarindo, Guanacaste
Tamarindo on the Costa Rican Pacific coast isnt a place to get away from it all – its well developed, bustling, and packed with American Ex-Pats. In saying that, it is located on a beautiful stretch of Guanacaste coastline so you can take it in for a couple of nights, take advantage of its boutiques and restaurants […]
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A lone surfer on Ponta Teonoste beach, Nicaragua
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San Juan del Sur – the new California?
Some people say that the Nicaraguan Pacific coastline reminds them of California fifty years ago. It’s a fair comment when you consider the isolated beaches, fantastic surf and raw feel to the countryside around. There are sweeping bays, high cliffs covered in overhanging gnarled trees, and rocky outcrops swathed in soft green moss. Snow white […]
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Granada’s churches
There are many stunning churches to explore over a day in Granada, Nicaragua. And the thing I like the most about exploring churches is the surprise element of what’s inside. You admire their exteriors and stop to view the structure from various angles on the street. Then you begin to create a fantastical picture in […]
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The historic city of Granada
Granada has had a turbulent past, having been attacked by pirates numerous times over the centuries Hence, it has been the scene of many battles with fires, swordplay and gunshots meaning that the city has been rebuilt over and over. Founded in 1524, for many years it was the administrative city from which the whole […]
Read moreThe Panama canal – what could have been
The plans were drawn up. Negotiations were in the final stages. They even started dredging the sand from the mouth of the great Rio San Juan. Nicaragua was tantalisingly close to getting what we now know as the ‘Panama canal’. Tantalisingly close to receiving the biggest economic boost the country could ever imagine. Apparently, in […]
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Solentiname Art
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The Solentiname islands, Nicaragua
When I arrived, I felt like it was the first time i had seen the world on film in ‘glorious technicolour’. The green of the leaves on the mango trees is an acid green. The ruby red flowers which bloom all around the lakeside path’s shimmer in the sunlight. Its hyper real. You could say […]
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