Anyone who has traveled in a developing country may notice how this photo by TR Ryan captures perfectly the ingredients of every day village life. See it as a check list, if you will. Chickens? check. Goat? check. Plastic cup? check. Flip flops and bare feet? check and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Nicaragua
Photo of the Day (8-26-09)
Anyone who has traveled in a developing country may notice how this photo by TR Ryan captures perfectly the ingredients of every day village life. See it as a check list, if you will. Chickens? check. Goat? check. Plastic cup? check. Flip flops and bare feet? check and ...Photo of the Day (6.21.09)
Passports? Check. Beautiful historical monuments? Yes. Alright, let's travel! The previous phrase is what went through my mind when I looked at Flickr user darren.murph's photo from Nicaragua. There's something really amusing about how they're flaunting their passports ...7 Eco-adventures that may be hazardous to your health
Many adventure travelers like to mix a sense of danger into their travels. It's not enough to just go somewhere and experience the culture and explore the landscapes. For some, they have to feel the rush of adrenaline while they risk life and limb for their next great ...Volcano Boarding: Sledding Down An Active Volcano
The New York TImes has the scoop on a new sport that can trace its origins back to the slopes of Cerro Negro, a 2388 foot tall volcano in western Nicaragua. The new extreme sport is called Volcano Boarding, and participants use a small piece of plywood to rocket down the ...Photo of the Day (3.14.09)
Seeing as I'm in Nicaragua right now, I find it only appropriate to offer an image from this wonderfully hospitable country. I mentioned in my first dispatch that Nicaragua is clearly a developing country and poverty runs rampant right next to 5 star hotels. It's an ...The first 24 hours in Nicaragua
Just how cold is the water in Nicaragua, I say to myself as I scuttle up to the lapping ocean's edge. Mike had told me it was going to be colder than I would normally think. I dip my toes in, and quickly realize what Mike was talking about. Despite my assumption that ...Four good reasons to visit Central America this fall
With many of our travel budgets shrinking this season, now is a great time to consider the halfway point between that costly trip to Europe and the staycation that you've been dreading. Oh yes, I'm talking about Central America. Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica and ...Photo of the Day 7-30-08
The green first drew me to this photo and then the concept. This is a photograph turned into an artist's statement of sorts. Adam Baker, AlphaTangoBravo calls this shot he took in Granada, Nicaragua this past June "Dos Partes."
Even if Baker hadn't divided this into two ...New England Patriots remain undefeated... in Nicaragua
After this year's Super Bowl, the victorious New York Giants immediately received their "Super Bowl Champion" hats and shirts, but they weren't just printed on the spot. The apparel had to be preprinted, and of course, so did shirts for the "Undefeated Super Bowl Champion" ...Want to make $120,000 on your next beach vacation?
Bluefield, Nicaragua isn't in any travel guides. After all, the bars and beaches aren't anything you couldn't find in more American-friendly outlets like neighboring Cancun. Which is why you're really missing. You see, even though 85% of the 50,000 people who live in this ...The less traveled part of the Caribbean
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There's so much to love about the Caribbean, and so much to hate.
The "hate" category exists because the Caribbean we have all come to love is now loved by too many; there are too many hotels, too many tourists, and too much development.
But there are ...Traveling where the dollar is strong
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If you're earning a salary in US currency and are unlucky enough to spend it traveling internationally, you know the pain of the depreciating dollar. The rest of the world has become frighteningly expensive as the dollar continues its slide. My recent trip to North Korea, ...Photo of the Day (6/14/07)
A mosquito coil and a local beer.
This photo, more so than the more technically beautiful ones you might find in our Gadling Flickr Pool, so perfectly sums up travel as we know and love it here at Gadling. I can just imagine the warm, tropical nights, the refreshing ...Photo of the Day (5/30/07)
What better gift to inspire travel among all your friends and family back home than a piggy-bank from the pavement of Esteli, Nicaragua? Everyone needs a place to stash the get-away cash and these cute little oinkers look like they'd do just the trick. Courtesy of: ...Enrich your Travel With Do-It-Yourself Volunteering
This past Thursday I talked with Columbus-based artist and traveler Eric Marlow at an event for the "Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s" exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio. Earlier that evening I saw him at the opening of "Outside the Box, " a ...Photo of the Day (4/7/07)
Here is a rather funny shot of a woman selling bananas and eggs in Nicaragua. In his photo caption the photographer, ourmanwhere, begs Super Mario not to smash the eggs. From the wacky look on Super Mario's face it looks as though he just might do it! Nice shot. ...Photo of the Day (3/29/07)
Bright red watermelon, bright green banana leaves. This is the luncheon scene faced by Ourmanwhere someplace in Granada (Nicaragua). I'm not a big fan of watermelon, but look how sweet and juicy those slices look. Mmmm... It must have been a tasty tour of Grenada.
If you ...Photo of the Day (3/22/07)
Today's blaze of yellow sunshine and peeling paint comes to us from Nicaragua thanks to the fine photography skills of OurManWhere. I'm not sure what the product being advertised might be (perhaps detergent), but I love how that beam of light slicing through the photo is so ...Megan Lyles Travel Writer
When really good travel blogs manage to remain secret to me, I get bummed wishing someone had called me sooner to say, "Hey, Adrienne you need to peep this right now!" No personal calls were ever received which leads me to wonder how many folks even know about the travel ...Word for the Travel Wise (11/24/06)
Whether you're in search of postage in Nicaragua to send a postcard back home or surfing the web for some new stamps to add to your collection here is a Spanish word that might make your hunting easier. That is if the person you're dealing with doesn't speak English or your ...
