=j(oe) + (l)izz + travel
what do i like? -lots of options for food – from french to italian to argentinian to lebanese to pub fare, san jose has a lot of variety to offer for culinary options. the high end is quite high (out of our price range by a longshot) but on average, the majority are very affordable […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how a. monteverde (b&b, 1 night), tamarindo (airbnb, 4 nights), samara (airbnb, 2 nights) q. favourite meal a. homemade fried rice with with green beans, green onions, corn, jalapeno and a bucketful of white rice. we both needed a break from beans and plantains and there aren’t […]
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what do i like? -r&r – the beach of carrillo doesn’t have a single building along its whole beachfront. light brown/white sand sit behind a few rows of palm trees and when the sun is out, the water is a glassy, blue colour. i’d have to give it some serious consideration as being one of […]
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what do i like? -so quiet – the first time we walked onto the beach felt like we showed up at somewhere that wasn’t listed in any guidebooks (which it is). the crowd has a mix of tourists and ticos (native costa ricans) and towards the evenings, the tourists are taking pictures of the sunsets […]
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what do i like? -huge beach – the beachfront of tamarindo seems to go on for miles. one end is connected to an estuary and the other wraps around forming a slight crescent. the sun sets on this end -happy dogs everywhere – i don’t know why there are so many unattended dogs around here […]
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what do i like? -cool, crisp air – it’s been a few weeks since we’ve experienced this. i hadn’t thought about it before this trip but apparently i’m not a good sleeper in humid conditions. as soon as the temperatures dropped, i was able to sleep through the night. sleeping with merino wool tights on […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. little corn island (hotel, 5 nights), managua (b&b, 1 night), monteverde (b&b, 2 nights) q. favourite meal a. food this week has once again been really bleh thanks to my aversion to shellfish. however, for those who are able to indulge in the crustier […]
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what do i like? -the smallest island i’ve visited – roughly 1.5km in diameter, little corn is by far the smallest island i’ve been to. the selection is limited, the population is small and i would expect that everybody on the island knows everybody. the nearby island of big corn is much larger and has […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. laguna de apoyo (san simian, 2 nights), leon (hotel, 3 nights), little corn island (las palmeras, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. cuban food at el bodegon. a ex-pat owned restaurant with an alley-shaped courtyard. their menu is very simple; pick one of six […]
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what do i like? -the town feels alive – lots of university aged students and people on the streets at all hours of the day. this is what i expected out of granada but instead it was the complete opposite. having arrived close to the weekend, the city was bustling. -roaming around town with shooting […]
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what do i like? -a good mix of relaxation with active options as well – there are only 8 cabanas at san simian and it is further from the entrance to the laguna so most daytrippers from granada end up at the closer resorts. it’s very quiet here and we shared the entire grounds with […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. ometepe island (merida, la omaja, 3 nights), playa maderas (maderas, casa maderas, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. chicken quesadillas in a beach shack at the far end of playa maderas. there were about 10 things on the menu but the owner was only […]
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jojo: what do i like? -our first beach day since the netherlands almost 3 months ago and it didn’t disappoint. playa maderas is a small, quiet beach best known for surfing. the waves range in size but the beach is empty, sand is fine, water is warm and the landscape is made up of wave […]
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*this update is more than a week late thanks to brutally inconsistent wifi. almost every one of our stays have had horrendous wifi which has made blogging challenging. on top of that, the wifi card in my computer just decided to take early retirement and with no computers stores remotely close to us, we unplugged […]
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jojo: what do i like? -nicaragua is crazy cheap. when i say cheap, i mean really cheap. our meals have been in the 75-140 cordoba range ($3.75-7 cad) and we fully realize that granada is going to be one of the most expensive stops in nicaragua -booze is ridiculously cheap. we haven’t found ourselves drinking […]
Read Morepanajachel (or simply ‘pana’ to guatemalans) is the largest and most westernized town of all the lakeside dwellings. the offerings from many of the restaurants are a mix of ‘comida tipico’ aka: typical food yet nachos and burgers are on the majority of menus around town. we’re nowhere near getting sick of latin american food […]
Read Morejojo: what do i like? -the peacefulness and relaxed vibe. it’s so quiet here, the only sounds you can hear throughout the nights -fuego has been very active since we’ve been here and spewed lava at least six times last night. -a two hour hike through the lush hills surrounding our lodge got us up […]
Read Morewe had four nights booked in panajachel, lake atitlan and while there are plenty of things to do around the lake, taking a daytrip to chichicastenango is one of the most popular ones. chichicastenango is a town about an hour and a half away by shuttle and hosts the country’s largest markets twice a week […]
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