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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? -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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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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*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 Moreas perhaps the most frequently visited town by tourists, antigua has no shortage of hotels or places to indulge in meals and accomodations. casa santo domingo is exactly one of those places. as one of the oldest hotels of antigua, it is much more than simply a hotel. the sprawling grounds are immaculate and are […]
Read Moreq. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how longa. a. lake atitlan (panajachel, 1 night & santa cruz, 2 nights), bus (1 night), flores (3 nights) q. favourite meal a. we’ve had some great meals this week thanks to our set menus at la isla verde in santa cruz. our two dinners there were […]
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jojo: what do i like? -food! tasty and cheap are a perfect combo in my book. while my stomach isn’t as bulletproof as i’d like it to be, this trip is going to be a training mission whether it likes it or not. in our first day we’ve eaten el salvadorean and mexican and have […]
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this has been the quickest seven months of our lives. i almost can’t believe that it’s over and that we’ve done 27 of these weekly recaps (some of which were longer than a week due to me being lazy). we’re planning to head to south & central america in a few weeks to continue our […]
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and as a follow-up to the asia accomodation recap, here is our recap from our european airbnb and hotels: barcelona: cost/night/person (in cad): $45 the thing that rocked: nothing. we couldn’t wait to get out of there. the thing that sucked: i’m not sure what sucked more, the dripping water pressure with a hot water […]
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jojo: what do i like? -impeccable transit network. the reach of the trams and metro lines are amazing and you can get to nearly any corner of the city with ease. this hasn’t been the case for many of the larger cities we’ve stayed in which could warrant its own blog post -people watching. i […]
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so one thing we found out very quickly into our travels was that although airbnb is a nice alternative to hotels to get that ‘home away from home’ experience, it’s not quite perfect. i swear that we weren’t trying to nitpick about each of our places but there would always be, without fail, something that […]
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I q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. brussels (sablon, airbnb, 2 nights), bruges (markt, hotel, 3 nights), lille (vieux-lille, airbnb, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. ‘one restaurant’ in bruges. the owner recommended the flemish meatballs and i couldn’t say no even after having two flemish stews during the week. […]
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