A common theme among travel bloggers is: “To visit a second time?… or not to visit a second time?… that is the question.” Visiting a place a second time, especially a place that you loved, is a very touchy subject in the travel community. From related readings on that topic, I’ve gleaned that most bloggers […]
Tag Archives: Granada
Granada, Nicaragua. Reason #5! Boat rides with monkeys.
Actually the monkey was a real meanie. I brought him strawberry cookies, but of course after that he wanted my own personal stash of chocolate cookies. Your boat ride will take you for about an hour amongst Las Isletas, the 350 tiny islands just off Granada’s shores. By “tiny” I mean some of them have […]
Granada, Nicaragua. Reason #4! Location, location, location (geographically and culturally)
Granada has the perfect location. It sits on the northwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua and is less than an hour by taxi from Managua, so it is easy to get there if taking long busses from other countries’ capital cities. I came from San Salvador. You are less than an hour by bus to Masaya […]
A million reasons to visit (or live in) Granada, Nicaragua… here’s reason #1: The people– Nicaraguan AND expats…
I spent two weeks in Granada volunteering and exploring the old city, founded in 1524. After having a great experience volunteering with Building New Hope and being totally charmed by the city, I decided I could live some day in Granada, Nicaragua, for millions of reasons. These were my classmates. Yes, for a short while […]
Isla Ometepe on Lake Nicaragua
Have had absolutely no time to write! I at least wanted to share another picture with you from my Central America trip. I took this picture on the hour-long ferry boat ride across Lago de Nicaragua out to Isla Ometepe, the home of the two famous volcanoes Concepcion and Maderas. I hiked to the top […]
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I. LOVE. THIS. PICTURE.
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Going back a second time: Is it ever the same?
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Top 5 stops on my Mexican holiday road trip
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Costa Rican critters! (and the presents they give us)
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Salvador Dalí reloaded
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Adam’s Grub Truck at Treasure Island flea market
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Wanderlust Yoga in the City SF!
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Best SF Bay Area flea market: Treasure Island flea market
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Awesome SF Bay Area flea market: Alameda Antiques Fair
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Better SF flea market: Alemany Flea in Bernal Heights
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Martha LaValette: A little jealous. Sounds fantastic! Kefir Chapstic…
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Alice Varga: I came across your post when 'googling' for "dzedu…
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Marisa LaValette: Hi Sydney! Thank you so much for visiting my bl…
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Sydney Girling: It's hard to find educated people in this particul…
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