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Discovering the charm of San Juan del Sur

The dilapidated ferry lurches along inky water back to San Jorge Terminal where Linda arranged for a driver to return me to San Juan del Sur.  Selina is a global network of interconnected hostels that caters to digital nomads.  Standard offerings include yoga, on-site dining, cocktails and activities that expediate socializing.  The properties are pricier […]
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Mark Twain in Ometepe Island

I blink and Christmas week is over.  I stand outside Dreamsea surf camp’s front gate.   I’ll cut across Nicaragua’s 12-mile beltline that separates the Pacific Ocean and Lake Nicaragua.   I’ll dog leg six miles to depart Port of San Jorge Ferry Terminal to Ometepe Island in Lake Managua. I come to know what travelers mean […]
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Nicaragua with Mark Twain as my Christmas jungle guide

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver My mom and dad died.  What did I want to do with the rest of my one wild and precious life?    Grief travel flung me to Ecuador.  I got around the Amazon rainforest by canoe.  I explored […]