Still today it is not possible to cross the border between Panama and Colombia by land. There is a thick jungle inhabited by guerillas and drug traffickers and a road to connect these two countries doesn’t exist. This leaves two possibilities: The first one is to fly and the second one is to do a […]
Latin America
Santa Catalina: A sleepy fishing village with charm
Santa Catalina ist one of the most popular beach towns along the Pacific coast of Panama. Especially surfers visit this remote place west of Santiago. Many of them end up staying for weeks and enjoy a lifestyle of surf, eat, sleep, repeat. We too were fascinated by Santa Catalina. Backpackers with surfboards go alongside with […]
The pros and cons of Jacó
Jacó is the biggest beach destination of Costa Rica and due to its proximity to San José, the capital, it’s quite popular with tourists. As a result it is pretty big and busy and has some characteristics of a small city. We stopped in Jacó for a few nights on our way to Panama because […]
Tamarindo we love you
How to get there After almost three weeks in Nicaragua we decided to head South and go to Tamarindo. We took the Nica Bus from Granada all the way across the border and asked the driver to drop us in Liberia, near the bus station for Tamarindo where we hopped on a chicken bus for […]
Biking up the crater at Laguna de Apoyo
Laguna de Apoyo is simply an incredible place. It is a nature reserve between the departments of Granada and Masaya with a crater lake in an extinct volcano. The water is fresh and clean and it was nice to swim without pain after all the jellyfish in the ocean. We rented bikes to go to […]
Nicaragua’s Playa Gigante – Three days to remember
Playa Gigante in Nigaragua is a small fishing village near Playa Colorado, a popular surfspot. From San Juan del Sur it is easiest to take a taxi. We shared one between five people and paid $ 50. The accommodation: The hostel el Camino right on the beach is perfect. It’s a place to eat, sleep […]
San Juan del Sur and Playa Maderas
We spent ten days near San Juan del Sur, on Playa Maderas. When I visited Portugal a few months earlier I decided that I want to learn how to surf. Little did I know this decision would end up changing my life. For the moment, it only changed my body. I had bruises all over […]
From Managua to Ometepe
Our first night in Managua was short. We were wide awake at 5.30 a.m. Harvey from Colombia couldn’t sleep either and we decided to go to the island of Ometepe on Lake Nicaragua. We found ourselves on a chicken bus to Rivas an hour later where we ate our first “Gallopinto”, rice with beans. Later […]
