San Juan del Sur; Nicaragua's premier surf town and a cool little drinking village where the locals like to go fishing. This is where I chose to spend the last couple weeks I have here in Central America; relaxing and trying to improve my surfing skills. My contract as a tour leader with Gap Adventures is behind me. No more welcome meetings, no more passengers to look after, no more hotel reservations to make, and certainly much less problem solving. It’s ...

Paid to Play Episode 17: The one about the white lobster. In small villages up and down Nicaragua's Caribbean coast you'll see it; those that have won the lottery and those that haven't. It's easy to tell who the winners are. They're the ones with the nice, new, modern construction home with the satellite dish mounted to the roof. If it's a waterfront property, there may be a well built fast boat tied to the pier powered by a brand new Yamaha 225 four-stroke out...

Paid to Play Episode 16: The one where the author continues his search for the cast of Gilligan´s Island ... more specifically, for Maryann and Ginger. What he discovers is the film set for Survivor Spain. As my search for the missing castaways of Gilligan´s Island continues, it brings me to the Pearl Keys; 18 little islands about 35 km from the Caribbean coast town of Pearl Lagoon. They seem to be mostly uninhabited and pristine. Picture perfect post...

Paid to Play Episode 15: The one where the author goes on vacation after five months of hard work and tries to find the still missing castaways from Gilligan's Island. First stop, Little Corn Island in Nicaragua. First of all, to get to Little Corn island, one must some how arrive at Big Corn Island next door. To do that, you need to find your way to the rundown port town of Bluefields. After having spent some time in Bluefields, I can tell you there are no fiel...