Just a quick update and some photos.... Since leaving León, I have made homebase The Bearded Monkey Hostel in Granada. It's a really cool place with fantastic food, a bar, comfortable beds, and a great traveler vibe. I basically just do day trips and return to Granada each evening except for this past weekend's stint at the beach in San Juan del Sur; Nicaragua's sort of famous surfing spot. My strange attraction to volcanoes carries on and visits to Volcan M...

Well, after 3 months, I finally packed up my things and left León. There are still some places I want to see in Nicaragua so last week I made the quick trip to the immigration office in Managua to extend my visa an extra 30 days. Originally, I was supposed to exit the country on Oct 3rd but this was too much of a rush. Strangely, on the way to the immigration office, I think I spent more time in taxi cabs trying to get there than with the officials in the of...

This past weekend, my friends from Leon and I went to Granada for the annual "Feria" or street festival. We figured all the tourists that would sign up for hikes would be there and not here so we should be there too! This place is by far the coolest town I have been to yet! It was recently named a World Heritage Sight by UNESCO and the funding from that organization has helped with painting old buildings and refurbishing cathedrals and historical districts. The t...