Surfing, Suds, and Semana Santa in San Juan We spent the last week in San Juan Del Sur (SJDS). It's a small surf town very close to the border of Costa Rica and (like most surf towns) is also know to be a good time. We arrived last Friday on a shuttle from Leon and did some exploring. Saturday was my birthday, so naturally we had a few Toña and celebrated. But the real celebration happened on Sunday. Every Sunday, a group of hostels hosts a Sunday Funday pool...

Beaches and Volcanos Spent the last few days in and around Leon, Nicaragua. Leon is definitely a place for the outdoorsy adventurer type, and our visit lived up to that in pretty much every way. The adventure started on our way into Nicaragua. After a long ass (15 hours) shuttle ride from Ceiba (Honduras), we ended up at the Nicaraguan border around midnight. We got our visas and were cleared to enter, but the system to register the shuttle bus was down and the...