The eight of us (myself, Robin, Stephanie, Caitlin, Anton, Steven, Gerrit and Sandra (a Swiss girl who had joined the group for the trip)) set off for Ometepe in the morning. We took a local bus to Rivas, taxis to the docks there and then the ferry across to the island. We arrived and negotiated a decent price for the 1-hour minivan ride to Santa Cruz. Here we stayed at Hotel Santa Cruz, which at $7/night was decent. The 'town' (consisting of the hostel, a shop,...

On Friday morning, myself, Robin and Stephanie took a flight from Managua to the Corn Islands. I had planned to do my dive certificate here as it was cheap and the diving was supposed to be decent. We arrived on Big Corn in the afternoon and took a panga across to Little Corn which takes about 30 minutes. We were hoping to stay at 3 Brothers Hostel, which we had heard was decent. Unfortunately as we approached we saw that there was a large queue of people wait...

San Juan del Sur (San Juan) is a small beachside town on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Myself and an American girl called Hannah got a lift there from a nice American guy at our Spanish school. I had met a really nice Swiss couple in Leon (Robin and Stephanie), who I also bumped into in Granada and they kindly reserved a room for me at Casa el Oro, which was a popular hostel not far from the beach as they got there a day before me. When I entered the hostel ...

Having taken a shuttle from Managua after my orthodontist appointment, I arrived in yet another old colonial town, Granada. I decided on the advice of another traveller to check into Oasis hostel. At $9/night, I could certainly have found cheaper places, but I wanted to get well-rested over the weekend before starting Spanish school on Monday so decided to stay here as it was relaxed and quiet. The following day I spent the morning strolling around the town, ...

My journey from Guatemala to Nicaragua was far from smooth. First, I got a shuttle at 4am from Antigua, to Guatemala City (Guate). The driver dropped me off in the middle of a deserted road, in front of a hotel. Luckily there was a friendly guy at reception. He gave me directions to the King Quality (bus company) station, which was about a 15 minute walk. I had no intention of walking the streets of Guate with my backpack at 5:30am, so I asked him to call me a ca...