Day 365: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile I made it! I’m alive! I didn’t die of loneliness, shark attack or fall off Machu Picchu! A year ago I couldn’t fathom how far I would come in just one year. It’s been incredible. It also occurred to me that most people have only been reading for [...]

Day 113: San Blas Islands, Panama I’m sailing to Colombia and I’ve had a lot of time to the boat to reflect about everything I’ve learned in the last 4 months with travel in Central America (and Mexico).  Not every post can be a great piece of literary work but I have learned a few [...]

Day 97: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Not knowing what to expect when I entered Nicaragua, I hoped for new additions to my Central American favorite food repertoire. Immediately I noticed that refried beans were replaced with gallo pinto, and cabbage and yucca were much more prevalent.  With an obvious absence of American fast food [...]

A night on the beach ends when three guys approach with a knife wanting all our money.

Day 94: Ometepe, Nicaragua Ometepe is a must-see tourist attraction in Nicaragua. Its name means two mountains due to it being twin volcanic islands in lake Nicaragua. Some say it’s overrated and others, overwhelmed with its beauty, stay much longer than they expected. I’d love to tell a fantastic story about how I climbed the volcano, [...]

Day 92: Ometepe, Nicaragua I met Andres on the ferry from San Jorge to Ometepe. As he boarded the ferry, people immediately started talking about him. You see there is a hierarchy amongst travelers and the ones who choose the most difficult path are on the highest echelon. So in the world of backpacking, Andres [...]

Day 89: Leon, Nicaragua While it’s true that I fell in love with Leon, the reason I chose to stay over three weeks instead of the 5 days originally planned was because of a very special family. After 3 months of traveling you really start to feel like a transient person with no real connection [...]