So… I went to the beach during a tsunami warning.
Sorry Mom. Continue reading “Surfing Turtle Lodge: Worth The Trip”
Tag: Thoughts
The Good and the Bad at the Treehouse Poste Rojo
Edit: I have been contacted in the comments by a new owner, and a quick look at the website confirms that the treehouse has been redone. So consider this review a story of the past. Have you been to the new and improved Poste Rojo?? If you have, let me know how it was in the comments! – Mariana
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DISCLAIMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our guests are generally people who enjoy a rustic environment. We attract a young crowd or at least the young at heart. Our guest love the animals and insects you encounter. Our guests don’t mind a bat flying through the dorm or a group of monkeys howling in the morning. (actual TripAdvisor complaints) Our guest understand the limitations of a treehouse in the jungle and seek out the wonders that staying here offers.. If you are too unhealthy, lazy or pristine to climb 150 m or don’t enjoy being around great people, great views and animals in a natural environment. PLEASE stay at one of Nicaragua’s fine hotels with room service and A/C. We look forward to meeting the rest of you!”
Continue reading “The Good and the Bad at the Treehouse Poste Rojo”
Photos of Life at Escuela Pablo Antonio Cuadra
Growing up in Florida, I didn’t get snow days. Continue reading “Photos of Life at Escuela Pablo Antonio Cuadra”
Floating in a Volcanic Crater: Laguna de Apoyo
It was difficult, as I lay floating in the crystal blue water, to imagine such a violent event had created such a peaceful place. Continue reading “Floating in a Volcanic Crater: Laguna de Apoyo”
Climbing a Volcano and Flying Back Down: Volcano Boarding on Cerro Negro
Volcano boarding is something I knew I would do when I came to Leon. Continue reading “Climbing a Volcano and Flying Back Down: Volcano Boarding on Cerro Negro”
Flor de Cana Factory Tour
The last time I was in the Dominican Republic, my wise grandmother taught me a very important truth: rum cures all things. Continue reading “Flor de Cana Factory Tour”
Views from the Roof of La Basilica de la Assuncion
This is La Basilica de la Assuncion:
You might remember it as the striking catedral that dominates the parque central as I mentioned in my first post about Leon. Continue reading “Views from the Roof of La Basilica de la Assuncion”
The Baby on the Bus
It was only my second ride on a chicken bus. Continue reading “The Baby on the Bus”
Day 1 in Leon
You guys! I’m in Nicaragua! And it’s amazing! Continue reading “Day 1 in Leon”
A + M 4E
Mazarife, Spain
Email between Austin and I during my time on the Camino de Santiago:
Mariana –
“There is graffiti all over the walls in this albuergue. My bunk feels a lot like summer camp. I sat for a while trying to think of something witty or meaningful to write on the wall. But I was too hungry to be poetic so instead I wrote ´Austin + Mariana 4Ever !!!!´ Now you can never dump me because our relationship has been immortalized as one that lasts forever on the bottom right bunk of room 3 in this albuergue. So there!”
Austin –
“M + A 4E. Nice, you’re 12.”
We’d been dating a year and a half by that point. I was 22. Continue reading “A + M 4E”
