Last Updated on April 22, 2024 by Audrey Scott
Have you ever returned to a country and felt you were visiting for the first time, the experiences and locations so utterly different than before?
That was our recent visit to Nicaragua.
Destination: Nicaragua
Articles about Nicaragua, including Leon, Esteli, Ometepe, Granada, Masaya, and Managua.
For Our Friends Robbed at Knifepoint: Nicaragua Photos
Last Updated on April 26, 2024 by Audrey Scott
We usually share photos to better relate our experiences and provide a more personal look at a country and its culture. Here we do the same, but we add a cautionary tale.
Are We Too Old to Be Climbing Volcanoes?
Last Updated on December 17, 2019 by Audrey Scott
The weight of my backpack at 5:00 AM was brutal: 9 liters of water, 1 sleeping bag, and sundry other camping bits and bobs. And I was one of the lucky ones. Dan carried all that plus an old school (read: heavy) four-person tent.
Even at this hour, it was steamy. Under the weight of my pack, I was glazed in sweat before we reached the crossroads for the chicken bus to the trail head. I looked around at the young, energetic faces – mostly in their early 20s – and wondered, “Am I too old to be doing this?”
An Ode to Barber Shops Around the World
Last Updated on April 26, 2024 by Audrey Scott
Ah, the local barber. A ritual, a comfort of home.
Not so for me. Every haircut is a new adventure: a different country, a new language and yet another man with scissors (or God forbid, clippers) who has his own ideas about style.
During a recent ear-lowering interlude in Leon, Nicaragua, it struck me that barber shops are less about haircuts and more about history and culture.