If you saw the news that Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano had a small eruption of gas and ash you may be wondering - is this a safe place to invest? Nicaragua is the land of lakes and volcanoes and these geological formations are part of the draw to this wonderful country. Yes San Cristobal and […]
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Continued increased gas prices and their trickle down effects will change everything - the world economy and more importantly the way we live. Think about the following:
How far people will be willing to drive on a vacation
Where people can afford to fly to for vacation
Where people live - suburbs or cities
how they will travel when […]
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Posted in Nicaragua, tourism, travel on May 19th, 2008
The transportation strike is over. Taxis and buses are running again. Our lawyer contact told us last week he did not think the strike would go through the weekend and he was right. Ortega decreased the price of diesel $1.30. See the article in the Tico Times for more information.
We had a fantastic time […]
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All is quiet in San Juan Del Sur. We have had no incidents concerning the strike. As a matter of fact, life is quite normal here now. Most tourists have learned how to get around without taxi or bus. No one is complaining. Life is just moving on like any normal day. I have not […]
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Posted in Coastal Dreams, Nicaragua, tourism on May 4th, 2008
What happens when you love what you do? The spirit of Entrepreneurial Travel. My wife and I are leaving for Nicaragua in one week. We will be in Central America for 13 days. Last night Paula asked a few interesting questions. “Wes, what are we going to do for fun? What are going to do […]
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Do a Google search for Mechapa Beach… you won’t find much. This is one of those beautiful remote beaches you always dream of finding. Rumored to be to be one of the longest (up to 20 km) shallowest beaches in all of Nicaragua, this is one beautiful place. Part of the reason […]
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Posted in Nicaragua, tourism on Apr 23rd, 2008
Interested in Nicaragua? - Politics, Humanitarian efforts, interesting stories? In the right side of this blog there is a section entitled news of interest. This section of items is updated daily as we see stories of interest on Nicaragua. It is actually tied to a del.ico.us account for coastal dreams. As we find a story […]
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Posted in tourism, travel on Apr 6th, 2008
When economies are in a down turn, people look to conserve, but they also want to get away and forget their troubles at home, but where to go and not break the bank? If you are in the Western Hemisphere, Central America is the place to go! Frommer’s (travel guide company) has Nicaragua […]
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Posted in tourism, travel on Apr 5th, 2008
In the April 08 edition of Harvard Business Review there is a short but intriguing article entitled the Tourism Time Bomb. The genesis of the article circles around the growing middle class and how they will not only want to buy but experience the things that money can buy.
The authors surmise that international tourist […]
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During 2007 a relatively new sport in Nicaragua hit the media. In a number of different articles on the topic I saw it referred to as ‘ashboarding’, volcano boarding and volcano surfing. This new sport is becoming one of the prime attractions for adventure seekers in Nicaragua known as the land of lakes […]
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