Coastal Dreaming

Here is a trailer for what looks to be a great Nicaraguan Surf Movie called CENTRO by ThirdBorn Entertainment.  If that peaked your interest then think about contacting an operation such as Surf Tours Nicaragua, or just head down there and catch some great waves on your own.  There is good surf all along [...]

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(Photo: Bill Wooten)
Despite a world financial crisis and a year of political turmoil here, Nicaragua’s small yet feisty tourism sector proved its resilience in 2008 by growing 7.2 percent, according to numbers released this week by the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR).
This from an article this past week in the Nica Times. INTUR is calling this [...]

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Today in the LA Times there was an article that listed the top 10 ethical travel destinations compiled by The Ethical Traveler in a study of the worlds 70 plus developing nations.
“Ethical travel” is defined by the organization as “an awareness of our impact as we explore the world.”
Latin America made up half of the [...]

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A well written and vivid depiction of the beauty in Nicaragua by Tom Fordyce in the Sunday times.  There is so much attention given these days to the poor leadership in this country and the associated strife it is causing, but people forget that you find these issues in many places.  It doesn’t change the [...]

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Playa Madera is a great sandy beach with easy access (assuming you are not traveling during the rainy season) only about 15 minutes by car north of San Juan Del Sur in South western Nicaragua.  While considered one of the more popular beaches to the north of San Juan, it is still relatively quiet, and [...]

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Playa Coco is one of the most spectacular beaches in Central America and one of our scheduled stops on our E-Travel (Entrepreneurial Travel) Adventure tour in January. Only 20 miles South of San Juan Del Sur, this beach has been a local favorite for many years. Playa Coco is a classic 1-mile half-moon beach. The [...]

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I wanted to point of a great article on Nicaragua from the Toronto Star that talks to the changing face of Nicaraguan. Although the article focus’s mostly on on tourism, this should get any foreign investor excited about the potential of this amazing country. Nicaragua is still at the head of [...]

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Growing up in Canada under a socialized health care system and now residing in the United states under a system with private insurance companies, I can see the pros and cons of each system. Neither is perfect and like most systems there is always room for improvement.
However, one misconception held by many US [...]

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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 [...]

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(This is a guest post from my wife Paula!)
I am sitting now looking out over the bay at the beautiful blue of the ocean. It’s spectacular. The heat has dropped considerably and my energy has settled into living at an interesting pace. Life is so different in a developing country. Some things [...]

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