Coastal Dreaming

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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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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MSNCB travel has an article about about traveling abroad to places where the US dollar will still get you somewhere. While the cost of traveling to Europe could be more than enough to ruin any fun you would have over there, there is still lots of buying power south of the border. Many [...]

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After my post a few days ago regarding the snag I ran into with the 6 month passport expiration rule, things are now all back in order and our travel will be able to go ahead as planned (with only 3 days to spare:). To summarize, after finding out that I [...]

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Roads, We need roads! This is the mantra of all emerging third world countries. The cry comes from resort developers, tourists, politicians, truck drivers, and even the 16 year-old with a drivers license and two door sedan with a taxi sign on the door. Infrastructure, roads, we need roads. When describing Nicaragua to friends, family [...]

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Wes and I have been busy finalizing preparations for our next trip to Nicaragua to begin development work for our Las Laderas Development initiative in northwestern Nicaragua. Tickets have been booked, inter-country travel arrangements set up, meetings set with other land developers, local business owners, and partners, excursions planned to view and document the [...]

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