GoToNicaragua is the creation of Randall Wood and Joshua Berman, co-authors of Moon Handbooks Nicaragua and Moon Living Abroad In Nicaragua. It is a space for fellow Nicaphiles to come together, plan trips, ask questions, and share travel tips. Also check here for up-to-the-minute updates to our books.
Andrew Zimmern goes to Nicaragua. Check out the official Travel Channel page which features photos, highlights, and video clips that won't appear on the show tomorrow night. [LINK]->
Wall Street Journal writer Paula Szuchman has gotten away from it all in Nicaragua, and writes about how comfortable travel and tourism in Nicaragua have become. With sections on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay, we'd be otherwise worried she's muscling in on our turf, but she seems to frequent the five star scene exclusively - not a bad lifestyle, if you can get it!
The New York Times' Great Homes and Destinations focuses on interesting and attractive real estate in a regular column. Previous articles have discussed the Hamptons, Cape Cod, other American destinations, and exotic foreign destinations. So it was only a matter of time before their editors set their eyes on Granada, Nicaragua. And they seem to be impressed!
From Empowerment International, which helps high-risk children in the outlying barrios of Granada, Nicaragua: "Please join us in celebrating Mothers' Day this year by honoring those women in the barrio who are actively and increasingly supportive of their children's education.... As a tribute, we've put together a slide show showing some of these women (see above). And if you're looking for a way to honor your own mother or grandmother, how about making a small donation in her name? After doing so, please do leave a dedication to her in the comments." [LINK]->
Five years ago, while exploring the city of León, I stumbled into the office of a nascent Dutch-run tour company called Va Pues Tours where I found Jan, Joost, and a few friends waxing up some bizarre, stainless-steel-plated snowboards. "For the volcano," they said, "Cerro Negro. Do you want to come?" Did I want to be a guinea pig for the first volcano-surfer prototypes in Nicaragua?
"Yes," I said.
We climbed, we strapped in, we slid through dried lava — both inside and outside the sulfur-steaming crater. It was good, hot fun, but I never got anywhere near the speeds these rock-surfers are getting today, according to this article in the Daily Mail: "Volcano boarding: Adrenaline junkies think new extreme sport is the coolest thing going." People are sliding or riding at speeds of up to 50 mph, it says. They must have found a very steep spot.
Once a reader of Moon Nicaragua wrote to us to complain about environmental impacts of volcano-boarding, but he never gave any details—so I'm curious if anyone has any ideas or observations about this.
As of April, 2009, all Nicaraguan telephone numbers are now 8 digits long. The switch should be pretty painless: when dialing any number listed in Moon Nicaragua or Living Abroad in Nicaragua, simply add the prefix "2" before dialing a land line, and the prefix "8" before dialing a mobile phone line. The Nicaraguan Telecommunications Company (ENITEL) has posted this handy chart to help you dial. Despite initial complaints from friends who said the new numbers weren't working, I believe the new technology is finally running smoothly. Please let us know your own experience using the new phone system. [LINK]->
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The New York Times' Great Homes and Destinations focuses on interesting and attractive real estate in a regular column. Previous articles have discussed the Hamptons, Cape Cod, other American destinations, and exotic foreign destinations. So it was only a matter of time before their editors set their eyes on Granada, Nicaragua. And they seem to be impressed!
