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A City You´ve Never Heard Of

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

In 1971, Managua´s downtown looked to be a happening place. Office buildings and bustling markets set around large parks, palaces, and cathedrals were all set on the shores of Lago de Managua. In 1972, an earthquake levelled the city and many years of war followed.

Today, ¨downtown¨ is filled with empty lots, a tent city, and its centerpiece is a crumbling and haunting cathedral begging to be restored, next to a gleaming white presidential palace. In a bout of justifiable paranoia, we left our passports and camera at our hotel, so we don´t have any pictures from our morning jaunt. For us, it´ll still be hard to forget the eery desolation of this once thriving city.

Riding the Spine

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Spine bikes

Every once in a while, we meet some truly interesting people in our travels. These guys take the cake, and we couldn´t resist sharing their story. 19 months into their dirt road bicycle trip from the top of Alaska to the bottom of South America, they have gotten cholera, been arrested by undercover FBI agents for biking through the Grand Canyon, and still manage to look dashing in a top hat.

For a few hours, we chatted with Goat, a costume-designing, treehouse living, really nice guy. If you check out their website, www.ridingthespine.com, and it entertains you, they could seriously use some help, even sticking to their $8 a day budget.

In the Clouds

Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Papayas for Sale Volcano Concepcion When hiking in mud, the first time you fall, it hurts. The second time you fall it ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beisbol

Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Our team at bat As a side effect of staying in one of the cheapest places in town, we are sharing our digs with a 9-year old baseball team in town ... [Continue reading this entry]

The wheels on the bus…

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
We arrived in Nicaragua this morning. We´ve been in 3 yellow school buses already. Now, we´ve made it to the colonial town of Granada where we´ll settle in for a couple days lounging on finely carved chairs in shaded courtyards. ... [Continue reading this entry]

End of the Line

Sunday, January 13th, 2008
In the beginning New England is throwing us a farewell party with a foot of snow. We will be giving ourselves plenty of time to trudge through it down to New ... [Continue reading this entry]