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Just how cold is the water in Nicaragua, I say to myself as I scuttle up to the lapping ocean's edge. Mike had told me it was going to be colder than I would normally think. I dip my toes in, and quickly realize what Mike was talking about. Despite ...

Just a month or two ago we did a podcast with a good guy named Josh Berman. Josh is one of the writers of several guidebooks to places like Belize and Nicaragua. In fact, he is also recently the author of a how to live abroad in Nicaragua book. The ...

There have been a lot of articles lately, or so it seems, about new surf spots in areas once embroiled in domestic problems. Honduras, Vietnam, and now here is one about Nicaragua. This Times piece takes a look at the surfing at sweet little spots ...

We mentioned Nicaragua as one of the top global surf spots in several posts past, but I was having a conversation with a surfing buddy of mine here who was telling me that I didn't get it. Nicaragua is not just nice…it is so cool that I ...

Travel Songs is full of tales and travels through Central America and beyond. Mainly dedicated to music, art, culture and the people encountered on each journey the author is very much into music, but in this particular entry he ...

After this year's Super Bowl, the victorious New York Giants immediately received their "Super Bowl Champion" hats and shirts, but they weren't just printed on the spot. The apparel had to be preprinted, and of course, so did shirts for the ...

Avalon travel writer, Joshua Berman, whose Moon Belize guidebook (8th edition) hit book stands in October, took time from his busy book tour to answer a few questions about travel, writing, and living and breathing idyllic Central America. Don't ...

The first things that come to mind when I think of Belize: Mayan ruins, world-class diving, bird-watching, and hiking through nature. Sounds like a vacation in paradise, if you ask me - and I'm from Hawaii. Joshua Berman, a travel expert to both ...

Gadling is teaming up with Avalon Travel to bring you a great giveaway! A few days ago I reviewed Moon Belize (8th edition), written by Joshua Berman, who is familiar not only with Belize but also Nicaragua and other parts of Central America. This ...

With many of our travel budgets shrinking this season, now is a great time to consider the halfway point between that costly trip to Europe and the staycation that you've been dreading. Oh yes, I'm talking about Central America. Honduras, Guatemala, ...

Surf's up in Nicaragua, a place you might remember we mentioned a while back as among the top global surf spots in the world. Or at least it's building that reputations. Things are changing rapidly there, we learn as people (that is, Americans) are ...

Here is a rather funny shot of a woman selling bananas and eggs in Nicaragua. In his photo caption the photographer, ourmanwhere, begs Super Mario not to smash the eggs. From the wacky look on Super Mario's face it looks as though he just might do ...

Today's blaze of yellow sunshine and peeling paint comes to us from Nicaragua thanks to the fine photography skills of OurManWhere. I'm not sure what the product being advertised might be (perhaps detergent), but I love how that beam of light ...

What better gift to inspire travel among all your friends and family back home than a piggy-bank from the pavement of Esteli, Nicaragua? Everyone needs a place to stash the get-away cash and these cute little oinkers look like they'd do just the ...