Apr 20th, 2009 at 8:30AM: The New York TImes has the scoop on a new sport that can trace its origins back to the slopes of Cerro Negro, a 2388 foot tall volcano in western Nicaragua. The new extreme sport is called Volcano Boarding, and participants use a small piece of plywood to rocket down the side of a sometimes active volcano, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph. The article credits Darryn Webb, an Australian tour guide ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Volcano Boarding: Sledding Down An Active Volcano
Apr 20th, 2009 at 8:30AM: The New York TImes has the scoop on a new sport that can trace its origins back to the slopes of Cerro Negro, a 2388 foot tall volcano in western Nicaragua. The new extreme sport is called Volcano Boarding, and participants use a small piece of plywood to rocket down the side of a sometimes active volcano, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph. The article credits Darryn Webb, an Australian tour guide ...Photo of the Day (3.14.09)
Mar 14th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Seeing as I'm in Nicaragua right now, I find it only appropriate to offer an image from this wonderfully hospitable country. I mentioned in my first dispatch that Nicaragua is clearly a developing country and poverty runs rampant right next to 5 star hotels. It's an unfortunate thing, and it's something that not just one person with a thinning wallet can do about it. Walking along the dirt road ...The first 24 hours in Nicaragua
Mar 13th, 2009 at 10:30AM: 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 my assumption that everything about Central America is hot, the water is chilly at best – cold to be generous. "Aw, heck," I shriek before ...Tegucigalpa what? Cheap tickets to Honduras for summer's end
Jul 9th, 2008 at 4:00PM: You just don't see that many cheap tickets to Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras that often, so when this gem came along I just had to spread the word. The Panamanian airline Copa is offering some pretty sweet fares around 300$ total between New York's JFK airport and Tegucigalpa (TGU) that are good for late this summer and into fall, perhaps because Toncontín airport is kind of a hazard ...Gadling Podcast: Joshua Berman
Sep 20th, 2006 at 10:44AM: The whole guidebook writing thing has long intrigued me with its double-sided nature. On the one hand, being in a foreign locale, and having your job consist of reporting on the food, lodging and fun in that place seems like a dream job. On the other hand, spending an entire day peeking under mattresses and checking the cleanliness of bathrooms, well, I don't care WHERE you are, that can kind of ...
