My brother and his wife are blessed to live in Canmore, Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains. We found out they bought a bigger house while we were living on the boat and at the point we invited ourselves out for Christmas (and they graciously welcomed us). We descended on them for two weeks and also brought along my parents flying …
We have now been home two weeks and we get asked quite a bit “how does it feel to be home?”. I haven’t quite found the best response yet because there are so many different feelings I have about being home. It is lovely to see all our amazing family and friends and to catch up with them. It is …
Sometimes when I sit down to write a blog I don’t even know where to start. Do I start by telling you about everything we have done? Or about my thoughts on the amazing people we have met? Or about how amazing (and challenging) traveling with kids can be? Can I ever express properly the hustle and bustle of the chicken buses or the challenges …
We have been in Nicaragua for over 3 weeks now and although we are enjoying our time here, we have struggled to get into a groove. We are not sure if it is because we are on the tail end of our 6 months away, the nature of travel in Central America, travelling with 3 young kids, or the stress of trying to …
The twin volcanic island of Ometepe is firmly on most Nicaragua itineraries and for good reason. It is a great place to visit in Nicaragua with kids as there are so many great activities to explore. If you are only visiting Nicaragua for a week, Granada and Ometepe should be on your route. Check out our list of Nicaragua itineraries …
After leaving our Spanish school and homestay we were excited to get to the colonial city of Granada. Granada is a major stop on the Latin America backpacker circuit and a popular stop for anyone visiting Nicaragua. We found this great little guesthouse (Casa del Agua) that had a small courtyard pool, communal kitchen, free coffee and tea and cereal all day and …
