Preview of Saanddk's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Corn Islands, Nicaragua Entry Title: "Nicaragua - Corn Islands" Entry: "Hola Charlotte here: Monday morning we bought our airline tickets in Granada to fly out the same afternoon to the Corn Islands. We were picked up at lunch time and drove the 1hr journey to the airport in Managua to catch our plane at 2pm. We´d been told that we were lucky to get tickets to fly out the same day because the plane only accomodates 15 people, so I had no high expectations of the plane or the terminal we´d be flying from. But I had thought that the terminal would be more than a shack (it wasn´t!), and that the plane would at least be from this side of World War II (it wasn´t!). Anyhow, the $165 we paid for the return ticket couldn´t go to waste so we boarded the..."thing"... with shaking knees, a rapid heart beat and, although not religious, we both prayed to God...just in case. Once onboard the small twin prop, the flight was actually fairly pleasant. We didn´t seem to fly at a very high altitude (not sure whether that was intentional, or a result of the inability to pressurise the cabin!) so we had an amazing view of Lake Nicaragua, the lush jungle and ultimately the Carribean Sea, as we flew towards the islands. The Corn Islands are two islands (affectionately/ridiculously known as "Big Corn" and "Little ...
Preview of Worldtrip_kp's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Granada, Nicaragua Entry Title: "Browse in Granada, and multiple tickets booked" Entry: "This morning I woke up around 7:15 after having a nice 12 hours sleep.. I had a coffee and checked my mail and collected addresses of backpackers in Granada.. As today I want to check out other backpackers. To see if I can find a better backpackers then The Bearded Monkey. Not that it's a bad backpackers, but maybe I can get a good deal when I stay somewhere for 14 days and maybe there are nicer places. And it's a good way to get to know Granada a bit as it will be my home for probably 14 days. I walked around town and went into various hotels and hostels.. After visiting a few I found Hostal San Angel. For USD$ 12.00 per night with Wifi and breakfast included. So that's my new house for the next few days.. I'm not sure yet if I stay here for the next 14 days, but at least for a few days.. If I find something better I move there. But it looks like a good place.. I have my own room with en-suite, so that's great for only a few dollars. After I found the place I walked back to The Bearded Monkey and packed my bags and walked with my bags to Hostal San Angel.. When I arrived I quickly checked if the internet was working.. All good, so time for breakfast.. I went just around the corner to a place what ...