Valentine’s Day had me reminiscing about the locations filled with positive energy I have encountered during these past two years of travel. Heart comes in many shapes and forms. Sometimes it is the beauty, sometimes the sweet people, or the activities that refresh and replenish. I thought about some of the places I noticed and […]
Nicaragua
Camping on Isla Zapatera with El Bambu Ecolodge
I am enchanted with the islands in Lake Nicaragua. Exploring Isla de Ometepe left me hungry for more. I had my eye on Zapatera Island, a large island just South of the Isletas of Granada. I just had to figure out how to get there. I browsed Vianica.com and eventually came across El Bambu Ecolodge. […]
Concepcion and Maderas: Two Mountains of Ometepe Island
On my first visit to Ometepe Island, I ran Volcano Maderas. On my second, I climbed Concepcion. Joined together by an Isthmus, they are like two sisters sharing the same past but experiencing different realities. Formed by volcanic activity during the Holocene Epoch, together they shape Ometepe island. Named in the indigenous Nahuatl language, Ome […]