This Holiday season brought a sensory package of Granada sights, smells, tastes and sounds. We kicked off the holiday festivities with an impromptu boat ride for late afternoon birdwatching on the lake, around the clusters of tiny islands that dot…
P.S. December brings one way tickets
We blogged about a flurry of recent one way tickets to Nicaragua, but we forgot to mention Ella. Who is Ella? To know how we met Ella you first need an introduction to Jesse. Jesse (a good friend of Josh,…
Launch of Top Chef Granada, our version
It’s of course always wonderful to have any of our boys come and visit the “nest”, now relocated to Granada, Nicaragua. This time, we have a double whammy, getting both Oren (Santa Cruz based) and Adam (Austin based) to visit…
Sunday afternoon bike ride to Las Isletas
We rent bikes on the main street for $1/hour and we are all set for an afternoon at the lake. Even though it’s so close, it’s easy to let time go by and not go take advantage of this magnificent…
Green Global Trek goes multi-media
It had to happen. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a thousand pictures. So we are now going to try to connect our blog entries to videos posted on www.youtube.com. Let us know how…
December brings one way tickets…
We are putting the final touches on the studio, more specifically the garden as we have our first occupant arriving in a few days. Oren, our 22 year old, who has been living in Santa Cruz, CA, has a one…
Back home in Nicaragua
Coming home to Nicaragua after Haiti, everything feels very clean and spacious. There are so many less people and the air is unpolluted. It’s good to be back. Schools are closed now from the 1st of December until February for…
Happy Birthday, Ben ~ Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
We declared it an “Indian” birthday, i.e. one that runs for several days… so it started with fabulous food at a French restaurant in Santo Domingo. World class ceviche sampling… warm seafood salad (unbelievable!)… and Croquant au Chocolat, all you…