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  1. steve486435 avatar

    RE: Guatemala to Nicaragua transport options

    by steve486435 01 June 2012

    i have used busses, pullman type, the price range you said and three different companies from guate to nicaragua and back and never had…

  2. j9ie avatar

    Re: Where to stay on Big Corn Island, Nicaragua

    by j9ie 31 May 2012

    Hi, Just wondering if you could provide some more info on the place that you stayed in Long Bay. I think I was actually just looking at…

  3. AztMayInc avatar

    RE: Guatemala to Nicaragua transport options

    by AztMayInc 31 May 2012

    There is not much to see in between to be honest. Just zig zagging through the mountain roads. If you are planning to travel within Guate…

  4. esperanzas avatar

    RE: 30 days in Nica suggestions

    by esperanzas 31 May 2012

    I agree with etcap, 30 days is the bare minimum to see all of Nicaragua. No need to cut your trip short and cross over to Costa Rica!…

  5. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: A loop in Central America?

    by SoloHobo 31 May 2012

    agree..... And you cant travel up the east coast of Nicaragua, as far as accessing Honduras. You can fly to the Corn Islands, but anythin…

  6. colmharry avatar

    A loop in Central America?

    by colmharry 31 May 2012

    Hi all, I'm flying into Mexico City and have 2 months to travel Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Unfortunately I'm flying out of Mexic…

  7. vittoret avatar

    RE: What Kind of Progress Can I Expect

    by vittoret 31 May 2012

    Sherwood -- The various levels are subjective too. I would probably test out as intermediate if it was a written test. Yesterday, I ran…

  8. etcap avatar

    RE: 30 days in Nica suggestions

    by etcap 31 May 2012

    I'd say one month is the bare minimum if you really want to see what Nicaragua has to offer. I just spent two months there this winter…

  9. walkaboutjimmy avatar

    30 days in Nica suggestions

    by walkaboutjimmy 31 May 2012

    My wife and I will be going to Nicaragua (for the second time...we only had about 5 days to pass through the first time) in June/July.…

  10. elizacolebatch avatar

    Guatemala to Nicaragua transport options

    by elizacolebatch 31 May 2012

    Hi All, Two female Australian 25 year olds wondering the best way to get from Guatemala to Nicaragua in Oct/November. Both will have…

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    Re: Playa Del Carmen to San Juan Del Sur - solo female traveller

    by elizacolebatch 31 May 2012

    Hi again, I now have a travel partner (another female) for this part of my journey. We will both have basic spanish. It will be the end…

  12. mtfsf avatar

    Traveling from Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua

    by mtfsf 31 May 2012

    Hi everyone, was looking for some help to fine tune a pretty rusty itinerary I have set forth before me for a trip to Central America…

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    RE: Nicaragua logistics-Managua to Costa Rica

    by ashlita 30 May 2012

    Thanks for the info everyone, I didn't know the opinion on Managua. Some cities are worth sticking around for awhile because of side trips…

  14. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Assassination In Guatemala City of Argentine Folk Singer

    by SoloHobo 30 May 2012

    Update: *Investigators are still on the hunt for four more individuals linked to main suspect, Alejandro JimĂ©nez.* Nicaraguan police…

  15. Monte_Carlos avatar

    RE: U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico?

    by Monte_Carlos 30 May 2012

    Wisconsin was the last holdout against the 21-year drinking age. USVI don't interest me at all. Puerto Rico does, although I haven't…

  16. dominic77 avatar

    RE: More Dangerous South East Asia or Central America?

    by dominic77 30 May 2012

    ^ Yes, there's no need to enter Tegucigalpa at all, as far as I can tell, unless you're changing buses for onward travel to Nicaragua.…

  17. Combray avatar

    Leon, Nicaragua Gym

    by Combray 30 May 2012

    Headed to Nicaragua and Guatemala in a couple of weeks and am wondering if anyone can recommend a gym in Leon. Doesn't have to be fancy;…

  18. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Nicaragua logistics-Managua to Costa Rica

    by SoloHobo 30 May 2012

    Fodors? Get the MOON or LP....thats your biggest issue, bad info.

  19. Sinaloa237 avatar

    RE: Nicaragua logistics-Managua to Costa Rica

    by Sinaloa237 30 May 2012

    Though I understand your trip is much larger than Nica alone, I feel it is a bit sad to spend just 5 or 6 days there (not even talking…

  20. Andrexbiltong avatar

    Granada to Jiquilillo, Hostel Esperanza what's the best way?

    by Andrexbiltong 30 May 2012

    Hello, I've done so much reading on forums and blogs and could really do with some definitive words of wisdom. I'm a lone female trave…

  21. vittoret avatar

    RE: What Kind of Progress Can I Expect

    by vittoret 30 May 2012

    I will throw in my 2 centavos in case it's of any value to Sherwood and FancyD. July 5 I begin my 4th consecutive 5-week summer…

  22. dbarton avatar

    Nicaragua suggestions

    by dbarton 30 May 2012

    We have about 2 weeks in Nicaragua around September or October. I'd like to find a cheap place to stay out in nature where we can casually…

  23. gypsytoes avatar

    RE: Nicaragua logistics-Managua to Costa Rica

    by gypsytoes 30 May 2012

    I agree with etcap...get out of Managua as soon as you can. It is a dysfunctional, crime infested city. You can book online reservations…

  24. RandallScottJPG avatar

    Re: exit taxes from honduras

    by RandallScottJPG 30 May 2012

    I think the tax was about 12 to 15 USD when I took Tica Bus from there earlier this month. It was less last year when I made the same…

  25. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Costa Rica's volunteer couple - help!

    by SoloHobo 30 May 2012

    #3- are you affiliated with the organization you link to on your post? if so, you are a TOUT< and no advertising on the LP forum. OP-…

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