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Turtles at La Flor Beach, Nicaragua. Posted on August 5, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. On the evening of July 29, 2015 a group of us drove for an hour with the husband of our Spanish school’s director to La Flor Wildlife Refuge. Baby Turtle at La Flor. Photograph by Audrey Zanzucchi. Courtesy of 3news.co.nz. Olive Ridley Turtle at La Flor: Courtesy Vianica.com. Turtle Laying Eggs (from flickr.com). La Flor Beach, courtesy of http:/ nicaraguafishing.typepad.comBeach. San Juan Del Sur: Two Years On. Right Side G...

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San Juan Del Sur: Two Years On - North of 60-Further South

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San Juan Del Sur: Two Years On. Posted on August 1, 2015. Bull; 16 Comments. It has been two years since I was last in San Juan Del Sur during my first trip to Nicaragua, investigating the country as my retirement home. This is my fifth trip to Nicaragua and I chose to return this time to the same Spanish school for a week ( Spanish Ya. The Spiffy New Street Lights. The little town on the bay has changed! SJDS Saturday Farmer’s Market. I understand there is now a new day care center to care for babies an...

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What Did I Learn? Investigating Retirement as an Expat in Nicaragua. Posted on September 29, 2013. Bull; 7 Comments. First of all, I didn’t fall in love with Nicaragua. Doesn’t mean I won’t, though. What I realized was that I might have been asking the wrong questions of myself when I spent four weeks in Nicaragua. I had hoped to be seduced by the beauty, or by the fragrance of the place, or by …. The Devil is in the Details: Shopping and Packing for Four Weeks in Nicaragua: Part II. Bull; 4 Comments.

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The Ups and Downs of Living in Granada - North of 60-Further South

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The Ups and Downs of Living in Granada. Posted on January 25, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. It’s certainly a fine way to see the sights and get a flavor of everyday life in Granada, and it is also a daily adventure in navigating the alarmingly uneven streets that accompany centuries-old colonial dwellings. In the green, or rainy, season the hazards double as many sidewalks are made of lovely tile which becomes wickedly slick for all but the grippiest soles (and I’ve yet to find those! Gravel and Weeds 2. When ...

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Pre-retirement Preparation Archives - North of 60-Further South

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Category Archives: Pre-retirement Preparation. Posted on August 24, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. Disclaimer: this is not a recipe or “how-to” post) On the last day of my week of Spanish school in San Juan Del Sur, around 4 in the afternoon, a small group of us walked about a kilometer to a house on the main road going out of town. A sign in a window announced …. Tropical Rain in Nicaragua: 2015 Musings. Posted on August 9, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. And the exhaustion …. San Juan Del Sur: Two Years On. It has be...

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Nicaragua: Medical Tourism and the Rainy Season That Isn’t - North of 60-Further South

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Nicaragua: Medical Tourism and the Rainy Season That Isn’t. Posted on August 4, 2014. Bull; 3 Comments. It has been a challenging visit to Nicaragua this time. This time last year there was a relatively predictable rainy season, with rain falling every day or two, cooling things off and altering the barometric pressure. Adly The drive there involved a sometimes-paved, sometimes-not, leafy green road, with occasional chickens, pigs, cows and horses to be seen along the way. Only when there was no more roo...

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What Did I Learn? Investigating Retirement as an Expat in Nicaragua - North of 60-Further South

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What Did I Learn? Investigating Retirement as an Expat in Nicaragua. Posted on September 29, 2013. Bull; 7 Comments. First of all, I didn’t fall in love with Nicaragua. Doesn’t mean I won’t, though. What I realized was that I might have been asking the wrong questions of myself when I spent four weeks in Nicaragua. I had hoped to be seduced by the beauty, or by the fragrance of the place, or by some other ephemeral characteristic that grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. Cathedral from La Calzada. I learned t...

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Life Outside the Box. Learning Spanish in Nicaragua. Guide to San Juan del Sur. Right Side Guide (to east coast of Nicaragua). Crazy Parents in Nicaragua. Rewired and Retired in Nicaragua. The Real Nicaragua Forum. Site of author of Moon Nicaragua book. Nicaragua Department of Tourism (in Spanish). Living and Investing in Central America. Managua International Airport: English/Spanish. Information for USA veterans living overseas. Casa Las Flores Blog. Send to Email Address.

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Studying Spanish in Nicaragua - North of 60-Further South

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Studying Spanish in Nicaragua. Posted on October 8, 2013. Bull; 0 Comments. It was a long, hot, and hazardous walk from the house to the Spanish language school. That made the home-stay arrangements for me in Granada, Nicaragua. The street where I stayed. I had researched where to study online while back in California, and sent a deposit via Xoom. I was determined to combine my sandals-on-the-ground research-for-retirement trip to Nicaragua with some serious hard work in beginner’s Spanish. After a coupl...