• Hotel Hopping in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    We arrived at Hotel El Castillo in Matagalpa Tuesday evening. The hotel is a quaint structure built up the side of a mountain foothill. The footprint is small, but rises three stories. Up the first flight ...

  • La Colonia Supermarket

    As different as things can be here, sometimes they aren’t that different at all…and that can be a good thing. La Colonia is one of two major supermarkets in Nicaragua, the other being La Union. La ...

  • We’re Heading to Mérida, Mexico

    Coming soon for a limited time only: For two weeks in June the name of this blog will be changed to Gringo in Mérida while we’re  in Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico! Set your clocks, calendars, Stonehenge replicas, ...

  • The Bureaucratic Hell of Picking up a Package from Customs

    While Nicaragua is technically a democratic republic, it more resembles a socialist country, so my theory is that government run processes are so huge, bloated, slow, and inefficient here simply because it employs more people and ...

  • We Made Shelves

    If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’re already quite aware that we are awesome at making things. For instance, the awesome BBQ grill we made. Well, our craftiness doesn’t stop there, kids, not ...

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We Got Caught in the Rain at Lago de Nicaragua

By Clif Haley
July 21, 2024
If there’s one thing we’re good at, it’s getting caught in the rain down at Lago de Nicaragua in Granada. It happened to ...
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We’re Finally Back in Granada, Nicaragua

By Clif Haley
July 21, 2024
Here we are back in Granada, Nicaragua for the third time in our lives but, unfortunately, not for long enough. We originally moved ...
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We Indiana Jones-ed Our Way Through the Uxmal Mayan Ruins

By Clif Haley
June 14, 2019
Just like Indiana Jones (except without the whip, gun, leather jacket in 95+ degree heat, and rugged good looks) we travelled a long, ...
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Taqueria La Lupita

By Clif Haley
June 12, 2019
This is from my TripAdvisor review. Below that are some extra bonus words! We had 14 tacos, a bowl of beans, and a ...
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Merida, Mexico: Day 1

By Clif Haley
June 9, 2019
As I sit here on Day 2 of our trip to Merida trying to gather my thoughts for writing an article about Day ...
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Merida, Mexico. Colorful Merida sign in Plaza Grande. San Ildefonso cathedral in the evening. Mexican flag flutters on air.
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We’re Heading to Mérida, Mexico

By Clif Haley
March 18, 2019
Coming soon for a limited time only: For two weeks in June the name of this blog will be changed to Gringo in ...
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Do Not Buy my New Gringo in Granada BOOK!

By Clif Haley
May 17, 2016
Everything in the book can be found right here on this website and with pictures and the occasional video to boot. In a fit ...
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Visiting San Juan del Sur

By Clif Haley
August 8, 2015
Despite living in Nicaragua last year, we never made it to San Juan del Sur. But we are here now! Yesterday was our ...
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Tip Top Chicken: Nicaragua’s Delicious Version of Chic-fil-A

By Clif Haley
August 5, 2015
Tip Top Chicken is a prevalent fast food chain in Nicaragua that sells chicken in various culinary forms. By various I mean grilled ...
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