- Roatan Island & Leon
- Currency: Honduran lempira (USD is widely accepted, but you will get change back in local currency, and often at a bad exchange rate)
- Taking half a sea-sickness pill to be cautious and feeling like I’ve been hit by a tranquilliser
- Stay on West End for cheaper accommodation, and take a water taxi to the pretty beaches at West Bay during the day ($3 one way)
- Drinks at Sundowner bar in West End
- Eating dinner at a local’s house and having a dance party in the backyard with everyone from the neighbourhood – learning how to move my butt like a Caribbean island girl
- If you’re on Roatan Island on a Thursday – it’s karaoke night at The Blue Marlin
- El Bosque in West End- the best club of the island (I also think it’s the only one…)
- Beautiful beaches in West Bay to relax
- Snorkelling and finding a starfish
- The travel day from hell – leaving at 8AM and arriving at the next destination at 2AM the next day
- Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba (USD is widely accepted, but you will get change back in local currency, surprisingly, you get better exchange rates at supermarkets than banks)
- Crossing the Nicaraguan border and having money-changers surrounding the van
- Wandering around Leon until 12pm before leaving on another travel day
- Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America – and you can tell
- Language:
hombre: man
mujer: woman
toro: cow
pan: bread
manzana: apple
naranja: orange
piña: pineapple
el/ella: he/her
es: is
tu/usted: you
leche: milk
buenos días: good morning
buenos noches: good night
bueno: good
discúlpe: excuse me/sorry







Love the pictures!
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