The 2010 World Cup gets underway and Bafana enthusiasm reaches Nicaragua. OK, so maybe the Bafana frenzy is limited to ONE South African here, but hey, it’s the one that counts. Peta is in Bafana colors and so is Dwayne.…
The “true” Survivor challenge today is in Haiti, not Nicaragua
It is sometimes hard to reconcile western appetite for entertainment and for “reality shows”, with “real reality”. So as we ponder with anticipation the unfolding of a “Survivor” show based in Nicaragua, it…
Survivor comes to Nicaragua…
Starting July 15th, the US TV series Survivor will start filming its new season in remote areas around San Jan Del Sur. This program, which airs to about 13 million households in the US and gets rebroadcast in 154 countries…
Forecasting the Times…..
Back in 2007, I wanted to record the geo-political environment that surrounded the forthcoming USPresidential elections. Since I was addicted to the FinancialTimes (still am, to the point of getting FT mailed to me to Nicaragua, and reading one month…
Vignettes of being home in Nicaragua
So what’s life like (this week) now that I am back from US travels? A demonstration in chocolate sauce making by Jenny – Dutch girl working in Granada in a nearby hospital. This handmade approach of roasting, shelling, grinding, straining…
It’s about starting a new garden….
We have made plans to build a CO2bambu house with the downstairs current space (as pictured), becoming my studio, and the upstairs which will all be bamboo, a bedroom, bathroom and shower. Once complete we will be able to rent…
How some of us deal with the heat of Nicaragua
Mango has finally discovered that he can STAY in the pool, even once we have left.. and so ensues hours of ‘hippo like’ behavior.
Back home in Nicaragua.
It’s good to be back home in Nicaragua . Yes, its hot and humid, and the rainy season started early, which is nice. The garden is more jungle like than ever…Calallas…