Showing posts with label Managua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Managua. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 09, 2016

These are the streets I know: A commuter's journey from Los Robles to the far side of Bolonia

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    Join me on my one-hour walk/bus to work in Managua through these 19 photos of the people and sights that I see most days as I walk alon...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

The wheels on the bus: Sometimes they roll, sometimes they squeal, sometimes they throw you from side to side

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Photo by fellow bus veteran Paul Willcocks This morning I took the city bus that makes a loud thump somewhere around the rear axle ever...
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Thursday, October 01, 2015

Walking in Managua: Pedestrian tips from the front line

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 My walk to work is quite a bit longer this time in Managua, about an hour each way. It gives me more time to reflect on all the ways...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Nicaragua: Developed but unequal

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  It’s a typical Saturday afternoon at the flashy Metro Centro mall in Managua, Nicaragua, and the joint is jumping. As I watch a you...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Live and learn, as they like to say

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    I'm sure some people can share a house with people they don't know well. After four months of doing just that here in Managu...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

There's a million stories in the big city

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  Horse cart man  and cotton candy vendor at the end of their day, Managua     Oh, for a good newspaper that had an appetite for day-...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Tap water, beer and beef: The surprising facts of life in Managua

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  Why does meat taste better in developing countries?  We'll have been in Managua for a month as of tomorrow, just long enough tha...