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Comment on Santiago Atitlán by Fuad

Fuad — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:01:02 +0000

San Pedrogas sounds like my kind of town

Comment on The Nicaraguan Revolution of ‘79 by David Ruiz

David Ruiz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:41:40 +0000

HI! Its me again! I really like what you wrote and i think it is very true. My parents were young during the revolution, in thier ealry twenties or late teens, and they had a lot of friends and cousins (as well as themselves) caught up in it. My dad lost cousins as young as 15 years old and many friends too. Unfortunately much of the things promised go unaccomplished as corruption and greed prevail. Men, women, and children all sacrificed in hopes of a better life and a better country. Too many, though, gave the ultimate sacrifice in vain.

On a lighter note… I do live in the U.S. i live in San Francisco my brother in L.A. but we would both like to contribute in any way that we can.

Comment on Hostal Nicarao, Granada by Emily Ding

Emily Ding — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:40:23 +0000

Another brother! Is another one going to pop-up?
Thanks for taking the time to write. Much appreciate it. And haha, that porn bit made for a good anecdote, I thought. I really did enjoy my stay, thank you very much!

By the way, where are you based currently? In the states? I need a correspondent for Granada since I’m not there myself, you see, so if you’re based in Granada I’d love it if you and David could contribute information to this blog. However, if you’re in the States, I’d appreciate any kind of information you can offer anyway, if not about Granada in general then about Hostal Ruben and the two Cocibolcas your uncle owns. Any kind of resource not yet in the guidebooks is useful information, so I think.

Anyway, write back, and if you ever make it to Guatemala, where I am now, pop me an email.

Comment on Hostal Nicarao, Granada by Rene Ruiz

Rene Ruiz — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:27:52 +0000

Hi Emily,

I see my brother beat me to the punch on writing to you! He’s a quick one, that guy.

I was also excited to see that you stayed in our hostel and I’m glad you had a good experience. I really enjoyed reading this entry as well as the others and I was glad to see you had only good things to say about the place (sans the guys watching porn!) (by the way, that paragraph killed me, you were very polite)

My uncle owns a hostel and a hotel in Granada as well, Hospedaje Cocibolca and Hotel Cocibolca, and a friend of mine is planning a trip to Nicaragua within the year so I wanted to check out his website and show my friend some pictures of his hotels. As I was searching for his website, I decided to see if my parents had put up a website ofour hostel (Hostal Nicarao has been around for almost three years now) and I happened to stumble upon your blog.

I’m glad I ran into your site as I think it’s an awesome idea for a blog and I look forward to reading more of your travel experiences. Good luck in your travels and I hope you have a blast!

-Rene Ruiz

Comment on Hostal Nicarao, Granada by Emily Ding

Emily Ding — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:03:18 +0000

Haha. I never expected a reply from the owner! Thanks for writing! How exciting that it’ll be changing its name soon… I guess the mural will be repainted as well? Tell you what, send me photos and some information as soon as that’s done, and I’ll write up another post on Hostal Ruben. Con mucho gusto.

Comment on Hostal Nicarao, Granada by David Ruiz

David Ruiz — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:49:47 +0000

Hi Emily… I am the son of the owner of Hostal Nicarao (which will be changing its name to Ruben, in honor of the poet Ruben Dario, shorthly.) I was excited to see that you stayed in our hotel and i wanted to give you a little background on the place. First off it has been in our family for generations and was the home of my grandparents and my father. Long before that though it was the first government building in Central America. i don’t know if you noticed but on the garage door (was the garage now it is a resting area) is the oldest emblem or escudo in spanish of central america. I am glad you enjoyed your stay and hope you visit us again. David Ruiz

Comment on How I ended up staying in Guatemala by Emily Ding

Emily Ding — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:35:53 +0000

Hello Santino, thanks for writing in. I’m well, thanks. Actually, I’ll be back in Guatemala soon. It’s obvious, I love the country. Lake Atitlán is still the most beautiful lake I’ve ever seen. Anyway which part of Guate were you born and raised? Guatemala City?

Comment on How I ended up staying in Guatemala by Santino

Santino — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:55:46 +0000

Hello, hi you doing? I just want to say that your life experience back in Guatemala is amazing because of those helpful ladies who offered you the most kind of friendship they ever had. I was born and raised in Guatemala. I know that my country is dangerous, but I guess that is the reality of most countries around the world. Now, I live in the United States, but life over here is getting so difficult as well; in fact, crime in here is getting so high, it is not safe as it used to be. wherever you are right now, I want to wish you a good luck, and I hope I hear back from you. I live in San Francisco, California.

Comment on Volcano-board the Cerro Negro by eding

eding — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:02:17 +0000

BEL: yup it was absolutely great! i would wanna do it again if it were cheaper, and if i didn’t have to haul my own board up. haha. but i would absolutely love to have another chance to get it right! two boys went all the way at top speed without falling off, i’m totaly envious!

MAY:haha. walking into roofs? now poles i understand, but roofs?! and i’ve just emailed my friend in guatemala for his address. once i get it i’ll pass it to you! would be so great to receive mail! thanks for thinking of it!

and yes, i am doing well

Comment on Volcano-board the Cerro Negro by may

may — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:05:00 +0000

emilyyyy. do be careful! and don’t go walking into roofs and poles and things either ok? hehe

btw do u have an address i could reach you at? for christmas card purposes, if i actually make it on time to buy, write, address and post all them cards… sigh this year has been so busy, normally by this time i’d already have posted all my christmas cards, this year i haven’t even had time to go shopping for christmas cards! )=

hope you’re keeping well, still (= xx may