2015 Caribbean (8 weeks)

Honduras, Roatan Island

Honduras, Roatan Island

A relaxed place. Even though it is supposed to be the high season, there are not too many tourists here. I have a better feeling about this place here than Ambergris cay on Belize. Diving is ok, but not mind blowing for me. Great corals but there were not too many...

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Nicaragua, Managua, Superbowl

Nicaragua, Managua, Superbowl

Thanks to Brian we were able to see the Superbowl in a school (NCA, a private American school, quite expensive one). Even though I like to see and interact with local people, Superbowl is about atmosphere and whats better than watching this with a bunch of Americans...

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Nicaragua – Ocotal – MMA Fight event

Nicaragua – Ocotal – MMA Fight event

Brian invited me to join an MMA (mixed martial arts) event in Ocotal. We hired a van (15 persons) in Managua and took many of the fighters up to Ocotal. Also in our van: special guest two time world champion boxer (IBF Super Flyweight Champion and IBF Bantamweight...

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Nicaragua / Ometepe Island / Volcano Conceptión

Nicaragua / Ometepe Island / Volcano Conceptión

When I was walking past all of the tour operators in Granda (looking for transport to León) I came across Leo tours http://www.vivatravelguides.com/central-america/nicaragua/granada-and-around/granada/granada-tours/leos-tours/ I really liked the guy as he said I don’t...

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Granada / Nicaragua – first impression

Granada / Nicaragua – first impression

The first impression was really good. The climate is just so much better as Austria/Germany at the moment 🙂 However, I soon discovered that many of the restaurants in the centre where made for tourism (especially for US). By far not as bad as in the Bahamas, and just...

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Golf @ Jacaranda Golf Club (Fort Lauderdale)

Golf @ Jacaranda Golf Club (Fort Lauderdale)

After 70.000 tons of metal => golfing the day we return .... how nice is 🙂 Thanks to Deryn (room-mate on the cruise - how like I love metal as well as golf) I could spend the day on the golf course (arrival of the cruise at 8am - my flight to Nicaragua 11:45pm)....

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Powerboat Tour – Bahamas

Powerboat Tour – Bahamas

http://www.powerboatadventures.com By powerboat to Exuma Islands. Quite remote and untouched. Agenda: feed some iguanas on a nice beach food and beers at 11am feed stingrays more food more beers Guide feeds sharks (contrary to yesterday with diving I DO NOT APPROVE...

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Shark feeding / diving – Bahamas

Shark feeding / diving – Bahamas

just WOW.... just watch the video. and NO - sharks are not the dangerous beasts everyone think they are, even though there are a few incidents with snorkelers and surfers who just seem like perfect food. And then it's only very few of the many different shark species...

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Hello Caribbean!

Hello Caribbean!

What a difference… I had to add two pics from leaving Munich… The flight was a bit long and US imigration took very long as usual (I had 2:10hours for my layover in Philadelphia - but had to run really fast to get my connecting flight! but I made it). The temperature,...

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