Steven A. Melnick ⁽⁷¹⁾

Momotombo Volcano Eruption March 2, 2016 One of the many amazing things about staying in Managua is that not only are we living in the midst of one of the world's most unstable seismic areas, we also have two active volcanoes nearby. To our north,…

It was an "unexpected journey" that Bilbo would have been proud of, except there was no party the night before, no wizard to guide us, and no dragon horde of treasure awaiting us at the end. But one similarity to "The Hobbit" was the frightening…

The vagabond life is never boring and two weeks ago was no exception to that rule. Navigating the legal system in a foreign country can be challenging. Much more so when you only understand a little of the language. In the United States (at least in Pennsylvania…

On Sunday we took a short trip to the Masaya Volcano which is just 20 kilometers (about 12.5 miles) outside of Managua. The area actually includes two volcanoes and five craters. The Masaya Volcano is also known as Popogatepe ("mountain that burns") in the language of…

Along the way to Granada, former capital of Nicaragua and old Spanish colonial city, we stopped off at a small town up on the mountain called Catarina. From the top of the mountain in Catarina you are able to look down onto a volcanic crater…