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Another Fun Weekend Exploring Nicaragua

Relaxing at the D'Santos Coffee Farm – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingThis is the way to spend a weekend in February!  Why fight the cold and the snow?  Nicaragua has such great weather in January and February!!
 
Saturday morning we decided to do a little exploring, so we jumped in the car and headed south about 25 miles from Managua to the town of Diriamba.  After stopping at a local fruit stand for some fresh mandarinas and a ripe pineapple we checked out a local coffee farm.
 
This was our...

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The physical distance means nothing when it comes to love.

Child in knight outfit – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingBlonde girl in dance outfit – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingWhether you live across town or across the country, this is the same as being in a distant land. Our world is huge but still small and new technology makes it smaller still, easier than ever to stay up front and personal with family and friends.
 
This morning I laughed and talked with my grandson, age seven and granddaughter, age four. Their mother and father continued with the morning regime, making breakfast.  I love SKYPE, as it keeps them alive and us in love with their...

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The Road

 Good roads leave no traces in the memory – smooth, seamless, without jarring bumps or sudden twists, they are the silent asphalt arteries that carry us from one place to another as we go about our daily lives, never calling attention to themselves. Not so with bad roads.  A bad road, like a bad marriage, feels endless, terminal, and impossible to escape, even years later.
 
I have seen many bad roads around the world. Some in Central America are...

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