Cost: $20 a day What's the strangest thing you've seen recently? Volcano boarding down the slopes of Cerro Negro, outside of León, Nicaragua has become a popular activity with travelers, especially since making number two on CNN Go's Thrill Seeker's Bucket List . Ignorant as to what was involved in this new sport I had...

If you had asked me any time in the last couple of years what word I associated with San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua—I’d have said surfing . With waves on my mind, the region was the highlight of the surf trip I was planning with my husband. Sure, I wanted to see more of the...

While my personal wardrobe may lack variety in the color department, I always appreciate the use of bright hues everywhere else. On a recent trip to Nicaragua, I couldn’t stop smiling at the tropical colors on buildings, in clothing, on pottery and in fruit juices. The vividly painted adobe walls of the colonial city of...

Leon, Nicaragua I have several regrets in life, and here is one: I didn't ask if she was okay. It was late on a cold January night and I was standing alone at the Trocadero, looking at the Eiffel Tower. At some point, through the faint and assorted sounds of the city, I heard sobbing....