Nicaragua
I have my sights on moving to Nicaragua right now. I’m trying to figure out the logistics so I can spend 2 out of the 3 months there this coming summer. Go down, check the place out, scope some real estate, surf my brains out, etc.
Consistent year-round swells, offshore winds 300+ days a year, low crowds, white sands, crystal-clear water, low cost of living…. sounds like the dream to me. I certainly can’t think of any good reasons not to move there. Seeing as all I need is an internet connection to make my living, work certainly wont be stopping me. At the very least I’ll probably be buying a second home there where I can spend 6 months a year.
Sounds like a great plan you’ve got! Really, there’s no reason not to go for it. Should it turn out not to be a fit, it’s easy to move back “home” – the hard thing is to move away.
I’ve been attracted to Central America for several years after having stayed in Costa Rica and Nicaragua for about 3 months, which was a blast. I actually do have serious considerations about moving to somewhere in Central America myself. But right now I need to let the GF finish her studies first, so instead we’re moving around where she’s able to take a semester or two. So currently we’re living in Cyprus and hopefully after the summer it’s another nice country.
What are the real estate prices down there? Maybe we can buy a duplex
What about the kiddies? Not in school yet I guess?
They’re in school, one of them at least… but the education system here certainly isn’t worth sticking around for. At least in my opinion. There are private schools there though.
@markus – they are low, but word on the street is to ignore what I see online because the best deals can only be found if you go down there. From everything I hear though, I should expect that I can pick up a nice sized lot, beach front, for well under $50k.
Hey Cameron,
You might want to look at costa rica or panama too. panama will be more expensive, but more accessible to the rest of the world. Also much more stable politically (I’m part panamanian, so i’m biased). They also have some nifty banking benefits in panama too (think caymans).
Nicaragua is consistently amongst the top 2 poorest countries in the region (after haiti), so costs should be super cheap, but access to quality utilities/services might not be.
shoot me an email if you’d like some contacts in nica, or panama. Costa rica is also a good choice (especially on the surfing front).
Hey Cameron,
I just found you here when I was looking at Neil’s blog at Pronet.
Then I arrive here and find Stefan Juhl.
Boy this world is getting smaller and smaller.
I really don’t believe there are a billion people on the internet.
By my calculations it is around 437.
After surfing in cloudy, dark conditions today, those pictures look fabulous!
Much Love,
dk
Hey Man,
Nicaragua trip! Was gonna head to Costa this fall but have been hearing good stuff about N. Went out yesterday trunked it! Called you a couple of times but your mailbox was full. Guess I don”t qualify for the cool guy phone number any more.
hey
sounds amazing
my friends feel inlove with it and after a year decided to move there and start a new life
check out
http://www.surfingturtlelodge.com
What are the real estate prices down there? Maybe we can buy a duplex
Call me boring and responsible, but what do you do for jobs in these places? We looked into living in Costa Rica – jobs there are only given to native Costa Ricans. How does one go about supporting oneself in paradise?
I really want to spend some quality time down there for possibly a year. can anybody give me some helpful tips… Accommodation surfing hot spots, friendly people any info is a start! thank you in advance
I have been going to nicaragua since 98 I love it my plan is to live there as much as posible.I hope to use my rental property to servive on im going back 3/10/10 I cant wait
very interested in nicaragua. now on way to guatemala, then panama. bought house in bahia, ecuador few months ago. like beach areas in nicaragua, for surfing and horses, 4 wheeling.
what areas do you recommend to go see?
bobby
Well, Have you been? Nicaragua sounds great on paper until your attacked by six men in the night, or you get a brick smashed over your head for saying the wrong thing, or the government decides to stop paying the garbage workers for a few months, so after a month of working for free they just stop collecting and the the garbage piles up and rots in the streets while people, dogs, cats and starving horses all rummage through and eat out of it.
Yes, there are some nice untouched places, but will be be safe to be out there?
I thing you doing the right thing to go there and check it out for yourself do not lisent to people with negative advices. soy nica and proud and have not been there since i was 16 years old .iam desparete to go back and eat my favorite food and deserts such as almiver love it and tamales, wirilas o my goy can not wait .good luck and have fun for real man
[quote]# wayne on February 27th, 2010
I have been going to nicaragua since 98 I love it my plan is to live there as much as posible.I hope to use my rental property to servive on im going back 3/10/10 I cant wait[/quote]
Do you rent it out Wayne? I’m interested in checking it out. Drop me a line with prices, sizes, pictures and dates available. (info@wallawallacontractors.com)
I recently bought property at Gran Pacifica its beautiful there and the prices are fairly cheep I dont have a house built on it trying to get the money also my wife and I are planning on a 13 day trip groing through Granada, Leon. San Juan del Sur the country is beautiful im still trying to figure how to make a living living there.. good luck
my wife and I want to move to nicaragua. We have two kids 8 and 11 we both think it would be a great learning tool for our boys. We spent six weeks in Panama and loved the people and weather. But I hear nicaruua is a great place
shortly returning to the state MI from a missions trip in Managua, want to talk. Adios!
I have heard many great things about Nicaragua. Not as over saturated with tourists just yet, so it is a great time to be a part of the new up and coming hot spot. Lush, and still preserved by nature, Nicaragua sounds like a place that has enough room for growth for many entrepreneurs to succeed. The more businesses, more infrastructure, more tourism = success.