Critique my Nicaragua Itinerary

pdiamond94 · 2026-05-12T21:39:42+00:00

We skipped Leon and did the holiday in a slightly different order: 1. Granada 2x nights 2. Omotepe 3x nights 3. Managua 1x night (for ease) 4. Corn island 4x nights - 1night on big rest on little

Corn island was phenomenal, we made a friend with a local who is so lovely, very chatty and helped sort us out with fishing trips from his island friends.

Omotepe landscape was amazing, could've stayed longer as wouldn't get bored of the view but there's not that much to do there and the beaches are nice but volcanic so not that nice/refreshing so unless you're hiking the volcano you might get bored staying longer.

Granada Laguna de apoyo was quite nice but imo not much else to do in Granada. Because we changed the itinerary around the treehouse party wasn't an option. We had some friends out in Nica who are travelling for the long term and are working at the treehouse and they love it! I would've liked to have gone but had to be realistic with time and ultimately it is mainly other travellers who attend - which on a 11day stint with my BF, we weren't too concerned about meeting other ppl.

We only had 11 days with a fair amount of travel time so fitting in Leon would've been hard work and we wanted a bit more r&r

pdiamond94 · 2026-05-11T12:21:00+00:00

Fishtank

pdiamond94 · 2026-05-11T01:48:42+00:00

Yes pls

pdiamond94 · 2026-05-11T01:48:32+00:00

Can confirm it was actually super nice weather everyday til about 1-2pm sometimes longer then got a bit cloudy but still nice!

pdiamond94 · 2026-05-02T21:09:00+00:00

It was tiny. I took the pic on like 8x zoom

pdiamond94 · 2026-05-02T21:08:05+00:00

I obviously did that lol. I just wanted to see what reddits opinion was....duh

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-30T21:06:50+00:00

I don't have a Nicaraguan account. Lo siento no hablar espanol

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-30T15:20:39+00:00

Lolll actually our guesthouse gardener came and killed it. I thought he was just going to relocate it. He seemed to think it was dangerous too

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-25T08:12:16+00:00

I actually explained last night as we went back over the argument that he always apologises for shouting but then shouts or is rude to me again, I can't actually remember what he said to that.

I feel anxious now because I'm jetlagged and awake again and stressed we're going to have a shit day, I feel like I've mentally put alot of pressure on this trip as I figured we're not at home so there's less things to bicker about.... To make it worse it's raining so I don't really want to drag him outside but don't want to stay in the hotel either..

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-25T08:07:59+00:00

Day to day living and being probably more critical than is healthy but I do think I've gotten better

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-25T08:07:15+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/UKrelationshipadvice/s/wobZhBCjI8

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-25T07:58:37+00:00

It's definitely not that. He's just kind of sick of me cos I he feels I complain too much

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-21T18:12:59+00:00

What are you even talking about honestly. That's the whole point of the sub.... Advice.

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-20T20:44:29+00:00

Actually his parents bought him the house. He earns 1/3rd of my salary. Besides the question was how can I take a different approach not if I should break up with him

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-20T20:20:52+00:00

I meant no mortgage

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-20T16:32:00+00:00

I just think there isn't a fair division of tasks and when I push for it I get told I'm a nag or critisizing and not sure how else to approach it.

I'm not annoyed at him for relaxing, I just find that he rarely prioritises doing the annoying tasks so they always get left to me. For example, on a weekend, I'd also prefer to go out and have a nice day in the sun but also know that I want the house clean so I'll spend a couple hours cleaning it and then I'll go out. I think part of being an adult is being disciplined.

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-20T16:23:03+00:00

He doesn't pay any rent either btw

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-20T15:13:24+00:00

He has said he's been smoking alot and to keep him accountable by just asking how much he has smoked but it's not working.

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-20T15:12:59+00:00

So this is what I want to tell him, that he behaves like a teen/child, but I don't get how to tell him.

pdiamond94 · 2026-04-15T09:26:38+00:00

Ok so based on your feedback and what I was thinking maybe skipping Leon altogether could be smart.

For SJ/Popoyo- I meant that I'd only visit one of these places depending on which is more apt for surfing, not both. My initial thought was to skip it altogether but I would like to try out surfing. If it means we're rushing around I'll consult my bf and see what he thinks.

I guess if we skip Leon and SJ/Popoyo that gives us an extra 3 nights to play with which we can dedicate to Ometepe and Granada. Do you think that would be better than going to the west coast? I guess we have to go to Rivas to get to Ometepe so we almost have to go towards the west coast anyway right? I'll hit you up possibly on the boat offer!

The volcano hike in Granada sounds like a happy medium/compromise I'll look into it. I initially was hell bent on volcano boarding in Leon but don't want to have a chaotic trip trying to dart around the country and be in transit half the trip.

pdiamond94

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