Want a Bus Ride with a Great Concert at the Same Time?
Since arriving in Guatemala and travelling down through Central America to Paraguay, we have caught quite a few bus rides. And we have learned a lot about people along the way….
Is it Mis-information, Dis-information or Just Plain Bs?
What is the difference between mis-information, dis-information or just plain BS and more importantly, who gets to decide? In the last year we have jumped from living off grid in the…
Checking out Caacupe – the Town of Miracles
Approximately 57 kilometers east of Asuncion is the beautiful town of Caacupe. Translated from Guarani (ka(a) ku’pe), Caacupe means ‘behind the mount’. Caacupe was founded by the Spanish in 1770. The Cathedral Basilica…
Guarani Language Day!
25 August – Happy Guarani Language Day or Vy’apavê ára guaraní! Guarani – a Little History Guarani or the ‘people’s language’, along with Spanish is the official language of Paraguay. In…
Cost of Living in Paraguay. What Does $13.70 Usd Buy?
It’s early days but so far we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the cost of living in Paraguay. Here at adirtcheaplife.com we love a bargain. To be honest, when we thought about…
A Quick Stop in Miami on the Way to Paraguay
On the way to Paraguay from Nicaragua, we hung out for a week at Miami Beach in Florida. This gave us the opportunity to purchase some new laptops and other much…
Build Your Own House
Just my opinion, when it comes to the way we build, the world has lost the plot. Expensive, impossibly complex codes, rules, regulations, and methods.What’s the solution? Should you be able…
Laguna De Apoyo Nature Reserve – Don’t Miss This!
Twenty kilometers from Granada is Laguna De Apoyo Nature Reserve. 6.6 kilometers in diameter, 175 metre deep, this beautiful lake is nestled the caldera of an extinct volcano and surrounded by…
Aircrete Domes Are Stunning & Functional
The Aircrete Workshop In November 2022 I attended a amazing Domegaia aircrete workshop at Nahku Dome Village in Tulum, Mexico. It was a life changing experience and opened my eyes to…
Heading to the Beach in Rivas…
When we were living in Granada and passed a certain bus stop we would regularly hear the bus drivers calling, Rivas, Rivas, Rivas. It was as though they were expecting everyone…
Granada, Nicaragua…Impossibly Beautiful
Granada, Nicaragua is very special. On the shores of Lake Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) and at the foot of Mombacho volcano; Granada is like a movie set from Pirates of the Carribean….
Guatemala to Nicaragua – Our Epic Journey
After much deliberation we decided that Guatemala wasn’t going to be our “forever home”. We only got to see a little of what Guatemala has to offer tourist wise and it’s…