An Expat Talks about Moving to If you have money, anything you need is available. PriceSmart in Managua has upscale appliances, big TV's and many Kirkland (Costco) branded items. Sinsa in Masaya has an even nicer selection of the latest appliances, home furnishings. I would bring a mattress pad heater (electric blanket). It's rarely that cold (although we live up in the mountains), but this will keep your bed and linens dry. Impossible to find in Nicaragua and so nice to get into a warm bed. PriceSmart will have the same thick towels you find at Costco and quality sheets too. My wife went through MGA with a large suitcase with new stuff and a 50lb. carry on without any issue whatsoever. TSA in Tucson did confiscate two large cans of tuna from her carry on. Nicaragua has always been a moving target. What's true today doesn't necessarily hold true tomorrow., Nicaragua
Name three things that you wish you had brought and three you wish you had left at home.
If you have money, anything you need is available. PriceSmart in Managua has upscale appliances, big TV's and many Kirkland (Costco) branded items. Sinsa in Masaya has an even nicer selection of the latest appliances, home furnishings. I would bring a mattress pad heater (electric blanket). It's rarely that cold (although we live up in the mountains), but this will keep your bed and linens dry. Impossible to find in Nicaragua and so nice to get into a warm bed. PriceSmart will have the same thick towels you find at Costco and quality sheets too. My wife went through MGA with a large suitcase with new stuff and a 50lb. carry on without any issue whatsoever. TSA in Tucson did confiscate two large cans of tuna from her carry on. Nicaragua has always been a moving target. What's true today doesn't necessarily hold true tomorrow.
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