Destination: Panama
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Sun, 11 May 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [998] | Comments [2]
Friday, May 9 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
I left Portobelo, Panama at 6 am Friday (May 9) morning via sailboat to the San Blas Islands. It took us 13 hours to get from Portobelo, Panama to the San Blas Islands. We had ten people aboard this ship including ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [952] | Comments [2]
Two weeks ago on Saturday and 600km from Bocas de Torro, we arrived in Panama City´s enormous central bus terminal. We were going to be staying with our former RSPB colleague Rita Besana. Rita was due back from Mexico on Sunday and had deputised ... Read more >
Tags: taxis, panama canal, portobelo, cops, panama city
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [891]
What truly makes a brand global? Is it that the product is available and consumed everywhere around the world, and is widely recognized globally? When we think of global brands, Coca Cola is the first that comes to mind for us... it's visually everywhere ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 | By henrique | Views [888] | Comments [2]
Como não há conexão de estradas entre Panamá e Colômbia, a solução é voar ou ir de barco (veleiro). O custo é praticamente o mesmo. Mais barato caso vc tenha passagem aérea para sair da Colômbia. A maioria dos países não permite o ingresso sem um bilhete ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 | By willlou | Views [638] | Comments [3]
For the past few weeks we have been travelling around Panama. We first went to the mountain town of Boquete, which is famous for its coffee and good climate, so good its being colonized by American retirees. Close by is Panamas only volcano, now extinct, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [566] | Comments [1]
We had a long journey back
from Panama City to David, and after another stay at Hotel Toledo, we took a
chicken bus north into the highlands, to the town of Boquete. Although the town
itself hasn´t got much to shake a stick at (not quaint, and ... Read more >
Tags: boquete, volcan baru, resplendant quetzal, coffee, senderos los quetzales, cloud forest, white-water rafting
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By moley | Views [511]
Hi all, arrived eventually into Panama. The only crossing so far that looks as if you have actually changed country.We crossed the border over what once was a railway bridge where the rails are still in place with planks (that have not been nailed ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [505] | Comments [2]
Leaving Bocas Del Toro, we got the bus south (eg: towards the Pacific) to David, Panama´s second largest city. The bus ride was fantastic – across mountains covered in cloud forest, past a large reservoir lake and near the watershed, scrub forest ... Read more >
Tags: yodeling, accordions, air-conditioning, panama
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 | By kirstenroche | Views [491] | Comments [4]
So I´m still in Bocas del Toro, staying on Isla Bastimentos. It´s so rad! Except my email doesn´t work here for some reason, so I plan on being here a few more days and therefore I guess no email! It´s kinda nice, though. So the entire time we were ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [440]
After three and a half months in Costa Rica it was time to say goodbye to Rancho Mastatal and start our Central American journey. We spent a few days back in San Jose (after a surprisingly uneventful bus journey to Puriscal – the road was even ... Read more >
Tags: panama border crossing, bocas del toro, coral reefs, desert islands, inappropriate development, baracudas
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 | By lize_youdie | Views [410]
we stank when we arrived in Panama, like wee, and we are still telling ourselves it is dog wee and not human. While filling out forms at the border we put our bags down, and it must have been in a puddle. gross. Every bus we then got on we got some ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [407]
The Panamanian Province of Los Santos is rich with culture, custom and is the heart of festivals. We've stopped off here, in search of a famous mask artist, Carlos Ivan de Leon. We've made our way to the very tiny town on Villa de Los Santos, purely ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By strategy | Views [392]
This was a bad idea. It went like this. “Max, let’s make a list of highlights of Central America for our friends back home.” “Okay. SO starting with Mexico. Sayulita, Salidita, the butterfly sanctuary, the road to Valle de Bravo, the ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By strategy | Views [387]
Why, you must have asked, was it so necessary to get to Panama City in 41/2 hours? Here is the reason: At this point in time (2008), it is impossible to actually drive to South America. The Darien Gap is an unsurpassable ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [387]
Isla Bastiamentos has a well known beach - Red Frog Beach, that is famous for those little creatures called Poison Dart Frogs. A large development near the beach, Red Frog Resort, is actually threatening the habitat of these slippery little red creatures.... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [379]
We found a Subaru dealer in Panama City and got the Outback serviced. We have driven nearly 9,000 miles and with a little bit of luck (and the blessings of Sister Barbara of the Sisters of Mercy in Colon who was picking up her Subaru) this should get ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [367] | Comments [1]
I thought I should write a short note on crabs. This is because, as well as innumerable bugs, Central America also seems to be home to a surprising number of crustaceans. Maybe they know that they´re near the tropic of Cancer and therefore think its ... Read more >
Tags: crabs, ecology, the macarena
Mon, 26 May 2008 | By caspar | Views [365] | Comments [4]
Mijn laatste paar dagen in centraal amerika heb ik geweid aan de relaxedheid van de Caribische kust. Wel eerst nog twee dagen in Panama City verbracht, waar ik uiteraard het panama kanaal heb bekeken, de ruines van het oude Panama heb bewandeld, en het ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By moley | Views [356] | Comments [3]
Hi all, thought I would write about today as its my 80th day in the Americas! Phileas Fogg would probably turn in his grave about the length of time its taken me to get this far! And who would be my Passepartout? I would nominate Sandra as she is the ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 | By all04h | Views [346]
I went to school in Panama for 2 1/2 years, and it's been almost 2 years since i've been back there. but i finally took a trip out there, and it was amazing. I admit i was worried that it wouldn't feel the same, but i had the best time ever. I mainly ... Read more >
Fri, 29 May 2009 | By k-lero | Views [325] | Comments [11]
Panama, de eso habla este capitulo. Ya he entrado en Centroamerica, me despedi de Sudamerica (o Suramerica, como prefieren que se le llame alla) y ahora me dispongo a recorrer de sur a norte esta estrecha coleccion de paises flanqueados por el Pacifico ... Read more >
Thu, 1 May 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [306] | Comments [3]
Wednesday, April 30 - Friday, May 9, 2008
After my time was up in San Pedro, Costa Rica I took the bus to the Panama border, and then took a 45 minute boat ride to Bocas Del Toro. I made this trip with my roommate Jake in San Pedro. He didn´t get ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 | By gundis | Views [306]
08. Januar 2008 Hallo folks! Wie versprochen die Geschichte von der Busfahrt nach Panama! Ein kleines Abenteuer sage ich euch! Also nach meinen "Ueberfall" hatte ich glueck und konnte mir den letzten freien Platz in einem Bus ergattern.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By moley | Views [305]
Panama city is a very odd place! Three main areas, the banking district, the posh marina area and the very very dodgy area. Our taxi driver last night locked all the doors all of a sudden and told us it was dangerous with gangsters! Our hotel is just ... Read more >
Tags: people
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 | By gundis | Views [293] | Comments [1]
09. Januar 2008 Bei der Busfahrt nach Panama City habe ich mit dem Busfahrer gesprochen. Er kann ein bischen Englisch! Im Gespraech fragte er mich ob er mir den Panama Canal zeigen duerte. Ich war so frech und fragte gleich ob ich auch bei seiner ... Read more >
Tags: Family
