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While Panama is known mostly for its famous canal, the country's natural attractions offer an irresistible lure to far-sighted travelers. This oft-overlooked country offers some of the finest birding, snorkeling and hiking in the Americas.
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [69]
THE PANAMA CANAL IS AN ENGINEERING MARVEL with a touch of political chicanery and a soupçon of colonialism thrown in for flavor. It was prohibitively expensive to build at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, both in dollars and lives lost ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [133]
MAYBE YOU’RE WONDERING WHERE WE’VE been since Brazil. Or probably not. Anyway, we had airline tickets from Rio to Miami and were planning to stay in Fort Myers Beach until January but Hurricane Ian blew those plans away along with our condo ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 26 Dec 2018 | By mwollak | Views [244]
Going back to Minnesota is nice because I get to see my family that I really don't see that often but it is also draining and I almost always come back feeling more tired before I have to go back to work. So this year I decided to take my ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Sep 2018 | By mitann | Views [326]
Anyone travelling to a tropical destination envisions beaches with lounge chairs and umbrellas. We also thought there was a beach in Panama City; not exactly true. Taboga Island is your closest choice; not necessarily the best choice.
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Sat, 1 Sep 2018 | By mitann | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 31 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Views [493]
Every morning we wake up to the sound of bells. There is a beautiful church directly across the street from the hotel. They insistently ring the bells starting at 0600; a call to church. Although the church is nice looking and the bells are charming, ... Read more >
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Views [383]
Nine days in one place on vacations has benefits, but, at times it also feels like we should be making more of our time. Today, we planned to rest our legs, enjoy the nice hotel / pool. We did this by relaxing in bed for a while, sitting in the sun ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 29 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Views [317]
We had a lazy start to the morning, called home and lazily got ready to go out. We had intended to go for the free breakfast but decided it was not worth our time. Better to have an appetite for lunch. Our plan was to visit Panama Viejo; the first ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 28 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Views [303]
We got up pretty early to go to the Panama Canal; a must do experience – or so we are told. Tim, as usual, wanted to get there how the locals do. Sure, you can pay for Hop-on-hop-off for $33, a private transfer for about $27 per person; or, you ... Read more >
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 27 Aug 2018 | By mitann | Views [347]
We woke up a bit late this morning; Tim has a cold and either snored more than normal or I was more sensitive being in a new place. Either way, we got up and enjoyed a couple hours just relaxing in the hotel. We posted the blog and skipped breakfast.... Read more >
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