Destination: Panama

Sloths, Canals and Dolphins: Costa Rica, Panama and the San Blas Islands

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By elis82 | Views [2946]

We left Nicaragua for a whirlwind trip through Costa Rica and Panama, before looking to sail from Panama’s Caribbean Coast down to Cartagena, Colombia. From Ometepe, we headed off with Crystal, and caught a taxi to the border, a nice trip past the ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, panama, san blas islands

Photos: Panama and the San Blas Islands

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery

Tags: canals, panama, san blas islands

Photos: Cartagena-Panama-Costa Rica

Thu, 5 May 2011 | By james-karolien | Photo Gallery

Cartagena-Panama-Costa Rica

Thu, 5 May 2011 | By james-karolien | Views [1349]

  Cartagena, A big city again, we booked into the hostel and went for dinner. We heard about a hostel whom could organise sailing trips from Cartagena to Panama through the San Blas Islands. (two days open sea and three days on the islands) They ... Read more >

Photos: Central America - Panama

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By explorerdotgone | Photo Gallery

Photos: Panama

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 | By belleslady | Photo Gallery

Tags: caribbeanm rio chagres, fort lornenzo, henry morgan, mangroves, monkeys, pacific, panama canal, sailboat, sailing, sweet dreams

¿Has it been that long?

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 | By epacker933 | Views [585]

Hello friends! SO sorry it has been so long since I updated,  but you can take it as a sign that I am really enjoying my trip! So much has happened that I will apologize in advance for all the gaping holes in the tale. Hopefully I will be able to write ... Read more >

Photos: Vacation!

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 | By epacker933 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Panama

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 | By angelabuffjohn | Photo Gallery

Panama

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 | By epacker933 | Views [339]

So, I am in Panama! Caught a bus from David to the Panama City in the middle of the night and slept in fits for the 8 hour trip. We arrived in the city the next day and stopped to pick up some American cash at an ATM becuase Panamanians use the US dollar.... Read more >

Wow

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 | By epacker933 | Views [505]

So much has happened since I last wrote!Farm things have been relatively smooth, a few new people joined the mix, and a few olds ones came back so it was getting to be a great group. Seven of us decided we wanted to go to this thing called a Rainbow ... Read more >

Sonnenbaden

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 | By funkyshades | Views [397]

Ich wurde heute frueh in der Nase gekitzelt. Von der Sonne. Dank dieser haben wir einen wolkenlosen Tag am Strand verbracht, fast ohne uns zu bewegen. Ok, wir haben ein bisschen Volleyball gespielt und ich habe Muscheln gesammelt, die ich meinem Freund ... Read more >

Auf nach Panama!

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 | By funkyshades | Views [547]

Oh wie schoen ist Panama! Der Shuttle kam mit der Ticoueblichen Verspaetung von mickrigen 15 Minuten. In dem Kleinbus luemmelten ein Pro Surfer und sein Manager aus Brasilien, eine junge New Yorkerin und ihr Reisebegleiter, der Aehnlichkeit in Statur ... Read more >

Coconuts

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [812]

Here I am at Hostal Bastimentos sipping my third or fourth pipa (what a coconut full of water is called out here), quenching my thirst. Damn it tastes good! Much better than a can of Red Bull! And it's only 25 cents. Here in Panama I've drunk heaps ... Read more >

Cold day in Bocas

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1244]

Today I was actually shivering! Despite the fact that I'm only 500 miles or so north of the Equator, I was cold! It was stormly out there in the islands that mean "mouth of the bull" in Spanish. As I got a bottle of water and some tasty papaya ... Read more >