Destination: Panama

Ahoy Amigos - Panama to Columbia

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [358]

Ahoy amigos   In typical fashion our ride had the times wrong and we were hustled out of bed at the hostel as the car was waiting at 5am, not 5:30 as the receptionist said, grumpy hostel guy pushed us out the door and again ... Read more >

Photos: Panama - City & Canal

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery

Amazing - the Panama Canal

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [459]

Amazing - the Panama Canal   We had one day in Panama City, which was perfect to tick 'see the Panama Canal' off the before-I-die-bucket-list.   The hostel had free pancakes all day, so Jorge cooked up brekky then we jumped in ... Read more >

The wheels on the bus go round and ... Oh wait

Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [343]

The wheels on the bus go round and ... Oh wait   An early  5am  rise and we were on the water taxi from Bocas Del Toro islands, then a normal taxi to the bus station, well, the shed where the bus stops. We'd packed some supplies ... Read more >

Photos: Panama - Bocas Del Toro

Wed, 8 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery

Welcome to Paradise

Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [266]

Welcome to Paradise !   The early morning shuttle to the border greeted us on South America time ( late ) and oversold. The sardine shuttle got us to the border and the 16 step process to get across the Costa Rica / Panama border began. ... Read more >

Photos: Panama

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By soulenfish | Photo Gallery

Pedasi

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By dchg91 | Views [280] | Scholarship Entry

I always tell people that Panama is like a diamond, its beautiful but you don’t know it until you polish it, Panama is at that point, being polished. We have true gems that have been kept secret. The best-kept secret carnival is a 5-hour car ride where ... Read more >

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Finding an unlikely friend in paradise

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By thepoorexplorer | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

The San Blas; deserted island paradise. Sunken ships to snorkel, hammocks to lie in and palm trees to swing from. These islands were ours during a three-day boat tour, accompanied entirely by torrential rain. Upon the morning of our indented departure ... Read more >

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Volcán Barú

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By jennieo | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry

There is a rare power to be found at the summit of Volcán Barú. At that moment you are at the highest point in Panama, over 11,000ft above sea. The hike from Boquete, which gains 5,500ft in altitude, is an unrelenting 13km gauntlet up a steep 4x4 route ... Read more >

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The Island of Connection

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By alfonsogug | Views [260] | Scholarship Entry

There is 1 main reason that explains why people would go to the San Blas Islands and share a moment with the Guna People: Connection. Yes, a trip to this archipelago is a trip to an utopian space of white sand and blue seas, where connection with others ... Read more >

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Palmar Tent Lodge

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By cgam13 | Views [233] | Scholarship Entry

When I originally signed up to sacrifice my Spring Break to volunteer in an unknown place, I crossed my fingers I'd be assigned to Peru, which has been on my list for a long time. At the meeting at which my destination was revealed, I was sadly disappointed.... Read more >

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Footpaths in Panama City

Wed, 6 May 2015 | By ccbc | Views [221]

Panama City footpaths are cracked, broken, missing... just like the street signs. Just as well there are no functioning street signs actually, otherwise you would be looking upward.  Fatal mistake!  Manhole covers are also broken ... Read more >

Photos: Panama

Wed, 6 May 2015 | By ccbc | Photo Gallery

Passport & Plate - Panamanian snapper

Wed, 4 Mar 2015 | By kellygloca | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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