Destination: Panama

Flat as "piss on a plate"

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1523]

We took a smaller side road in order to get off the busy PanAmerican Highway and away from the trucks and that was a good choice. James hadn't recovered enough and got sick again the next day. The sun was hot, but we found a really nice cool camp ... Read more >

Kaspar

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1072]

We spent three nights at Kaspars, a pretty run down place, right by the Pacific at Las Lajas But the price was right and Kaspar,  as it turns out, is  not only from Germany, but from Berlin right out of "my neck of the woods" where I  ... Read more >

Las Lajas. January 22nd

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [848]

Before we reached our goal for the day on January 22rd: Las Lajas we slammed on our  brakes, took a U-turn on the way down the mountains because we sped by a road stand with ripe bananas. We hadn't seen ripe bananas, for, what is  it now?.... Read more >

Continental Divide - Panama- in one day

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1857] | Comments [1]

21st of January (Panama): From the Caribbean to the Pacific across the Continental Divide. We rode close to the bottom of the mountains the night before, coming out of Chiriqui Grande at the Caribbean, heading to the Pacific. Chiriqui was a ... Read more >

Photos: Panama

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery

Photos: The Return to La Pintada

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By danielagw24 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By annaelm | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012

Photos: panama 2013

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By kena | Photo Gallery

Photos: Bocas del Toro, Panama

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By chasethehorizon | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Panama Canal January 2013

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 | By boatybex | Views [536]

Everyone is up early as we arrive a the first lock just as the sun breaks the horizon , over the last few days we have all been secretly scouting out the best positions to get the best view of transiting the Panama Canal. Some believe a higher vantage ... Read more >

Tags: cruise, panama

Panama city

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 | By beebatoz | Views [663]

  Panama city Day 1 Up  at 6am  and head to the bus station on the corner for the 45 minute trip to David. The nice but always staring Swiss guy got up to say goodbye which was sweet. He is working on the new part of the panama ... Read more >

Boquete

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 | By beebatoz | Views [545]

  Boquete Day 1 I feel like absolute shite. The worst hangover since the thanksgiving incident in Nicaragua! I look at the time and it's almost check out time, so I packed my shit and jumped in the shower. My water taxi wasn't until ... Read more >

Bocas del toro

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 | By beebatoz | Views [677]

  Bocas del toro Day 1 I woke up early and had a look at my toe, it's pretty nasty! I hobbled up to the coffee shop to get some food before the shuttle arrives. Back at the hostel surprise surprise, the three boring German girls ... Read more >

Photos: Popping into Panama City and a Look at the Canal

Wed, 5 Dec 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Popping into Panama City and a Look at the Canal

Wed, 5 Dec 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Views [577]

Arriving in the city amidst a torrential downpour having just been outrageously over-charged for a taxi didn’t leave us pre-deposed to like Panama City. The staff at the Panamerican Hostal didn’t give us the warmest of greetings and in the ... Read more >