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Continental Divide - Panama- in one day

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2010] | 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 >

Carnival - Las Tablas

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 | By mrandrew | Views [1827] | Comments [1]

At its best, carnival is thousands of people moving to Hispanic music, water spraying from above, cheap drinks, friendly and beautiful people - for 16 hours a day for 4 days. Panama city is said to host the second biggest carnival in the world but Panamanians ... Read more >

Panamanian Bugs

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1721]

We awoke with bites all over us this morning. That's what we get for staying in $30 Hostel Mamallena. it was the Lonely Planets Author's top pick for budget accommodation. There was supposed to be air conditioning and screens on the windows. Guess ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Nomad in the melting pot, Panama

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 | By kena | Views [1668]

Hola mi familia y amigos! Soy Kina Noelia de Panama! Can you tell my spanish has really advanced in 2 weeks :).. Really though I am doing well with the spanish language, its a fairly simple format and people here in panama enjoy ... Read more >

Tags: bar tender, bocas de toro, incubus, malibu beach hostel, panama

Asia Again???

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 | By priovolo | Views [771] | Comments [4]

So, just to inform those of you who care or are interested, Joe and I have made a plan for after our trip... We are going to... South Korea. Yes, yes, you read it right. After months of discussion and debate we have made our decision. The opportunities ... Read more >

Panama City to Santa Fe

Fri, 11 May 2012 | By anniebee | Views [760] | Comments [5]

Hola amigos!!! I'm writing from Santa Fe, Panama, where the closest ATM is 1.5 hours away, credit/debit cards are useless, horses and chivas (pickup trucks that stop when you flag them down) are the main transportation for many of the locals, and, ... Read more >

Panama

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [490]

Buenos Noches de Bastimentos ! (Bocas Del Toro) Wow, what a shock to the system going from English speaking Canada and USA to the Latino world of Panama. Although we did get a brief introduction to the supersonic velocity, dialect and slang ... Read more >

Dando esta David

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By | Views [337] | Scholarship Entry

The evening was spent, we soon realized, in a room that was more then we’d bargained for; turns out by-the-hour rental spaces still existed, for your more then discreet activities. And we happened to be spending the evening in one. What ensued was an ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Palmar Tent Lodge

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By | Views [285] | 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 >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Volcán Barú

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [221] | 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 >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship