Thinking of Panama
Thinking of Panama I have three weeks before I begin the archaeology project at Copan in Honduras. The ebb and flow of my relationship with Mira is becoming a little strained. I am a little worn out of...
View ArticleNo Good Feeling Here
No Good Feeling Here I caught a bus into San Jose today because I was on my to Panama. I arrived in the city and began looking for the Tica Bus station. I had a folded square of paper in my hand that...
View ArticleTica Bus to Panama City
Tica Bus to Panama City Rode the Tica Bus from San Jose, Costa Rica to Panama City yesterday. Good ride. Comfortable bus service. I wrote Travel Tip #6- Avoid International Bus and Train Services...
View ArticleThe Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Visited the Panama Canal today. Yup. It was a canal. Felt as if I was checking something off of a list as I stood on the observation tower looking down upon the ships in the locks. I...
View ArticleLow Density High Income Tourism
This is the creed of Panamanian tourism. Resorts, resorts, and the cars and buses that bring the people to the resorts. But those upright shafts to boredom have nothing for me. I walked by them for...
View ArticlePanama is Alright
Panama is Alright For every sky-rise resort soaring into the clouds, there is a hovel tucked beneath that offers the real face of a country at a skinny fraction of the cost. I am at the beach in...
View ArticleBorder Crossing Costa Rica and Panama
How to Cross the Border Between Costa Rica and Panama Introduction Crossing the border between Panama and Costa Rica is generally straight forward, although there are a few minor hitches that I would...
View ArticleThe Sack of Panama
The Sack of Panama Alexandre Exquemelin, the pirate surgeon, wrote a firsthand account of Henry Morgan’s attack on Panama City in his classic book, The Buccaneers of America. I read this book with...
View ArticlePlaya Gorgona Hotel- Virgen del Carmen
Playa Gorgona, Panama, Hotel- Virgen del Carmen Introduction This is the place for the vagabond to hole up on the beach in Panama. Playa Gorgona is the typical high-rise, expensive hotel beach on the...
View ArticleTravel Photos from Gibraltar England Panama Morocco
Travel Photos from Gibraltar, England, Panama, and Morocco The following are links to images that I have taken while traveling through Gibraltar, England, Panama, and Morocco. I am trying to create a...
View ArticleTravel in a 1971 Ford Falcon
Travel in a 1971 Ford Falcon and Uniting Latin America Or, A Way to Travel Panama City, Panama, in the food court of the mall across from the Albrook bus terminal I ate 25 cent slices of pizza and...
View ArticleWhat to Do in Panama
What to do in Panama Disclaimer I received a very general question from a reader named Tony asking what he would be able to see in Panama. I have the impression that I tend to travel and have different...
View ArticleOverboard in Panama
Bocas Del Toro, Panama I would like to thank the Ohio Department of Taxation for making my Advanced Open Water course in SCUBA diving possible. Without them returning money that belongs to myself this...
View ArticleThe Argentina Conundrum
Bocas del Toro, Panama I don’t like winter. I don’t like snow. Or ice. Or anything involving multiple layers of clothing. When I realized that my current travel plans of continuing in a southern...
View ArticleAustralia Day
Panama City, Panama BBQ. Got it. Beer. Bought. Australians. Here. January 26th a.k.a Australia Day. Two days ago I had never heard of Australia Day but within ten minutes of meeting Marise I was given...
View ArticleThe Bus Station
Panama City, Panama While traveling there are day to day occurrences that you take for granted at the time but look back on and smile when it’s all said and done. Of course that jungle hike, volcano...
View ArticleBefore Departure
Panama City, Panama Buildings greater than five stories; lots of them. Massive shopping malls. Hooters. Casinos. Fashion boutiques and electronic stores. A truly western world city. Yet, at the same...
View ArticleVolunteer at the Ngöbe-Buglé in Soloy, Panama
Ngöbe-Buglé is a county in Panamá were the indigenous Ngöbe and Buglé live. There is an inexpensive way of visiting them through the Medo project. Medo is a small grassroots organization, named after a...
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