Hey everyone! Still on the caribbean islands off panama, we're addicted to this place and cant seem to leave! It may be due to the fact you can get a round of drinks here for $3!!!! We even have a little family of lizards in our hotel room now that come see us every night! Yesturday we went on a crazy adventure into a cave with bats a crocodiles!! we heard rumours about this cave that was discovered on isla bastimentos recently; non of the trip companies will take you there (too dangerous maybe) but we got chatting to this cool [View Full Entry]

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Tis hier nu half drie snachts in hartje Lima, Peru, en we hebben er net twee turbulente vluchten en een dodemansricht met een dronken, doch erg grappige, taxichauffeur opzitten. Aangezien we nog een uur moeten wachten tot onze kamer vrij is (lang verhaal) zet ik -voor de geinteresseerden (lees: onze moeders)- nu maar even een baal foto's van onze tien geweldige dagen bij ons Mexicaanse gezinnetje op internet. Een groot deel zijn foto´s genomen in Africam, de Mexicaanse uitvoering van de Beekse Bergen , maar dan 100x zo dope! [View Full Entry]

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Hello from Panama City. We arrived late last night with no problems. Today we enjoyed the city starting with the Amador Causeway at the Pacific entrance to the canal. It was absolutely gorgeous. We walked around the city and visited the Miraflores Locks in the afternoon. The huge cargo ships pass between the Atlantic and Pacific in approx. 8 hours with a 2 foot clearance on both sides inside the locks. It is simply genius, it saves the ships two weeks time if they had to pass around Cape Horn. The old architecture is beaut [View Full Entry]

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We quickly made our way from Costa Rica to Panama. Sorry for the lack of writting, internet access has been few and far between (and expensive). After leaving Nicaragua, we traveled to Tortuguero, Costa Rica which is an island where you are supposed to be able to see turtles and was supposed to be the best jungle in Central America. Well, I guess we just hit it the wronge time of the year because we did not have the same luck as that described by the Lonely Planet. The tours were expensive and the only real way to explore this river [View Full Entry]

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Hey folks, this is Roger (aka..Dodge). The skip (Greg) has told me to do my own introduction on the travel blog and update you with some photos. So here is some news... After contacting Greg and firming up my spot on the crew list I packed up my life in London flew to Jamaica for some kitesurfing and cricket and headed to Panama via Cuba for a few days. The canal passage date was brought forward and with Tim and Tom had already aboard I had to cut short some days in Cuba and get going. The provisioning was well on [View Full Entry]

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Panama city: Large cities are generally the same. Panama City is not much different. It is going through a economical boom the skyline is covered in skyscrapers and cranes. Even the old part of the city is having a renovation job. leaving the old Spanish looking building outer walls up and and redoing the inside totally new. I only spent 2 days here. Porta Lindo: I spent 4 night in this little port village on the Caribbean Sea. I'm here waiting for my boat to Columbia. Yes I say boat. There is no roads from Panama to Columbia. I decided [View Full Entry]

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Good news....got my bag back!!!! after endless phone calls and sleepless nights i had it delivered to me on friday! We left the hussle and bussle of panama city on saturday and jumped on a tiny plane to Bocas Del Toro....a series of carribean islands off Panamas coast. Its gorgeous here, loads of palm trees, white sandy beaches, crystal water and lots and lots of rum! Staying in a cool hostal called Aqua thats built over the water with swings and water trampolines and lots of hamocks. They have some pretty heavy parties there where girls drink for FREE from 9 [View Full Entry]

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Nothing much new to report really, Im still in Bocas Del Toro. Such a nice place, everybody is so friendly and lost count the amount of new people I know. Only thing that I dont like about being here is the Mosquitos. They really are a pain. My eg is still sunburnt badly, got to the point its cut open and bleeding badly, Ive managed to get some antibiotics for it and its started to look much healthier and on the mend the last 2 days. Still walking with a slight limp too but I guess I just have to be [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone! Can´t believe we´re finally here! Panama city is amazing.....MUCHO hot though!! Its just like Miami but spanish! Haven´t been brave enough to try the local soup yet which has a pigs tail in it!! Flight was fine but one small hicup............THEY LOST MY LUGGAGE!!!!!!! apparently they found it in Madrid and its on its way to me but who knows! so currently i´ve spent the last four days in the same clothes and am pretty pi**ed off!!! trying not to let it ruin the trip tho, if i dont get it back by tomoro we´re going on a big [View Full Entry]

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Finallly, i have the internet back lol. After leaving Panama City I took the bus to Santiago from there to Sona (and no, I Didnt see any desert or prison) then from there to ther Pacific Coast to Santa Catalina. I went out the night before and when we returned to the hostel at 6am I fell asleep while Chris was packing. Being the heavy sleeper nobody could wake me so Chris left at 7am without me. I woke at 11:30, check out is 11am so I grabbed what I could and left asap, unfortunately I packed to quickly and forgot [View Full Entry]

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