Blogs from Bocas Del Toro, Panama, Central America Caribbean - page 18

The photos that I wasn´t able to put up earlier. I have more on my little crap camera from when we went to another island. There was tons of rain and so much mud. I will try to post them next time. I will also give a better update when I have more time. ... read more

Liebe Freunde des Reisens! Mit dem Jahreswechsel haben wir auch die Laender gewechselt: Sind jetzt in Panama! Silvester feierten wir in dem kleinen Staedtchen Boquete, inmitten von Kaffeeplantagen und in der Naehe des einzigen Vulkans von Panama. Sehr nett, aber leider auch von US-Amerikanern ueberschwemmt. Ueberhaupt merkt man ueberall den grossen Einfluss der USA auf dieses Land: Autos, Waehrung, Shopping-Center, Fastfood-Ketten, etc. Das gefaellt uns weniger... Mittlerweile sind wir auf den Bocas del Toro angekommen, Inseln an der Grenze zu Costa Rica. Wir haben uns eine kleinere ausgesucht und waren gestern schon schnorcheln, sahen Delphine und entspannten uns an den schoenen, palmengesaeumten Straenden. Das Karibikfeeling ist hier richtig gut zu spueren und alle sind extrem relaxed. Stress gibts also keinen und machen wir uns auch net ;-) Uns unseren ersten Sonn... read more

Tonight I am in San Jose, Costa Rica after a long bus ride from Bocas del Toro. On Thursday the sun brok through the clouds around noon and 6 of us haggled for a boat and snorkling gear to take us out to the other islands. For about $13 each, we got a boat and a guide and snorkel gear for 5 hours. We crossed a wide area of water and zipped in between some small island of brush along some canals. The first stop was Dolphin Bay, but we found no dolphins (they were reportedly on lunch break!) and after circling a bit, and seeing some coral, headed to a Cay where we found a palapa hut out over the water with a rickity narrow dock and cheap beer. We climbed down a ladder into ... read more

Hola amigos y amigas! Sarah and I have finally made it to Bocas del Toro, Panama, as far south as we plan to jouney. We´ve just noticed that the Canadian dollar is not holding up well against the American counterpart, which is what they use in Panama. I was surprised to learn that Panama officially uses the American dollar as their currency. They used to use balboas, but found the coins heavy and inconvenient. Somethng tells me there´s more to it, but I´ll leave it at that. We began our travels in Guatemala City. we arrived late Saturday night without having secured ourselved a place to stay. We avoid planning like the plague. The finding a place to stay part turned out to be easier than expected. The finding an ATM and paying the taxi driver ... read more

Hi all, hope you are doing well. I'm fine, got my tourist visa renewed over the weekend, Panama was really nice, very different from Costa Rica. I enjoyed it, I would like to go to Panama City one day, I hear it is really nice too. Talk to you soon!... read more