Blogs from El Valle de Anton, Coclé, Panama, Central America Caribbean

Quick trip to Panama. My first trip in an all included, not my favorite, but prices were so low, that it was actually cheaper than the flight alone. But we rented a car a couple of days to visit more. I went ot the canal of course, but also other places in Central Panama.... read more

El Valle Feeling the heat of Panama City we decided that we needed a spell in the cool airs of a mountain town, and the closest one to us that looked appealing was El Valle de Anton, more often referred to simply as El Valle. It is situated within a huge crater of a volcano that blew itself apart 3 million years ago. It is quite spectacular to look up and around you when in the town and imagine it as a volcano all that time ago. After a brief unintentional detour to Anton, which luckily for us isn't too far out of the way of El Valle de Anton (two completely different towns, as we now know), we were in the refreshingly cool climes of 1000 metres altitude. We stayed a little way out of ... read more

Und wieder einmal sag ich Hola, diesmal aus El Valle de Anton (Im Tonital sozusagen), Panama! Costa Rica haben wir gut ueberstanden, sind jedoch nur 10 Tage oder so dort gewesen weils doch etwas teurer ist als der Rest Mittelamerikas. Im Hostel in San Jose haben wir den Ed, einen Ami, kennengelernt und mit dem sind wir an die Karibikseite nach Puerto Viejo de Talamanca gefahren. KARIBIK: Weisser Strand, blauer Himmel und Reggea feeling.....auf der Postkarte. Das Wetter dort war nicht gerade einladend zum baden. Wollten dort eigentlich eine Fahradtour machen und Schnorcheln gehen; anstatt desen war ich einen halben Tag am Strand und den Rest haben wir im Hostel vorm Fernseher oder Herd verbracht bzw. in den Bars dort runderhum. War sehr witzig dort mit einigen Erlebnissen aber davon soll der Markus erzaehlen ... Nachfolgend ... read more

Okay, So I made it to Panama safely... Although the plane ride was a bit unpleasant and I almost missed my connection flight. Got to Panama City at about 1:00 in the morning. Driving around the city is very hard,,,, very crazy. No stop lights, white lines, and lots of random people who want you to slow down and talk to them. It's okay though I survived. I Started West on the Pan-American Hwy and found a hotel. Hotel Casa, which had hot water and that was something I was craving at the moment.... 45 Kilometers later, and I was sucking down cocolocos at the pool. oh la la.. Swam in the Pacific ocean, found some pretty shells and drank out of a coconut that was far from ripe (maybe even overly seasoned with ocean water). ... read more

Only in Panama can you be laying in the sun catchin' some rays while it's raining. I was layin' by the pool today, sun shining and it was beautiful. I notice it gets a little darker and see the some rain clouds are passing by and then I feel little rain drops falling. I have to say it was great!! I'm not ready to leave, I could stay here another few days I'm still waiting for my memory stick from camera to dry out. Let's hope I did not lose my pics from Costa Rica. We are going into the city tomorrow and possibly on a Monkey tour. That should be fun! Adios and Pura Vida!!! ... read more