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Last friday we decided to go and visit the Island of Taboga and stay there for the weekend and watch the World Cup there. We were supposed to drive to "Muelle 19" and there take a boat to the Island. The taxi driver had some difficulties finding the place so we had to stop and ask 2 times to finally find the hidden place. But then the boat broke at sea so we had to be helped back to the bay. Since we already were there and wanted to get to the island we stayed and changed to a bigger and better boat called Fantasia del Mar. But the people that had to fill the gasoline and the oil and stuff were kind of drunk so they made a couple of misstakes which led to us ... read more
The Island
Inspection of the Island...
Inspecting the Island 2


I have now been in Panama more than a month and the purspose of spending time with my relatives and grandparents have been accomplished. I first arrived with my sister and met with my brother here in Panama and later my parents who also wanted to visit the country again. Already at the airport we met with the scent of Panama. And after hours talking with family we decided to go to sleep to gather energy for the night out on Causeway. More than visiting different discos and beaches in Panama (a couple of accessible beaches), we have manage to visit all the famous malls such as Albrook, Los Pueblos, Multiplaza, Multicentro and some of the historical places ( Casco Viejo, Panama Viejo and some other I don´t know the name of). We have spend a ... read more
Multiplaza
Multicentro
Miraflores, Panama Canal


Soon after the last posting I did a few more reasonably constructive things, and here´s a quick rundown/summary of what came to be after leaving David: (You read me wrong audience, for your information ´David´ is a town , not a guy - let´s get that straight for starters) BOQUETE: a lovely, sweet, small and charming town an hour from David in the Chiriqui highlands. Rivers run through it, with a lush green landscape, it has no humidity, a lack of travellers & a few sheep up in the hills - I loved it , it reminded me of home. I attempted to climb Volcan Baru for about 3 hours but was still 9km from the top, running out of water & food, getting headaches, it pissed down, the views were awful (because there weren´t ... read more
The Panama Canal


This was one of those trips in which very little planning was involved. I had been looking at the American Airlines flights to Panama and saw that they were open and decided to go. Wednesday July 13 I left Indy at 1pm on an American Eagle EMB-145 to Miami and then took an American 757 to Panama City. I arrived in Panama that evening and took a taxi to the city. It took about 30 minutes to get there on the modern toll road. It was raining real hard with lightning and thunder. I love those kind of storms! It was about 9pm, so I just went to sleep. I stayed at the Hotel Roma Plaza for $35 a night and enjoyed the stay. It was conveniently located with a friendly staff and the rooms were ... read more
Canal
Bridge of the Americas
Skyline


FINALLY we found Cristina!! Gracias Ana! And FINALLY Brad is ok again. Thank God! Cristina threatened to send him to the hospital for some miracle shot they gave her little sister (through a whopping great syringe!) just a few days earlier...suddenly Brad was feeling much better! Being a big city girl, Cristina took us to all the upmarket, airconditioned malls in town, with huge food-plazas, cinemas and arcade-game joints..and STORES!! Brad got a sk8 pin, Sara got some nice jeans, and we both got lucky when Cristina decided to shout us a meal or two...trying to fit in half the national delights she could think of..all at once! Aha, and Madagascar (the latest addition to the long list of animated animal movies), is a big laugh...at least in Mexican Spanish, órale compadre!! The second day doing ... read more


Buenas amigos! After our 2-week bread and mango diet in Cuba we've finally found some gooood food!! Here are some pics, enjoy!!... read more
colombian palmtree goodies
herbs and such


Slow days in Panama. Last night, and the night before that, Brad had a bad fever, shivers and muscle pain....he sweat so much we had to wring his t-shirt out this morning!! Spent the night worried changing cold wet towels on his hot forehead. Please pray for him, don't know if it's a bacteria from all that tapwater we've been gulping or a nasty mosquito bite... In between long stints in the hotel-room trying to recover watching Alf and Magnum dubbed to Espanish (no wonder Brad's sick!), we've done hours of cruising round town on public transport..old American school buses covered in graffiti-like murals and everything from Bible verses to old girlfriends' names adorning thier windshields...not to mention the loud loud cumbia, reggaeton and salsa hits pumping the whole way... Roligt. Yesterday, we were trying to ... read more


Hola todos!! Firstly, a big up to Sandrita and Tobbe for dropping us a line!! Keep them coming yao! We just arrived in Panama, the so-called Bridge of the Americas. After two weeks on Cuba with Fidel and his comrades, we grew tired of concrete and propaganda, oppression and expensive everything...Panama City here we come!!! Gimme some Kentucky Fried Chicken man! Hard to believe a McDonald´s sign could be such a pretty sight, but after not seeing a single ad for 2 weeks the golden M kind of represents freedom and choice for the people! We´re little capitalists after all... Can´t say much about Panama just yet, more than an hour of internet is 1 USD here, which is a nice change from 7 in Trinidad (for turists only, by the way, cubans can be sent ... read more
palmeras y mar
artesanias


It was great staying with my Uncle Tom and his family for a couple weeks in Chiriqui province. I met Alan here and boarded Wallaby Creek to help take it through the Panama Canal with the others.... the beginning of the Pacific voyage. It seems like a very long time ago.... read more
Entering the Panama Canal
Car carrier
the Bridge of the Americas


Aye ye ye... I contracted the Cenrtal America Virus of death or somethin... No. But really, I got pretty sick not yesterday, but the day before. I hiked this gigantic mountain with Vince and Maja, and I was getting all delerious and sick and I was sweating so dang much (it wasnt hot, I was so confused). Later, we get back, and I get serious cold sweats but Im boiling... Eventually 6 hours later I stumble to the kitchen of our guesthouse and ask them to call me a cab to the clinic. They do the whole ¨" We really dont speak the same language so just sit there a die for a bit while we poke at you" bit. They gave me drugs, sent me back, I passed out. I woke up the next morning ... read more
Panama Viejo




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