Blogs from Panama, Central America Caribbean - page 135

Hi guys, So i´ve spent the last few days in Bocas Del Toro which has been so relaxing, coming from Puerto Veijo! If you like surfing and just hanging out definately come here, it´s just some little islands off the carribean coast in panama. Must admit though christmas was a real non event, we had a huge party at the hostel christmas eve but seriously chrissy was like a non event.....hope everyone had a brilliant chrissy at home. From the sounds it was quite cold though, it rained here that really tropical weather and then it was just superbly beautiful weather after that! The strangest thing happened last night too. I don´t know, all you surfers out there might be able to relate to this story....so we went out surfing in the morning....well Im just a ... read more

There may be no more "undiscovered," off-the-beaten-path places left in the Caribbean, but Panama's Bocas del Toro archipelago comes close. This collection of more than 10 islands near the border with Costa Rica has becoming one of the favorite stops for tourist traveling through Latin America like me, but has been mostly ignored by the rest of the travel world. The islands of Bocas del Toro are the essence and the mirror of Caribbean Panama. They are located in the extreme western part of the country, only 40 kilometers from the Republic of Costa Rica. This archipelago has the perfect combination of nature and historical and cultural traditions, with a charming variety of aquatic species, coral reefs, mangroves, tropical forest, beaches with crystal clear water, undisturbed jungles with all the flora and fauna you can imagine. ... read more

... and sun-tanned faces and the coming of Christmas with the promise of sand instead of snow. Since we last wrote in San Jaun del Sur, Nicaragua, we´ll start there. We ended up staying there a week and then we got word that my brother, Andre, was making plans for a quickie surf trip. Next thing we knew we hopped on a bus, crossed the border into Costa Rica and five hours later were sitting on a park bench in Liberia, Costa Rica. Our official meeting place was...central park 2pm. Low and behold, a watermelon and a beer later (this is the first country with beers over $1) Andre pulls around the corner in the rental car. The meeting was a success. All thanks to the magic of the world wide web. Soon, we were off ... read more

Hello everyone, We just left Santa Fe, spent the night in David and now we are in Boquete. Santa Fe was a very small mt. town with barely anything in the town. There was probably about 6 public buildings in total and no supermarket, internet, bank, etc. It was a very peaceful 4 days in the mountains. We stayed at a guest house with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. At night because there are few lights in the town we could see the stars extremely well and we even saw some fire flys. Since the town was so quiet at night, there was nothing to do so we watched South Park on the community television. It was funny because we watched the episode where the kids go on a choir tour to Costa Rica. ... read more

Ik zag dat 14 november alweer mijn laatste update was. Voor diegenen die het nog niet weten: Inmiddels ben ik alweer thuis. 10 dagen eerder dan oorspronkelijk verwacht. Na El Salvador ben ik naar Honduras gegaan om daar het Baai-eiland Roatan te bezoeken. Aldaar wilde ik een duikcursus gaan doen, maar een hevige storm gooide roet in het eten. Om op het eiland te geraken nam ik de boot. Door de storm viel deze af en toe een meetertje of twee van een golf naar beneden, wat heel wat mensen deed overgeven in een daarvoor uitgerijkt plastic zakje. Mijzelf werd het ook slecht, maar ik heb gelukkig niet hoeven nekken. Eenmaal op het eiland aangekomen wordt me al snel duidelijk dat hier niet gedoken gaat worden. Het is er echter zo duur dat wachten tot de ... read more