 | isla iguana
2008-07-03, Llano Largo, Panama. By: dimino212 | | last weekend the le volunteers traveled to pedasi. the night we got there the town was celebrating something (as always). there was a parade and a fiesta at the local jardin. after dinner we joined ri... |
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| some highlights from last week
2008-07-02, Llano Largo, Panama. By: dimino212 | | hello loves,
last week i really got into the swing of things. it feels like i belong here, and no one lets me forget that. everyday my family, friends, and students tell me they will cry when i le... |
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| catholicism, a while back
2008-06-30, Llano Largo, Panama. By: dimino212 | | saludos,
last friday night, june 20, i attended a confirmation class for students between ages 17-22. i was apprehensive about my indoctrination into the catholic world, but my fears were put to re... |
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| bonito, todo me parece bonito
2008-06-27, Las Tablas, Panama. By: dimino212 | | hello loves,
i no longer have access to internet in my school. the service is irregular in my village.
i am in las tablas on my way to pedasi for the weekend. must go...
will write more soon.... |
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| so much to share
2008-06-23, Llano Largo, Panama. By: dimino212 | | ¡buenas!
here there is so much to share. the people share all parts of their lives with me as i share my ways with them. we share the green rolling hills, a soccer ball and a bottle of water, a cla... |
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| quick update
2008-06-20, Llano Largo, Panama. By: dimino212 | | buenas!
for those of you who i have not yet heard from or spoken to, i am living in llano largo, a village in the los santos province. it is fairly close to a city (both close and city are relative... |
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| mellowism and tourism
2008-06-14, Panama City, Panama. By: dimino212 | | hello loves,
my first official day in panama was yesterday and i could not have had a better start. woke up slowly around 9:30 and all of the volunteer were supposed to have been in by 11. after wa... |
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| safe and sound
2008-06-12, Panama City, Panama. By: dimino212 | | i arrived last night around 9:30 local time, our director (age 19) was waiting for us with a van and everything. the hostel we are in until sunday is beautiful (theres a parrot on the back terrace) an... |
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 | Goodbye Panama, South America awaits !
2008-03-01, Panama City, Panama. By: cbr600f | | It's 1st March already, I've been away for 5 months !
So, it's my last day here in Panama, tomorrow I fly off to Quito, capital of Ecuador. Originally I thought I would be saying goodbye to Central... |
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 | Paradise Found ....
2008-02-27, Panama City, Panama. By: cbr600f | | Oh my god .... I've never been to Georgia or California, never romped in the son with a preacher's son but bloody hell I've been to paradise !! Sorry Carly Simon for nicking your song .... Loads to up... |
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 | Panama Canal
2008-03-06, Panama City, Panama. By: clgreen | | Here is where she would simply type the journal entries. |
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 | Hot Springs and Cold Rivers
2008-02-22, David, Panama. By: cbr600f | | Well we are now in David and I already think I'm in love with Panama ! Well, Panama mainland anyway. We left Bastimentos yesterday morning and I have to say I was quite pleased to leave, there was no ... |
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 | Another country ... another Caribbean Island !
2008-02-21, Bastimentos, Panama. By: cbr600f | | So, here I am in Panama ! We left Puerto Viejo in Costa Rica and got the bus down to Sixaola on the border. Quite possibly the most suicidally mad bus driver I have encountered so far - and that is sa... |
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 | german punks and rainbow warriors
2007-09-29, san blas, Panama. By: vorn | | i read a book a few months back called 'size of the world' by an american journalist named jeff greenwald who went around the world without flying back in the 90s sometime. i wasnt planning on doing t... |
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 | fried fish and cops
2007-09-25, panama city, Panama. By: vorn | | traveled down the coast to cahuita with steffi and jen, two entertaining volunteers leaving at the same time. cahuita is a really cool relaxed place with all the infrastructure for tourists, just not ... |
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 | At least 3 days in Panama city
2007-04-15, Panama city, Panama. By: danhayes | | It cost US$75 to rearrange our flights to skip out Panama and leave straight for costa rica. After much hesitancy we decided to stay for the 3 days in Panama city. The main business district didnt loo... |
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 | The Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica to Panama
2007-04-08, Boquete, Panama. By: nutanp | | ¡Pura Vida! I said I would return to tell my tale of the Caribbean so that is what I am back to do. Overall, the Caribbean offered plenty of opportunities to be among natural beauty, to go out, meet... |
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 | Birding birds in Panama : Hostel LOST and FOUND !
2007-03-15, Bocas del Torro to David, Panama. By: rmalone | | mARCH 17, 2007
As we left Bastimentos, Adrienne asked "Where are you going next?" our answer was that we were not sure....maybe Volcan, Boquete, Cerro Punto, who knows or try to find this hoste... |
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 | An end to the South
2007-03-30, Panama City, Panama. By: nutanp | | Arrived in Central America!!
It has been long and coming but I have finally made it to the meat of my trip, Central America. But this did not come without the usual hassle and fun of course...
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| Birds of Panama help requested
2007-02-02, Panama City, Panama. By: rmalone | | We have not bought a bird book because it costs over $50 and is very big and heavy. If you know birds and have the time we would appreciate it if you would view our pictures of Panama and tell us the... |
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 | Boat Adventure from Hell
2006-10-30, Isla Colon, Panama. By: lindy | | Today I had one of those days where you´re happy that it happened because it´ll make a good story, but only happy once you´re back at your hostel, safe and sound. A big group of us decided at about 1... |
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 | Crossing Bridges
2006-10-27, Isla Colon, Panama. By: lindy | | I´m on Isla Colon in Bocas del Torro, and it´s awesome! A few girls from the hostel and I caught the 6:30 bus from Puerto Viejo. Speaking of Puerto Viejo, stayed at rocking j´s and had the most bizzar... |
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 | Crossing The Canal
2005-11-15, Panama Canal, Panama. By: mala | | Teaching pottery for a free cruise is a good idea.
I know nothing about pottery.
The good thing about working on a cruise as a lecturer's assistant (aside from the basic free-ness of it all) i... |
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 | the last week or so
2006-08-27, Panama City, Panama. By: aloden | | After the volcano boarding, headed out to this huge volcano crater lake. The water's 30 degrees all day long cause it's heated from below and it's also supposed to be the cleanest lake in all of Cent... |
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 | Panama Canal
2006-07-23, Panama City, Panama. By: aloden | | Built nearly a hundred years ago by the collective effort of over 75,000 souls, the Panama Canal represents one of the greatest feats of human engineering ever accomplished. What else can I say, lots... |
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| meandering and panama santa
2006-07-23, Panama City, Panama. By: aloden | | Panama City´s one of the safest cities in all of Central America. There are only two areas in town where you´re not supposed to go....EVER.
So, yesterday morning, Steve decides to show me around t... |
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 | Monkey business on the Panama Canal
2005-04-05, David, Panama. By: snutbrown | | This might actually be quite a short entry – I hear everyone heave a sigh of relief! We´re currently in David, which is the third biggest city in Panama, in the west and not far from the Costa Rican b... |
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| the festivities
2004-12-26, Puerto Armuelles, Panama. By: madjulios | | Okay. Two weeks to go until i head out bush. I justified coming to the internet again today by the fact that i won´t be able to soon. That and the fact that i needed the walk because i ate too many ch... |
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| Luckiest man alive
2004-12-22, Puerto Armuelles, Panama. By: madjulios | | Big news.
I may have mentioned that i wasn´t going on the hike that the rest of the uni students were going on - quite lucky that. They came back last night....
People walked in soaked and cryi... |
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