Category: Panama
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Pondering our Time in Panama
So, here we are closing in on the end of our 4.5 month stint in Panama. I have to say it has been quite an adventure. Through a friend, we were put in touch with the owners of this island paradise who required someone to act as caretakers while the resort was closed for the…
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Life as a Voluntary Castaway
Our current situation in Panama is interesting, familiar, and yet new and exciting. In the last six years of our life this will be the longest we have stayed continually, in one place (we’ll be outdoing that next year, but you’ll have to stay tuned for that story). Four and a half months voluntarily removed…
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Enjoying the World Around Us
We have settled into our new location in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Though this isn’t really a house sit, per se, it certainly has a lot of similarities. Karen and I have embraced the quasi-isolated nature of looking after this property and are very much enjoying it. As well, our Spanish language skills are improving nicely.…
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Time to Switch it Up
After 3.5 years exploring SE Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific we have leapt at an opportunity back in Central America. However, to reach this opportunity took a bit of work. The biggest challenge without a doubt was flying Air China and Air Canada. Air Panama turned out to be the most reliable…
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Panama City
Karen and I spent 7 nights in Panama City. Initially when talking to ex pats who live down here most were saying 2 or 3 days is good. However now having been there I have to disagree. We had 7 full days which in the end I found about a day and a half too…
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Diving Coiba Island, Panama
What an experience! Karen and I booked a three day diving trip to Coiba Island, reported to be some of the best diving in Panama. The whole adventure started with a flawless bus trip that involved three different buses and a taxi trip between bus terminals in Santiago (Total travel time was just under…
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Boquete, Panama
After spending two weeks checking out Bocas del Toro, we then travelled to Boquete by a boat/bus shuttle. A very efficient way of travelling between these two hot spots. We were fortunate enough to be able to spend a few days in Boquete, Panama. Much to our chagrin however we had to depart before we…
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Bocas del Toro, Panama
We had the pleasure of spending two weeks in Bocas del Toro, Panama. For us it was a very laid back visit. We did do a couple of great days of diving, but other than that we focused on exploring the townsite and surrounding area. I have to be honest, Bocas is not an area…
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Diving Bocas del Toro, Panama
One of our goals in visiting Bocas del Toro was to check out the diving here. It had been several months since we had been diving so we were very much looking forward to the outing. There are not a ton of dive shops in Bocas, but as we walked around town sticking our heads…
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Welcome to Panama
Though we are loving our house sitting job in Costa Rica, the owners returned and we have two months to head south and explore Panama. Our itinerary is not set yet, but we are starting in Bocas del Toro. Our journey started with a bus ride from Quepos to San Jose. This in itself is a bit…