Miraflores Locks Visitor Center Panama City

Feeling like champions after surviving our 16 hour bus ride, we arrived at the Albrook bus terminal in Panama City at 4 am. We waited until the sunrise and then hopped a taxi for the hostel we were hoping to stay at, but arrived and it was full. Luckily we had a very understanding taxi driver who got us a killer deal at hotel that thankfully had …

well when I arrived to airport I was thinking how ugly was it however the guide told us that they will construct another one more modern, thank God for that.

when my family and I, came out of the shield, we where surprise, Panama city has a US looks maybe because it was a american colony in the past, also the people speaks English and …

So, today we will all be traveling together as a big group and seeing some of the main attractions the city has to offer. The three main places we will be seeing are the old part of Panama City known as Casco Viejo, the panama canal, and the causeway.

We all load up in the bus and start heading towards the old city. It is such a different …

The Panama Canal - one of the modern wonders of the world. Describing it in a word - overrated. It's an obligatory place to visit in Panama - much like the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Christ in Rio, it's one of those things you feel compelled to do but after, you think to yourself "I'd never do THAT again." Getting out there is a bit of an …

We had a nice few nights stay in Panama City. The backpackers hostel was classic - just what one would expect of a hostel, except this was a place to chill not party, which was perfect for us. Our first night, we wondered the boring area around the hostel looking for a place to buy groceries and eat dinner. There were lots of small markets to buy …

... see on my walk, but I made it down to the far end of the oceanfront, and took a taxi to the Miraflores Locks visitor center on the Panama Canal. The taxis here are unmetered, so you can kind of bargain with the driver before getting in. Being a gringo ...

... , and raising Gatun Lake maximum operational level. I also received a VIP tour of the Miaflores Locks Visitor Center. Miraflores Locks Visitor Center http://www.pancanal.com/eng/acp/cvm/index.html is where visitors can observe transiting vessels ...