Bocas Town, Panama Travel Blogs

Dia 20. Bocas del Toro - Buceo
Sep 10, 2009

*** PLANING *** Dia de Buceo en Bocas del Toro. Hacer dos o tres inmersiones según veamos. Hotel:  Yellow Jack Hostal (www.yellow-jack.com) Precios por Noche: Casa familiar (4 pax.) 80$  ( 14 € Aprox. por persona) ...

Runing to the rain
Dec 10, 2008

... trees fallen down everywhere definatly will be a while till they clean that up. Apart from that the bus ride was pretty chill. Bocas town So i arrived by water taxi it was still raining meet a couple people and we started looking for a hostel, funny ...

Catching fish in Bastimientos
Sep 17, 2008 (5 photos)

Bocas town is for partiers and Bastimientos for relaxation. Between the red rooster and the crystal clear waters we caught some fish and ate Coconuts!

Panama for sale
Nov 19, 2007 (12 photos)

We got a great welcoming to Panama: a large procession of children dressed up in white suits and long boots with drums. Actually they were celebrating independence. It was a fairly tame affair but it was getting live coverage on the local news channel for ...

Easter at Bocas del Toro
Apr 12, 2009 (7 photos)

... Took just about 4 hours to drive to Bocas through Cera Punta and almirante. For $4 each and $3/day parking we took a water taxi to Bocas Town on Colon. Taxi ride took about 20 minutes to island where it was HOT. Humidity is pretty high and sun is strong. ...

Boat trips to secluded beaches
Jun 28, 2009 (46 photos)

... up going out on another boat trip to Los Cayos Zapatillos, which were these two islands on the outermost stretches of the Bocas Archipelago. It was the most incredible beach I have ever been to and we had it all to ourselves. We lounged, swam in ...

Panama
Dec 2, 2007

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Bocas del Toro - Day 3
Apr 15, 2009 (7 photos)

Didn't get much shut eye after the previous nights debacle. Caught a cab into town at 9am and went to catch our boat tour with Geraldo. We first went to Dolphin Bay. We saw a handful of dolphins, but nothing much spectacular. Next we headed out to Coral ...

Happy One Week anniversary to US!!!!
Jul 4, 2009 (4 photos)

Our last day before heading to Bocas Town to hook up with Gregorio at the house we're renting near Salt Creek on the other side of Bastimentos. In between trying to escape the rain and the army ants, we decided to go to the local Ngobe restaurant and ...

Panama
Nov 5, 2007 (11 photos)

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been awhile. Jeff and I went to Panama. It was pretty fun. We took a bus to the border, walked across the border, took a cab to a boat and then the boat took us to the islands of Bocas del Torro. We just hung out on the main ...

Bocas Boating
Apr 24, 2009 (5 photos)

... were closed that day so we lost a couple of hours getting back to Almirante, which meant that we arrivied to Bocas Town later in the terrential rain trekking from hostel to hostel desperately finding an available and affordable room. The following day we ...

David, Panama City, Bocas del Toro
May 13, 2009

... ). We then headed back to our hostel to rest before and eat soup or Mac n' Cheese and watch MTV before our big night out on the town. Panama City is known for their elite party scene (cover can be $30) and we were hoping to get as much of a glimpse of it ...

A little Goose
Jul 3, 2009 (6 photos)

... puddle jumper plane with about a 45 minute ride from Panama City.  The airport is located in a small hippy/boaters community called Bocas Town.  It's very friendly to "Greengos" and we were met by the smiling face of Kelly, a man who lives next ...

Dia 20. Bocas del Toro
Sep 11, 2009

*** PLANING *** Dia de Excursión en Bocas del Toro. Reservar una barca y llevar bebida (cerveza, ron), hielo y fruta para picar. La comida en alguna isla que visitemos. Opción Principal: Bahia de Delfines, Cayo Coral y Cayo Zapatilla. (Indispensble) Opción ...

Bocas del Toro
Feb 7, 2009 (7 photos)

... we realise that getting off the island would cause even greater anguish. The storms soon closed all routes to the rest of Panama, leaving everyone stranded for five days or so.On reflection, more heed should have been given to the casual conversation with ...

Bocas Del Toro - day 2
Apr 14, 2009 (4 photos)

... ran about $2 each. Dinner was a Buena Vista. While my meal of chicken satay was probably the least impressive meal I´ve had in Panama, everyone else enjoyed their meal. The Mahi-Mahi catch of the day turned out to be Jaime´s favorite meal thus far in the ...

A party too far...
Oct 15, 2007 (7 photos)

... we met a cool canadian couple, Dylan and Steph who i was to hang out with a lot over the next few weeks. Bocas is the name of the town, the island and the region, and its on the Carribean. Beers cost about 30p, and every night theres something going on in ...

Our little white dog
Jul 7, 2009 (4 photos)

So, we've kind of adopted a little dog.  As much as you can adopt a stray on vacation with a bunch of other strays that need adoption as well. He just reminds me of Roxy.  Before we even gave him food, he hung out at our house.  Waited at ...

PANAMA part 1, Boccos del Torros
Jun 1, 2008 (16 photos)

Yeah Mwan !.... my first stop in Panama was Boccos de Torros. The super laid back Carabean party coast town.  Well, what can i say about Boccos... I have to admit in the whole of Panama i didnt have much time so in the two places i went I mainly just ...

Fun in the Caribean Sun!!
Dec 11, 2008

... lots of sand and have uprooted trees everywhere. Future. So with less then a weak left im still trying to decided if i push on to panama city or go back up to puerto viejo... What will he do... Not sure even i don´t know guess i´ll wing it. Cheers ...

Bocas thank God the trip from Hell
Mar 2, 2009 (5 photos)

... scary, as the driver took hairpin mountain curves at 60 to 70 mph to make up time. We prayed a lot. The boat ride to Bocas was also at megaspeed. We were glad to touch solid ground alive, really! We checked out the town and made some reservations for a ...

Surfing and Getting Our Cash Stolen on the Beach
Mar 22, 2008 (13 photos)

... passing only one guy on the way.  Guess we were looking for some kind of epic surf spot.  I wish I actually could surf. Bocas del toro is such a unique, beautiful, weird place.  On the right, you can turn and see beautiful beach, ocean, and ...

Beautiful Islands and a big poo.
Feb 22, 2009

... spiritis and only a little shamed after the poo incident....... Bocas was really cool though, a set of islands on north east panama famed for the beautiful beaches and amazing surf.........to be honest "amazing surf" is now a negative for me and james ...

Starfish Beach
Mar 23, 2008 (14 photos)

The hostel I stayed in had been decided what to name their cat.  They let people suggest names and I noticed in the morning that they decided to name it "Maraculla," which mean passion fruit.  I think they got the got the spelling right, I think ...

worst blogger EVER
Feb 13, 2009 (18 photos)

... busload of people that miraculously got through and opened the border just for us so we made it to panama!!  we then took a taxi, then a water taxi to bocas del toro which is where we are now! so NOW we actually just moved into an apartment for at ...

Boca Del Toro Panama
Jan 28, 2008

Stedet med den beste stranden med det klareste vannet kom vi ikke til f0r de 4 siste dagene vi hadde i mellom amerika desverre :( Legger ut noen bilder selvf0lgelig! Hadde det fantastisk og drar gjerne tilbake! vi var praktisk talt alene paa den 3km ...

Bocas
Mar 14, 2009 (100 photos)

... We then took a water taxi which was a fast speed boat to Bocas Del Toro.  This is a set of islands right off of Panama in the Caribbean.  $4 for boat taxi.  I checked into Hostel Hieki.  This must have been how the 60's were.  This ...

No power, but a starfish
Jul 5, 2009 (5 photos)

... called it a day after a brief look at a sandy bottom of the ocean.  Tomorrow we're planning on heading back to the Bocas town area to have a bite to eat and a little interaction with town folks.  We've heard a rumor about a small little place ...

Yummy Thai
Jul 6, 2009 (3 photos)

... The stories she told, says he was an awful person.  Now she is engaged to another American, and they have this place in Panama together.  She wants desperately to move back to Thailand, and she will be in March.  We were glad we caught her ...

Bocas Del Toro, Panama
Jan 27, 2008 (9 photos)

... part of the story is on the 26th in the afternoon we decided to forgo the 15 hr bus ride and take a 1 hour flight from Bocas to Panama City, in the smallest plane I have ever been in. EEK. XOXO becca Asaf There isnt much I can add to this, becca did ...