David, Panama Travel Blogs

Costa Rica, check
Oct 22, 2008 (7 photos)

... about Fast Love and all sorts from huge speakers...   i have to go now because the computer is being fixed at the hostel, but anyway we'll tell you about Puerto Viejo and a bit of Panama next time. See you all soon and keep well xxxx

Things I don't like on this trip, or even hate.
Dec 28, 2004 (5 photos)

I am at the Purple House hostel (in the city of David) with Ben and Steve. We have more or less just finished the seven hours hike from Guadalupe to Boquete, known as Sendero de los Quetzales (the Quetzal trail.) It's a beautiful hike through cloud forest ...

David and Panama City
Mar 21, 2004 (3 photos)

... in one of the seats behind us had thrown up and I was almost ready to jump off the bus, we mercifully pulled into Panama City's Transit Centre. After surviving another hair-raising taxi ride, we pulled up at Hotel Lisboa at around 6pm. Our well-appointed ...

David
Oct 16, 2006

Travel to Panama City

David - pronounced the Welsh way for a bus change!
Jul 11, 2007

Only a map pin!

Zoolander and Cable TV
Jan 3, 2002

... the continent-dividing bridge into South America (officially); and arrived in the modern main bus terminal at the outskirts of Panama City at sunrise. The Lonely Planet wasn't accurate about location of the bus terminal so we were lost. After a quick ...

The Purple House of Panama
Apr 15, 2009

... ' Panama, and the natural beauty that excited us to come here in the first place. First stop would be David, a large town 6 and a half hours west of Panama City. Our mode of transport was a big air/conditioned coach, stopping off for a speedy meal at a ...

welcome to david
Oct 17, 2006

... , we were able to spend about 5 days in soloy sitting in on tansy's english class, meeting some folks in soloy, and more. other than that, david doesn't hold much mystique for the traveler apart from being a stopover between panama and costa rica.

Ed ora passiamo per Davidi
Jul 29, 2009 (1 photos)

Di ritorno dal Costarica, si alloggia a David.......

Just passing through
Jul 1, 2007

Having researched flights and deciding that they were too expensive we opted for the overnight bus to Panama from San Jose.

To Panama
Apr 2, 2009

... , I wasn't too excited about being in David on this trip but I couldn't face a 16 hour bus trip from San Jose to Panama City so I decided to brave it and booked a hostel in David which is about halfway between the two capitols.  I caught the noon ...

David - Time for Random Rants
Apr 16, 2008

Random rants on my mind- 1. As much as I love traveling, I am 'dog' tired of seeing poor hungry homeless people and dogs for that matter out on the streets trying to survive on scraps and rotten food in trash bags along the sidewalks. What a harsh life ...

Welcome To Panama!
Jun 15, 2009 (2 photos)

On the road again headed to David, Panama.  After the drama of the Costa Rica boarder we were prepared to spend the whole day getting into Panama but it was a breeze.  We zipped into the town of David without a hitch and settled into our new ...

Isla Boca Brava
May 13, 2009 (19 photos)

What a special treat Isla Boca Brava turned out to be!  A small little island in the Golfo do Chiriqui that is inhabited with a few homes, one hostel and a ridiculous number of howler monkeys!  To reach the island you need to take a taxi, bus, ...

Arrival in Panama
Apr 4, 2007

... the moments as I expected them to be packed with locals for the long weekend.  Instead I jumped straight on a bus to David. David is Panamaīs second largest town is noted for being really hot.  And whilst I was here - really wet.  It looks ...

Flight west to David
Dec 5, 2008

Flight to David on Aeroperlas

David-- Again
Sep 25, 2009

... on Friday in order to see his boss.  Its was fairly convenient meeting as Devinīs boss had been looking to buying property in Panama for well over a year now.  We were hoping we would get luckly and be visting the country at the same time... ...

Just say NO to buses!
Aug 16, 2009

... : arrive immigration/customs between CR and Panama 8:15am: depart immigration/customs and head for David 10:00am: arrive David, Panama 10:10am: get directions from Panamanian policeman to hotel and head there on foot w/bags 10:20am: realize ...

boarder BS
Dec 9, 2008

... i have left coz u made me buy that stupid ticket... lol i think i almost didnt get let into the country. So i arrived into david in a crowded super buzy crazy area of town where the market was got lost a few times finnally found a hotel for 5 dollars ...

David and on to Boquete
May 9, 2008 (8 photos)

... much shorter and allas the bus trips also. In any case, and even though Panama roads are heaven compared to Ecuador, the trip from Panama City to David took us 7 hours. In favour of the bus driver, we did have a stop of 30 mins to have a great buffet ...

Bocas Bravas / Panama
Feb 26, 2008 (12 photos)

... we just saved them $30. We got the bus from Changuinola which was a 4 and half hour bus ride to David, which is Panamaīs second biggest city. The bus ride was beautiful, and miandered up the mountains and across rivers through dense rainforest. This ...

Escale technique
Jun 29, 2005 (3 photos)

... -moi bien. Presque tous ont ce sourire professionnel qui vient avec la tenue de travail mais personne n'a les yeux qui sourient. Panama City est probablement un paradis sous certains aspects mais vivre ici, ce n'est pas la joie. Une seule personne m'a ...

David City, Panama
Feb 26, 2007 (3 photos)

... like two little piglets in a pig pod! "Borders... ahhh... got to love em!" Leaving Costa Rica... no problem. Entering Panama... problem! We were sooo nearly refused entry into Panama cause we had no tickets to show we were leaving Panama. Itīs a ...

David
Mar 12, 2009

David

David- Circus, Movies and Car Service
Sep 17, 2009 (11 photos)

Today was the annual 3000-5000 km check-up for Wesley. We choose the city of David as it was the second largest city in Panama and we felt we wouldn't have too many issues finding a professional. The City itself was like most large cities in Central ...

Me gusta la playa.
Jan 23, 2004

... we took a cab to get there, but there was no phone to call a cab to get back. Anyway, where were we last? Panama City eh? A couple things I forgot to mention about Panama city - the local buses, which are quite efficient and get you pretty much anywhere ...

Spidey in Spanish
May 20, 2007

... STOPS RAINING HERE!) in Boquete, we caught a chicken bus for the 1 hour ride down the mountain to David. David is the 2nd largest city in Panama.  And there really isn't much to see here.  But it is a key transportation hub for travelling ...

Davld
Jan 16, 2008

... and charged me a lot more. I spend half an hour waiting in the humid heat before a Toyota Coaster arrives with a David sign on the window. Yeah, Saved! The next 4 hours are spent squashed up against a window by a big Caribbean lady who ...

What to do...
May 16, 2007

... find property to buy, also from Canada, and they were driving. They very kindly offered us a ride all the way to David on their way to Panama City. Of course I accepted the generous offer! They drove a very nice new vehicle with reclining seats and AC. And ...

on my way to the beach
Dec 31, 2004 (2 photos)

I am on my way to another beach town. I was going to do the whole Volcano thing but I thought id done it enough in central america. all i want is to hang out onthe beach i amm surprsingly suited to the life it turns out. I have been snorkeling like crazy ...