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Travel Blogs from Panama City
Gangnam Style takes Panama City, Panama
... illustrated by the trademake "Horse dance" which is taking the world by storm... but seeing as Panama is always ten steps behind the times, we thought we would help it along by exposing Panamanians to their first taste of Gangnam Style.
Davita was back from Ecuador for a weekend stop over before heading home to the states. Since it was the last leg of her 5 month trip, we decided to celebrate by filming our own ...
One continent down, one to go..
... by the way.. Just to add every other (must be dozens and dozens) police and army checkpoints have just given us a quick look and not stopped us. The checks in Nicaragua are far fewer - In Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala there is a checkpoint on the way in and out of every town. The only search we have had (which was cursory in the extreme) was by a Mexican soldier prior to leaving into Guatemala.
Still fuming we arrived in the main square in Granada next ...
Off to Panama
... went through the city which had a wide mix of dilapidated, crumbling buildings as well as modern high rises.
Our hotel is fantastic - we are on the 3rd floor looking out over the canal. Huge container ships come pass regularly which are amazing to see.
After grabbing a snack at TGI Fridays downstairs, we decided to walk down the promenade to a restaurant the guide ...
Panama - Panama City
... to wear. It was a cool journey and when we got to the entrance to the river, I felt like we'd finally arrived in Central America - my version anyway, which consisted of brown waterways, lush vegetation and lots and lots of animal sounds. I fell in love with Panama at that moment!!
We had to stand around in the heat while Michel faffed around organising our taxis, which he did from inside an A/C car! Eventually we ...
First stop - Panama City
... amp; biscuits) we settled into the backpacker mode and started to suss out boats going to the San Blas islands. We soon found out that we had arrived in the period when most of the boats had just left and there were a handful of boats going the next few days. This proved to be a bit of a problem as we had specifically arrived in Panama to do the boat trip and having read various blogs that advised not to book anything until you arrived so you could find out ...
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Other places to stay in Panama City
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Hostal Mamallena
Casa 7-62 Calle Primera, Panama City | Hostel -
La Jungla Hostal
Calle 49a Oeste y Via Argentina, Panama City | Hostel -
Hostal de Clayton
Building N0 605 B, Panama City | Hostelfrom $21 -
Hospedaje Casco Viejo
C 8a con Avenida A. , Panama City | Hostel -
Hostal Balboa Bay Panama
Ave. Balboa Calle 39 Bella Vista House 21, Panama City | Hostelfrom $15 -
SeaSolBeach
Coronado, Panama City | Hostel -
Luna's Castle Hostel
Calle 9, Panama City | Hostel -
Hostal Casa Rica
Calle Ricardo Arias, Panama City | Hostelfrom $8 -
Hostal Amador Familiar
Calle Akee - Casa 1519, Panama City | Hostel -
Rio Mar Surf Camp
San Carlos, Panama City | Hostel -
La Casa de Carmen
Av 1A sur El Carmen , Panama City | Hostel -
Casa Grande
Av Central & 8 E, Panama City | Hostel -
Anita's Inn Panama City
Via Argentina, Panama City | Hostel -
Hostel Villa Michelle
2 1/2 Sur, Panama City | 2 star hostelfrom $40 -
Hostel Urraca
Calle 44, No. 2-112, Panama City | 3 star hostelfrom $44 -
Panama Hostel by Luis
Coco del Mar, Panama City | Hostelfrom $14 -
The Riviera Hostel
Calle 70, No. 76, Panama City | Hostelfrom $21 -
My Home in Panama
La Alameda Calle del Cerro, Casa 57B, Panama City | Hostelfrom $54
