Andino Hotel Panama City

... I said, "That's not a good idea for a<br>budget traveler." He said, "Come on, when is the next time you'll get<br>to go to the Casino in Panama." And, I was like, "You're right, lets<br>go!" You can only imagine how much convincing I needed to go to the<br>Starlight Karaoke bar afterwards! While everyone else was singing fresh<br>Latin pop hits and old stand-bys like "Besome Mucho", Willam brought<br>the house down with Oasis' "Wonderwall" and I sang my favorite Def<br>Leopard ...

... said. <br> We arrived at a hostel we heard was awesome, got a room and put our **** away. The hostel was pretty hooked up and included a nice bar/lounge downstairs, where it was happy hour! 50 cent beers, downed a few of those. Talked to a few people, drank some more, then got hungry. This is where the problems arose. No nearby drunk eating spots and despite the hostel's classy facade, we were in a real **** hole of an area ...

VILLA MICHELLE IS A FAMILY AND LUXURIOUS BED AND BREAKFAST HOSTEL AND A VIP TRAVEL TOURIST GUIDE FOR VACATION, TOURISM, LEISURE AND SHOPPING IN PANAMA.<br><br><br><br>Visit ...

... broken sleep, with no windows and 2 fans that create about as much breeze as a flea with flatulence. These were Alessandra and I's last days together before we headed off towards different corners of the World, she will carry on for another 5 months heading towards Argentina and myself towards a whole new region, Asia. I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to you Alessandra for a lovely 3 weeks, for the food you cooked, the ice cream we ate, the cocktails drunk ...

... attacks had increased apparently. The suburb we were in is bad after dark and the suburb of Chorillo (along with two others I cant remember the names of) you are advised not to go to in day or night. So a charming city. But I could not leave here having only seen the crummy street with the Subway nearby and I was indignant that the place was scaring us into not seeing it. Stubborn could get us in a spot of bother but we went anyway. We caught a taxi and this guy said the ...

... sat at a table with Audrey, Bri, Jessica, and Al. There are two different seatings. One was was 5:30 and the other was at 8pm. We went to the late dinner but before sitting down all of us from the Guatemala trip met up at the Piano Bar for pictures. The decorations were beautiful in the dining room. I had fried shrimp for my appetizer followed by French Onion soup, caesar salad, and ...

... which may have hundreds of plant species on a single acre, function very differently than the simplistic forests (often only 3 or 4 tree species are planted) that are replacing them. For example, mature natural forests absorb rainfall and release it into streams more slowly than younger or 'degraded' forests. This 'sponge' effect is a pretty big deal because Panama's canal infrastructure is sensitive to floods as well as droughts, and ...

... we paid too much for brekkie and headed off for Bocos Del Toros..more paradise islands. Yeah I know. Are they ALL paradise islands? Cos they all seem a bit like normal islands. Oh yeah wait. There was this good bit at night when we all were looking out to sea and Dan said..hey wait a minute why isn't anyone taking pictures of panama city at night?? Errrr. Dan. That is a boat and it´s only about 500 meters away. That was good.

... taken me into account. He was really surprised when I grabbed his arm, talons extended, and shouted at him "let go, that´s mine!!" He did. The bag straps were broken but at least I didn´t have a 2nd camera nicked in 5 weeks, which was my main concern. I acceded to Jon´s request for a taxi to the Lock after that. So during all the time I spent in the "most dangerous country in South America" (more than 2 ...

... morning. 11/24/2008 Sea Day Today we checked in on the internet, worked on the community puzzle and played Yahtzee. The goal of the day was to take a photo of our tv with our cruise route stating that we are only 7 degrees from the equator. Attended the morning lecture, "How not to lose your mind." The ideas are to keep your mind happy by doing a few exercises daily. Stand on one foot with eyes closed for 15 seconds, eat an apple-nuts-water all at once and walk around bare ...