Gran Hotel Casino Soloy Panama City

... 197 million litres of fresh water are used for each lockage and ultimately flushed into the ocean. Each set of locks features a Control House on the centre wall of its higher chamber, from which this entire operation is directed. Though vessels use their own propulsion for the greater part of their Panama Canal transit, when passing through the locks they are assisted by electric locomotives which use cables to align and tow the ...

... it is nice to have a break from the traditional cuisine of the country.<br><br>The next couple of days we wondered around the old town checking out all the amazing churches and markets. We watched a couple of movies did a few chores and just ended up relaxing. It was perfect, as we knew that once we arrived in Cartagena we would probably be facing days of paperwork, just to get our vehicle back from shipping and customs.

... to drive? ME. If I had a choice I would have said "no way in hell"...but we were desperate, so I climbed into the driver's seat and tried to push the worst case scenario out of my head and concentrate on the task at hand. (3 guys up against a Suburban stuck in the middle of a rising river- I mean, really?! )They were pushing from the front and I put the car in reverse and slammed on the gas (I think I closed my eyes for a few seconds too!). After ...

... through the lonely planet trying to decide where to go, listening to music and just thinking about the last 5 months. Havent really talked to anyone since ive been in this hostel, just needed some time by myself before i get to Colombia and start going mental again with the booze and party scene. Theres alot to reflect on and think about after 5 months wandering around!<br>Cooked dinner at the hostel and laid in bed listening to music for a few hours, jumped on the net and ...

... lungs, and danced their booties off. It was really fun to watch them having such a good time, but I never danced. I just couldn't get into the music (it felt old not knowing ANY of it) and very shortly, the dance area was crammed with 500 students. I fell asleep with a smile on my face. It'd really been a very special day, with special events/activities and great interactions with some really amazing people and events. I'm going to miss them.

... City has tons of high risers and is the sixth in the country with the number of high rises. Not much to the downtown area besides high rises, casinos stores and prostitutes. The prostitutes have both bob and ass implants and it is wow. not sure what to say. I hate to say that I went to a mall two times but not because I wanted to but because of others. I never want to go into a mall again as long as I am ...

... directions and then asking another taxi driver our guy found Quarry Heights. We went past a guard station at the entrance and up the hill. You see American influence here in the construction and layout. Streets lined with palm trees with their trunks painted white, well manicured yards and the houses built with lots of steel, concrete and wood. This is quite a difference from Bocas del Toro. Our hotel is a converted apartment complex, very well built ...

... Jose, which was long but fairly comfortable. Both me and Juliette are excited about South America, a continent made for travelers. Costa Rica and Panama was our ´warm up´ or appetizer, South America will be our main course, it is where the real travel begins. We stretched our muscles, cleared our voices, and taken another deep breath. To quote the Joker: Here We Go ...

... places and colourful old buildings that had spanish/cuban style music blaring from them. However we heeded the warnings from police and citizens alike to avoid certain areas. Crazy how parts can go from being really safe and enjoyable to suddenly dangerous where people in cars stop and tell you ¨Don´t go down there!¨. And we had a guardian angel today, a lovely woman who turned up behind us in times of need, and directed us towards the safe areas, TWICE ...