Intercontinental Hotels Miramar Panama Panama City

... if the skies were clear but it was miserable weather. We gathered our stuff and got out the airport without much fuss, didnt need to change any money as the currency is $US so we ambled over to the bus stop. The airport is 30km from town so we figured a cab would be expensive but according to the book you simply walk out the terminal and cross the road to the bus stop. Unfortunately the road was a actually 2 busy dual carriageways, there were no paths and all the way across we had taxi ...

... sooner because the other police station we had to go to closed at 4 PM and we still had one other office to go to after that. They finally agreed that we could come back at 2 PM.<br><br>Since we had a few hours to spare, again, we headed over to the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal. We arrived just in time to see a huge tanker ship go through the Canal, it was quite impressive. We also went to their museum there although it wasn't that great.<br><br>At ...

... b*ck into 'The P*l*ce' *s we c*lled it (* f*irly che*p hostel, but with * pool!) renewed our b*ckp*cks with some much needed new thre*ds *nd with my weight level d*ngerously low, desper*tely scoffed *s much McDon*ld's *s possible, (I even downed * double Big M*c, ****in´ rough!). <br>Beko got b*ck ínto her bikini buying fetish while I m*de *nother *ppointment with the ink surgeon.<br><br>Exit B*ngkok, enter Kr*bi *nd Koh Phi Phi.<br><br>Jumped the overnight bus to Kr*bi ...

... Line #1 at the check-in kiosks. Hey buddy, can't you read the sign? It says to check in, then get in line to check your bags. This guy was seriously peeved that I asked to go in front of him when the ticket agent called out "Next." His girlfriend wasn't done yet!!!<br><br>The stopover in Dallas was a perfect pitstop. I've never spent time in Dallas, but I can ...

... the guidebook and settled on Boca Brava, an island just off the Pacific Coast which I was promised had good walking and wildlife opportunities. Again, I was slightly disappointed. There are few walking trails and it's not very jungle-like but I did see lots of howler monkeys. What I did enjoy about my time there was the chance to meet some local people. There were few tourists on the island and so one evening I got chatting to an American ex-pat who lives on his boat in ...

... view of the city at night. We ended up not getting Amado back until after 9:00 so we gave him a good tip and a hug as we said goodbye. We were so fortunate to have had him guide us around the city. Without him I'm sure we wouldn't have seen half the sights we saw. Drinks around the hotel pool were in order and then off to bed to rest for the flight home the next day. It was a wonderful vacation with great friends, lots of laughs and good memories.

... It was really interesting to see, and while the ships were passing through, lots of information about the locks was given over the tanoy. I´m not sure how keen you are to know about the Panama Canal and Miraflores Locks but I will write down the facts we learned anyway. You can always scroll to the end but this is the Teacher in me coming out!!! 1. It takes 8 to 10 hours to pass through the canal, but with all the checks that need to be done ships can be in ...

... getting out. If you are interested in staying, you can contact ryan or rosie at nomba hostel in boquette, or email ryan@miradoradventures.com - their phone number is United States 720-266-7546 or in Panama at 011 (507) 6497-5672 [ this is the miradoradventures phone number but it is the same people) As of now, phone is the easiest way to book this place. on to the rest of my panama vacation.... Danielle wanted to go to the beach so she tried to get a water taxi to the islands ...

... watch the serious gamblers throwing away their money and their varying reaction to a big loss, some being gracious in defeat and other throwing tantrums of the highest order. I made full use of the free drink situation and walked out of the place happy that I hadn´t blown a weeks money, haha. Tomorrow we head west out of the city and onwards towards the islands. I can´t wait to get to India and use railways once again! XXX