Breeze Panama

All the Breeze Girls traveling Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala

... accomodations. So the first impression wasn't exactly what I expected, it kind of set me back a bit. The guidebook describes Panama as "undoubtedly the most cosmopolitan capital in South America". The opertive phrase is "in South America". So while ...

... you look at the map, its orientation is more east – west putting Colon generally north of Panama City. _______________________________________________________________ Sitting in the observation deck at the locks is a wonderful experience because the ...

... from Santiago Chile to Panama with Copa Airlines, booked many months ago. Leave on time no fuss. I am relived. Arrival in Panama is a breeze, no visa needed. We are picked up by Domenico and taken to Mamallena Hostel. This place is a real backpackers - ...

... boat we ran for cover into wrong harbour of historical Portobello.        PORTOBELLO – Throughout Panama they have brightly coloured buses, known by us gringos as “chicken buses”. The thing was we ...

... .  It was only wide enough to allow ships to safely pass single file.  Traffic control was efficiently coordinated by the Panama Canal Authority, similar to when a two lane highway is reduced to one lane due to maintenance.  One lane of ...

... regardless, but the weather was already swaying me in favour of leaving the country in order to allow a few more days in Panama..... How things change overnight literally.... I was forced to spend an extra day bedridden in my gloomy hotel due to a ...

... of the city, so future generations can learn and enjoy the ruins. We also stopped by the most distinctive building in Panama City, Iglesia del Carmen. This is the most impressive church I think I ever seen. The outside architecture is simply breath ...

... 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 hostel The Purple House.  ...

... and jungle. We were to hungover to come up with a better plan so thats where we were to go. The border corssing was a breeze, I wish they were all this easy. The hardest thing was crossing a rickety old train bridge to get to get to the Panama side. ...

... in the shade and the wind is blowing.   Learning Spanish I am taking two weeks of Spanish lessons through Spanish Panama school before I start traveling. I like their instructors (you can find them on the web). Some days I am ...

... where people of all ages come to socialize in the cool evenings, locals and tourists together. :) After reading the local "Bocas Breeze" informal newsletter we have come to realize that Bocas is a very tight knit community. Not without its social and ...

... Blanco in one of the town squares. I had a "sugar free" mojito (the waiter said the restaurant recently won a mojito contest in Panama) and it was so refreshing. For lunch my mom and I shared New Passion Ribs with a passion fruit sauce, which was ...

... .  Our hostel is a 3 story mansion with a million rooms and maze-like hallways.  Google it, it's incredible.  The 16 hour bus ride was actually a breeze.  Can't wait to explore this city and meet our partners at Goodwill Panama! Sue ...

We got a great welcoming to Panama: a large procession of children dressed up in white suits and long boots with drums. Actually they were celebrating independence. It was a fairly tame affair but it was getting live coverage on the local news channel for ...

The Kuna Indians that inhabit the 400 plus islands off the carribean coast of Panama are the 2nd smallest people in the world...at last I have found my people. The flight over to the island of El Porvenir afforded us amazing views of the archipeligo ...

... in Korea for two years. When I ask about the name he said "Because I'm Christian". I didn't ask my favorite question....Why Panama? The strange thing about all of this is.....the bread here is awful. It is usually even awfull from the bakeries. It was ...

... to the hands of Mother Nature and are once more buried by grass hidden from the paying visitors eyes. Rome it ain't! Visiting Panama of course includes a visit to the World famous Canal. The bus leaves you at Miraflores Locks, 20 minutes outside the ...

... of a Pret a Manger sandwhich or a Happy Meal back in London.  We were also joined by some new arrivals, hailing from Panama City, these four were spending the weekend here at Diablo and had brought some fishing rods to entertain themselves.  We ...

... , but being Sunday night, many were closed. Fred found an expat bar called Baumfalks and enjoyed a beer, bought a t-shirt and a Panama license plate. Where to next...we talked about going across the border to Costa Rica, but finally chose to go high ...