Boquete, Panama Jan 6, 2020 Some kind of festival seemed to be taking place in the main plaza when Antonia and I stepped off the bus. Micky and Minnie mouse cavorted on the makeshift stage to nursery rhymes screeching through loudspeakers. Their antics were watched with rapt attention by both adults and children alike. Most … More Panamanian Highlands
David, Panama Jan 4, 2019 It happened once again! Running into someone whom I met in another part of the globe without having kept in touch in the interim. I suppose I should be used to it, but it takes me by surprise each time. The last time it happened was in Swaziland when I greeted … More Happenstance
Panama City, Panama Jan 2, 2020 Having been in Panama six years ago, I am not exactly frantic to see the sights. Panama City itself, specifically the old city area of Casco Viejo seems more spruced up than I recall. The sounds of restorations are a constant every waking hour. The large groups of tourists … More A Spruced-Up Panama City
El Salto, Panama January 14, 2014 Justin, the Peace Corp volunteer sited at the village of El Salto, offered to take me there and I of course jumped at the chance. The trick however, was getting there. As the crow flies, it is not that far; there are other sites that are much more remote. … More Life in the Darien
Meteti, Panama January 11, 2014 I had met a local woman in Meteti called Alva. As we chatted, I asked her about the indigenous peoples of this area and she told me of a couple of settlements of the Embera and the Wounaan. I wanted to visit them and Alva decided to play tourist and … More In a Village called Wahira
Panama City January 8, 2014 I have been wandering around Panama for a couple of weeks but the one place that draws me more than any other is the Darien. I want to see the tribes that live there. From all accounts it is home to not only to the tribes but to that segment … More To the Dreaded Darien
ITCHY FEET TRAVELS 