My Birthday On Isla Carenero Bocas del Toro, Panama Last Year’s Birthday Today I turn 51 years old and we are at Isla Carenero. Last year, turning 50 was horrible. I was trying to sell my home and things were not working. Plus, I was running out of money waiting for our house to sell […]
Red Frog Beach Isla Bastimentos, Panama Discovering Red Frog Beach Red Frog Beach is on the other side of Isla Bastimentos in Panama. We’ve heard that it is a beautiful beach and so we plan to head there for the morning. As a single parent, it has been difficult being sick these past few days […]
Isla Bastimentos Panama And Illness When Traveling Illness When Traveling I wake today on Isla Bastimentos Panama and I am feeling really ill. I have a nasty cold and quite a fever and messages on Facebook are coming thick and fast. People start getting concerned I have malaria, but it really is just a cold. We had […]
Cerro Punta to Island Bastimentos -via Bocas del Toro, Panama- Today we journey from Cerro Punta to Island Bastimentos in Panama BUT when we set out this as NOT our planned destination! I have not been feeling well (since I have a head cold). So the day starts slowly because we are meant to head off […]
Cerro Punta and Guadalupe Parque Internacional La Amistad Cerro Punta and Guadalupe Well, we are leaving Boquete and heading to Cerro Punta and Guadalupe and here’s how it all happened. It is dirty, messy, and involves substances. However, it is something we are well prepared for. Our single parent travel has led us to places […]
Boquete Chiriqui Highlands – Waterfalls and National Park- Bienvenidos from Boquete Chiriqui Highlands! Today is a day to explore the surrounding Boquete mountains and the gorgeous area around us. Thanks to some local luxury travel experts, we already know what to expect on this exciting single parent travel experience. At the bus station, we can see a […]
Boquete – Feria de Las Flores Y el Café – Caldera Hot Springs Boquete Boquete is in the Highlands of Panama and nearby are the Caldera Hot Springs. On our arrival to Boquete, we feel an instant change in the temperature of the air. The cloud forests are nearby in Costa Rica – just across the border. […]
Boquete Panama – When Things Go Wrong Boquete Panama Minivan Sona to Santiago We leave Sona on a small mini-van to head to Boquete Panama. Loaded with 4 backpack-style bags plus we now seem to have more food! Things often go wrong with travel and I try to be real. Today is one of those […]
Toilet Times Interesting bathrooms around the world – #1 Toilet Times in Peru Toilet – well a hole in the floor. Floating Reed Islands off Copacabana, Peru. Local luxury travel experts would definitely warn you of all the accommodations that have such poor unhygienic utilities. Try avoiding such risks as your health is more important than […]
Santa Catalina – Hidden Paradise of Panama Santa Catalina Arriving at Cabañas Shelley “Hammocks – yeah” yells my seven year old as he jumps in and swings it as high as the window as he finally relaxes here at Santa Catalina after our long trip to here from Panama City. After a long single parent […]
Chilibre to Panama City to Sona By Bus Mission base to Chilibre Today starts our first independent travels in Panama and we go from the mission base to Chilibre to Panama City to Sona by bus. Oh my – even with a single trolley bag and day pack each, we still feel loaded up. Our […]
My Son Goes To The Dentist in Panama – A Travel Guide Dentist in Panama As we approach the 6-month start to our trip, I decide it is time for a dental check-up for both of us and so my son goes to the dentist in Panama. Our discovery is that many people never plan […]
