Destinations

Boquete Panama – When Things Go Wrong

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 […]

Santa Catalina – Hidden Paradise of Panama

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

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

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 […]

Panama Canal and Plans to go Exploring Panama

Panama Canal and Plans to go Exploring Panama Getting to the Panama Canal Panama Canal is something I learned about at school, so we want to head there today. But Explorason is not well and he hasn’t been well since last night. I feel for him, but we are leaving this area of Panama soon, and […]

Vacation Days In Panama

Vacation Days In Panama We are staying in the outer area of Panama city towards the countryside and it is time for us to enjoy some vacation days in Panama and explore and experience what is around us. Local luxury travel experts have already told us the places we can visit and the things we […]

Snowy USA to Tropical Panama, Central America

The snowy USA to Tropical Panama, Central America Weather or Whether Whether you are heading north or south a change in the weather from the snowy USA or tropical Panama can really turn your world upside down. Luxury travel experts believe that extreme weather changes are some of the things that people on a family travel […]

Packing For Central America – And Visiting Chicago

Packing For Central America and visiting Chicago I am faced today with the Christmas gifts we are unable to take with us from our Christmas Day in Wisconsin and the need to be packing for Central America. This is the nightmare of everyone on a family travel. Luxury travel experts believe that anyone on a […]

Snowy Christmas in Wisconsin USA

Snowy Christmas in Wisconsin -with new friends and old- This year is going to be different as we have Christmas in Wisconsin. It is a festive season that comes after spending months on the road. We are glad that our family travel got us this far and is offering us an opportunity to have a unique […]

White Winter Wonderland Wisconsin USA

White Winter Wonderland Wisconsin USA We arrive in a white winter wonderland – Wisconsin, USA  We have been invited to spend Christmas with a friend I have known for over 28 years in Wausau and it is a white winter wonderland much to Explorason’s delight. I can see the excitement on his face as he seemingly […]

Heading For Snow In Midwest Chicago

Heading For Snow In Midwest Chicago Heading for snow – beating the blizzard Michigan New Buffalo Morning arrives and I am up at 5:30 a.m. when I come to realize that we have gained 1 hour since we are sitting on the border. So it is actually 4:30 a.m. The fog and weather are pretty […]

Back Roads of USA Midwest Road Trip

Back Roads of USA Midwest Road Trip Back Roads of USA – Quaint Charm and Style Today we have a terrible wet weather as we drive on the back roads of the USA, but we hope to drive through some little quaint towns. We use the GPS on ‘avoid motorways’. We have a great map […]