No, not the end of a jail sentence or probation period at work. We have officially been traveling for 90 days as of today. I haven’t had a break like this since summer vacations as a kid.
My friend Andy from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu sent me an email yesterday with an interesting question:
I can’t [...]
Quito is great I’m sure but I have been mostly bed-ridden for the last few days. When we checked into our hostel with a private bathroom (it’s a big deal to have our own bathroom on this trip) I wondered why we had 4 extra rolls of papel hygenico. Let’s just say I [...]
Read full post...Before we left for our trip, Sean and I did a lot of research. We researched everything from where we wanted to go, costs, visas, backpacks, and day bags. One of the things we discovered was Pacsafe. Pacsafe has all sorts of luggage, money belts, day bags, etc. We each purchased [...]
Read full post...Flights were not cheap hopping from Panama City to anywhere in South America, but we had to move forward so we booked a flight on Avianca to Quito, Ecuador.
We had a layover in Bogotá Colombia which, as exciting as Colombia may sound, looks like just about any other airport. We did [...]
After spending nearly a month resting and getting fat with my old college roommate Jose, it was time to move on. It seems we spent the last few days at Jose’s cramming in Panama. I spent one night camping out on the beach in the open under millions of stars, another day hiking the “Sendero [...]
Read full post...Did you ever just have one of those days? Sean and I had one of those days… mixed in with a lot of positives as well.
We got up early to take a bus north to Cerro Punta, to hike the Quetzal Trail. This trail is supposed to be one of the best trails [...]
What I find interesting about Panama is the influence of the US that I see here. Understandable, because as a country, the US has spent a lot of time here in Panama with the Panama Canal (and the invasion, which is another story). They do have their own coins which are used interchangeably with [...]
Read full post...The Panamanian province we are staying in is called Chiriqui. North of the town we are staying in, Concepcion, is Volcan Baru, Panama’s highest point and only volcano. On either side of the volcano are two towns, Boquete and Cerro Punta. We visited both of these towns on separate days, [...]
Read full post...For most countries in the world soccer is the biggest sport. Biggest in terms of the number of people who play and who are avid fans of it. The opinion in the US is a bit different, and surprisingly it is in Panama as well.
Many things about Panama remind me of [...]
