Panama City is known worldwide for its canal and rightly so as it is a modern engineering marvel. But to see the canal is only to scratch the surface of this real melting pot of cultures and traditions. Finishing off our San Blas adventures tour at the Panamanian port of Carti, we had been told by our guide Liam that the journey to Panama City was a bit of a roller coaster. One almost guaranteed to make you feel sick. What a greeting to Central America that was!...

There was no better way to finish our 6 months in South America than a trip to the San Blas Islands. Not only were the white beaches and Carribean sea awaiting, it was also a way to get to Panama from Colombia. Many people choose to take sail boats from Cartagena, which can involve a rough sea crossing for a couple of days. However, whilst travelling we read about an alternative company San Blas Adventures. The perk of their route was no sea crossing and instead ...