So we left the mountains of Panama and headed south. 2hrs took us to David, we had to check it out to see if it lived up to all those great David's out there, David Hasselhof, Beckham, Bowie, McKeown etc. But, I'm sad to say the best thing about David, is getting a connecting bus outta there. I think all the David's should invest some money to organize the street names and save a lot of tourists a lot of time getting lost! Many of the streets have 2 names or no...

Another day, another country, another border crossing! From Costa Rica to Panama, via Sixaola involves a short bus journey, a stamp from the Costa Rican immigration and then a 100m wooden bridge crossing, with stunning views. It is supposed to be a relaxing one and up to a point it was uneventful. The twist came when we were to get our entry stamp into Panama; the officers there told us we had to have a flight or bus out of Panama before we could enter. We coul...