Paid to Play Episode 20: the one where the author sails on a catamaran in the Caribbean Sea and snorkels among amazingly colorful coral. Don't cry for me. I know for most of you stuck working in an orifice or in Cubicle-landia rolling the proverbial "poop" at your job thingy, that it is difficult for me to justify sailing on a catamaran in the Caribbean as work. But this is my job thingy and I dutifully report to it each day, no matter how difficult the assig...

After a wild time in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, I have ventured further south to the popular and beautiful Bocas del Toro in Panama. The border crossing into Panama was sort of a pain as "escorts", whether you need or want them or not, make themselves available to help you across the border. In the end, they do actually help a little since they have the power to get your passport to the top of the officials´ pile for processing. In exchange, you agree to use ...