We arrived in the area of Bocas del Toro after taking the freezing overnight bus from Panama City. Bocas del Toro is a collection of islands off the east coast of Panama. Most travellers and tourist head for the island of Colón which is home to Bocas town. All boats leave the mainland to Colón and from there you are able to catch boats to further islands. We had been recommended by Mads, who we had previously met in Boquete, to go to Bastimentos. Bastimentos ...

We arrived in Panama City after one of our simpler journeys straight down from north to south. On the outskirts of the city we drove over one of the bridges that span over the canal waters. We had decided to stay in an area of the city called Casca Viejo. Casca Viejo was the original centre of the city but through different ownership of Panama and the many years that passed the main city was developed to the east. Recently UNESCO declared Casca Viejo a world he...

As mentioned in the last blog on Saturday 12th September we were heading from Montezuma, Costa Rica to Boquete, Panama. The itinerary we had ahead of ourselves was in order: bus to Parquera, boat to Puntarenas, bus to San Jose, bus to the border (Paso Canoas), walk across the border, bus to David, and finally a bus to Boquete. It won't come as too much of a shock when I tell you that come 10pm we were walking around the border town of Paso Canoas desperately tr...