Today I had nothing planned. What to do?? Sleep in!!! I actually managed to sleep on until 8am which is a novelty. I'm catching up on some sleep which is nice. So I got ready and headed off to breakfast. It was pretty busy, however I managed to get a seat. Coffee... Fruit... I sat down and ate!! I then decided that it was toast time. I got up to get myself some toast.... By the time I got back someone else was sitting in my seat. What??? I still had ha...

Last night I woke quite a few times. Not because of noise, or light, or even because my body clock told me to, but because all I could smell was cigarette and cigar smoke. Coming from Melbourne, where smoking has pretty much been banned from everywhere, it seems so weird to be in a place where it is not only accepted, but expected!! Mental note, close my bag, otherwise it's going to smell like an ashtray!! Once my alarm went off, I got ready for my day ahead!...

This morning I woke up and got ready.... Well I at least put some clothes on before I completed my first task for this morning..... organise a taxi to the airport. I went down to reception and asked if they could please organise a taxi for 8am... She said yes. That was way too easy!!! Although she definitely said yes, so I just shrugged my shoulders and headed back to my room. I finished getting ready and packed the last few items into my bag. Surprisingly i...

This morning we had booked in the tour that I think every tourist that comes to Panama City books in..... a transit through the Panama Canal. I mean, can you really come to panama and not take a trip though the canal?? So we were picked up at the crack of dawn.... Literally!! It was a 6.15 pick up.... so again my elusive sleep in evades me!! We were sitting in the hotel foyer. We were told anytime between 5.45 and 6.15. So we were all down there at 5.45. O...

I almost vomited last night when I set my alarm for this morning. 3.20am is inhumane. We were all set for a 4.20am start. Why not go out with a bang!! Today we were making our final trip to our final destination on this tour. 7 weeks.... Central America almost done. We just had to get everyone from Boquete to Panama City. It started off well, everyone was there on time and we walked the 50m to our chicken bus. The ticket man saw us coming, and by the time w...