Paradise with a twist in Santa Catalina, Panama. Map of the town Today, I love Santa Catalina. We left the overly hot location of The Hibiscus Gardens – hot because there was no shade on or near the beach or the hostel. … Read More
To travel from Boquete to Santa Catalina in Panama takes quite a few connections! The beach near Hibiscus Gardens Mari, a man who was staying at the same hostel in Boquete decided he wanted to head to Santa Catalina too. I have … Read More
View as we walked up to El Explorador Searching for things to do in Boquete? Once again Rebecca and I are trying to do things on the cheap. so we did a lot of walking in Boquete today, including a … Read More
Me, taking a break at the hostel FYI: This is day 17 of Rebecca and I traveling (two women traveling together through Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru). I was a little nervous because we didn’t make any reservations for our … Read More
After a terrible night, we did find a great hostel in Bocas Town today. Holy mackerel I need a good night’s sleep! Stage set-up in the park – outside our hostel Last night at the Coconut Hostel was insane in a completely … Read More
Eek! This guy was in the bathroomLuckily one of our bunk roomfriends took him outside. Time to move on to a new place. This morning we waited on the dock of Isla Bastimentos for a water taxi. While there we … Read More
A painful and amazing day, all in one! We found ourselves adventure hiking on Red Frog Beach. In the morning Rebecca and I checked with the front desk to see if there were any hiking trails on the island. The … Read More
This morning my best friend and I found the best breakfast in Puerto Viejo. But wow, what a long day it’s been! A great breakfast place in Puerto Viejo The things you see in Costa Rica If there is one … Read More
We found the best hostel in Puerto Viejo today. I don’t want people to think that all hostels are bad, in fact I’ve stayed in some really great hostels. But the Rocking J’s isn’t one of them. (Although I did … Read More
I’m so glad we’re at the beach again in Costa Rica! I took this one with my Iphone from oneof the many shuttles we’ve taken – this is how beautiful the Costa Rica countryside can be. We caught a shuttle to Puerto Viejo. … Read More