Panama and Costa Rica in Three Weeks

Playa Grande, Costa Rica


Got three weeks? Can I squeeze into your suitcase?

We have just returned from 3 weeks in Central America and are in the twilight zone of adapting to real life and processing the amazing journey we have just had. After strolling at flip flop pace and pedalling at cruiser speed, we feel like we are standing still in our real lives back home. Peeps are flying by in

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Costa Rica: Playa Grande

Pura Vida! Costa Rica's brand is 'the good life' and we drank up as much as we could during our short visit to this rico country north of Panama.









We heard it was a beautiful and diverse country. But we were also warned that it would be expensive and the most similar to North America of all the countries in the region. Because of this, we originally planned to avoid this popular

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Panama Adventures: Bocas Del Toro

Oh dat Caribbean...



After nearly two weeks of daily adventures by bike, bus, boat, plane and surf, we suddenly found ourselves trapped on a remote Caribbean island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Panama. Up until that moment we thought our trip had been pretty relaxing. We figured we had slipped into Panamanian time. We guessed we were mucho tranquillo. HA!

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Panama Adventures: Boquete mountain town

On the road again, we packed our wee sacks and said goodbye to sweet Santa Catalina...until we meet again.



It was time to pull up our growing roots and continue to explore this diverse country. Three days away from the sea. That is all we could handle. Up into the mountains we drove, travelling on more fantastic Pan Am highway in a spacious shuttle van. We used the Hola Panama tourist

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Panama Adventures: Santa Catalina

I just wrote my first ever Trip Advisor review. A glowing report on Santa Catalina and the Hotel of the same name. But now I am tempted to delete it.



You know those great places you want to share but you also don't want anyone else to know about? Santa Catalina is one of those places. Oh the internal battle of a blogger... But I just can't resist. It is our new favourite place and truely

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Panama Adventures: Panama City

Central America, it has been way too long, amigo.



Brad and I share a love for Latin America and between us we have explored many of its colourful countries. Beginning with my solo adventure in Honduras to become a Dive Master then visiting Guatemala, Nicaragua and finishing with our last adventure in Ecuador and Peru alongside the Team ELM wild women on the Inca Trail. There is something

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