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Highlights of Year 2 as Digital Nomads.
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 1 March 2012
Two years ago today we left the UK with a one way ticket to Rio de Janeiro and a carry-on size backpack containing all of our possessions to start a business and a new life as permanent travellers. We had no idea how things would work out but two years later we are still living [...]
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Five Years on the Road: Our Trans-Americas Journey “Road-a-versary” By the Numbers
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 27 February 2012
Happy Anniversary to us! Or should we say “road-a-versary” (thanks Julie)? Today is day 1,825 of our Trans-Americas Journey road trip. That’s five years of active travel on the road not counting a couple of stretches when we were unexpectedly stuck in one place for reasons beyond our control (looking at you, Chevrolet). We’re not very good at math Our initial description of the Journey predicted three years and 75,000 miles to cover North, Central and South America from the Arctic Ocean to Tierra del Fuego.
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I get around: ten non-traditional means of transportation
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 30 January 2012
Getting from one place to another always proves to be an interesting and important part of the travel experience. So why not mix it up a little? This week we explore some memorable modes of transportation: planes, trains and automobiles have been excused from the list. (But parachutes, jungle trams and motorbikes made it).
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AIRES, LAN and Flights To and From Colombia
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 3 January 2012
One of the big questions which arises with all travellers between Central and South America involves… well, getting between Central and South America. Making that leap. As previously mentioned, I hadn’t thought further ahead than Mexico when I started travelling from the top of Central America downwards, and realising in Nicaragua that it wasn’t going [...]
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The Weekly Photo: Sunset in Panama
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 11 December 2011
Sunset in Bocas del Toro, Panama Heading here? Book your travel using the links below and help support this website and keep it running: Cheap Flights | Travel insurance | Hotels | Hostels |Guidebooks | 50 Adventure Tours under $995 ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site.
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The 5 Best Cruise Lines for Kids
Blog: My Little Nomads - 22 November 2011
The best cruises, ships, routes and on-board activities for kids and families. Continue reading →Read the entire article here: The 5 Best Cruise Lines for Kids Or check out Where to go in Southeast Asia with kids
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The Weekly photo: Portobelo, Panama
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 6 November 2011
Overlooking the city of Portobelo, Panama Heading here? Book your travel using the links below and help support this website and keep it running: Cheap Flights | Travel insurance | Hotels | Hostels |Guidebooks | 50 Adventure Tours under $995 ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site.
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How to Sail to Colombia on a Backpackers Budget
Blog: Two Backpackers - 31 August 2011
Sailing to Colombia from Panama was one of the more exciting things we did while traveling in Central and South America. Leading up to that decision, we had a difficult time finding information on the Internet about specific boats and their captains. On the hostel sites that do book these trips, they only list the [...]
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The Weekly Photo: Intruding on Dinner
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 17 July 2011
Intruding in on dinner while in Panama ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site. Want to save OVER $700 USD on your next trip? Get Free Travel Coupons with my guide to traveling the world. Related Travel ArticlesThe Weekly Photo: Monkeys in Costa RicaThe Weekly Photo: Sinking ShipThe Weekly Photo: Starfish BeachThe Weekly Photo: My Son RuinsThe Weekly [...]
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5 Safety Tips for Taking Taxis in Latin America
Blog: GoBackpacking - 23 June 2011
5 universal safety tips for taking taxis in Latin America.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Photo of the Day: Gamez Islands in Panama’s Pacific Coast
Blog: Two Backpackers - 18 June 2011
The Gulf of Chiriquí is a part of Panama that encompasses Coiba National Park and Golfo de Chiriquí National Park. There are dozens of islands in this Gulf. We visited Gamez Island for a day in our own personal paradise of snorkeling, climbing and swimming. Related posts:Photo of the Day: Gamez Island, Gulf of Chiriqui, [...]
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Photo of the Day: Border Crossing Costa Rica to Panama
Blog: Two Backpackers - 16 April 2011
Check out Costa Rica Caribbean Beaches . This photo was taken during our land border crossing from Costa Rica to Panama on our way to Bocas del Toro. It was a long day of long boat rides and crowded vans. This bridge ill structured bridge separated the two countries. We looked down through the planks [...]
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The Unique Sights and Experiences of Panama
Blog: On The Road to Find Out - 15 April 2011
Panama is a nation rich in history and tradition. Once a shipping gateway for Spanish gold and a haven for famous swashbucklers like Henry Morgan, the country is now a world-renowned recreational paradise filled with amazing natural sights as well as extraordinary man-made attractions like the Panama Canal. While in Panama, hotels like Veneto Panama [...]
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Panama Passage
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 3 April 2011
While I’m still working on selling my Jeep I want to mention a new hangout for overlanders on the road in Panama City. Panama Passage is a new Overlander Resource Center, providing absolutely everything we could possibly need. And more. Beautiful hotel rooms, camping space, a locked yard for parking, a workshop and tools and [...]
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The Weekly Photo: Sinking Ship
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 3 April 2011
A Half Sunk Ship in Portobelo, Panama ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site. Want to save OVER $700 USD on your next trip? Get Free Travel Coupons with my guide to traveling the world. Related Travel ArticlesThe Weekly Photo: Starfish BeachThe Weekly Photo: Statue in NaplesThe Weekly Photo: Lovers in ParisThe Weekly Photo: Rice TerracesThe Weekly Photo: [...]
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Photo of the Week: Veggie Cafe over the Water, Bocas del Toro
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 3 April 2011
In our Panama Highlights post we mentioned that there are no beaches in Bocas Town, the most common place to stay in Bocas del Toro. One of the nearest places to find a beach is Isla Carenero – just a $1, 5 minute water taxi ride from the town.
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March Update: Time for Central America
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 31 March 2011
Travels We celebrated our one year travel anniversary at the beginning of the month on a new continent and began our travels around Panama.
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Our Panama Highlights
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 24 March 2011
We only spent 2.5 weeks in Panama and due to illness, travel fatigue and the relatively high travel costs we didn’t explore very much. We even missed the Panama Canal! We do have a few highlights to share though. Casco Viejo We were both struck with bad colds during our five days in Panama City [...]
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Bocas del Toro – Panama’s Caribbean Coast
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 22 March 2011
The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands on Panama’s Caribbean coast. And within it is an island to suit all types of traveller aspirations. We arrived onto Isla Colón, the biggest and most populated island, to discover that it was carnival. This meant that everywhere was booked solid. We looked around for [...]
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Transiting the Panama Canal
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 20 March 2011
It is a feat of engineering that most people in the western world have heard about. As such we were definitely going to visit one of the locks in the Canal as part of our stay in Panama City. That was until we started talking to a friendly boat owner, who was giving us a [...]
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Photo of the Week: Horse Riding on the Beach near Santa Catalina
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 20 March 2011
Santa Catalina is an off the beaten track beach town on the Pacific coast of Panama. We didn’t actually make it into the town itself but stayed 10km outside at the Hibiscus Garden guest house.
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Fockete Boquete
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 17 March 2011
Our next destination after Panama City was Boquete. We had heard wonderful things about all the hikes in the area and we were also keen to visit an animal sanctuary. Unfortunately, this time round the gods were definitely working against us… The first problem we encountered was actually getting there. It should have been a [...]
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The Social Side to the Casco Viejo, Panama City
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 16 March 2011
In Panama, the cultural trend has been for those with increasing wealth to move to newer, more modern neighbourhoods in the city, leaving behind the poor. The result in the Casco Viejo is a badly run-down neighbourhood. Now things are changing and the actions of a few entrepreneurs and international organisations are overriding the neglectful [...]
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Panama City’s Casco Viejo – Part 2
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 14 March 2011
Welcome to Part 2 of the walking tour of Panama City’s Casco Viejo! Have a look at Part 1 a couple of posts ago to start the tour, then follow on below. From the Plaza Francia, a walk along Avenida A will give you a great passage through small streets which have some wonderful art [...]
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Panama City’s Casco Viejo – Part 1
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 11 March 2011
Casco Viejo is the old centre of Panama City and is split into two areas: Santa Ana and San Felipe. Most travellers stay in San Felipe which is a riot of colour and old colonial buildings with crumbling balconies and plants growing out of the cracks. As we were heading into Panama City straight off [...]
