It feels like i somehow came the full circle in the Spanish Caribbean, even though i only visited two countries (not including Miami). And yet... It's as if i saw it through the year, even after just 5 months ( Read more... )

Ah, Portobelo, more like Porto-boring, am i right ( Read more... )

I am debating whether to write this entry first or call the tax office first ( Read more... )

Hello everyone, i am now the hitchhikerly age of 42. Did i get to have the big 40th bash that i have been delaying for 2 years? No, of course not. Not that i much care about having a big birthday bash - i hate enforced fun. But perhaps that's the joke of your 40s, you'll spend the whole decade wondering if you missed out by not appropriately ( Read more... )

After posting my last non-meme entry from the bus terminal in Santiago, i jumped on a minibus to David. Having spent a couple nights in David before, i kinda knew what i was getting into. A town which is basically just one very large suburb without a clear commercial center, without any parks, without any tourist attractions, without anything ( Read more... )

I'm back on the road and it is a strange feeling. I left Panama City and took a bus to Santiago de Veraguas, the midway point between Panama and David. Last time i was in Santiago i switched buses almost immediately to go to Aguadulce, but this time i had been stuck in traffic on the Pan-American Highway for almost 5 hours and was starving, so ( Read more... )

I know i've been writing a bit vaguely about the sad state of food in Panama, and i haven't done all that many picture posts considering all the things i have eaten. Before i continue my travels, i'll try get a couple out. This one is a themed picture post - breakfast in Panama!


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Well, folks, i am boosted. After waiting about three weeks for a formal vaccination card from the Panamanian ministry of health to arrive at my hotel, i gave up and decided to try my luck at a walk-in. I walked in. I got vaxxed. That was easy. It was nice having the feeling like i am doing my bit for global health by coming in to get vaxxed even ( Read more... )

Panama City was where i landed here in Panama back in December 3, and the place where i returned to study Spanish from December 13 ( Read more... )

The past day or two have been consumed by me worrying if i have COVID. The odds are that i don't, because most recent numbers only show a few thousand active cases in the entire country, and anyway my lifestyle is relatively safe... Or, at least, i think it is ( Read more... )