2019 Panama

2019 sees The Sister, FunkyCat, Gimpy and I fly south in December to Panama! We explore some tropical islands, see the panama canal and even get shaken down by a cop!

Heading to Panama

ByTravelling Minion January 11, 2021 1 Comment
Catching up on some blogging. In 2019, a few of us spent a week in Panama. This will be the first blog for that Panama trip. First Stop: Mexico (On the way to Panama) The Sister's husband picked dropped us all off at the airport. Being December, YVR set up some interesting back drops in anticipation of Christmas so figured, why not partake! After passing through security we had a little time to...

Panama’s Casco Viejo (Old Town)

ByTravelling Minion January 15, 2021 2 Comments
Panama City's Casco Viejo For our first full day in Panama, we decided to spend it in Panama's Old Town, or Casco Viejo. This is the older settlement portion of the town but is wonderfully preserved. It boasts these beautifully colourful Spanish colonial buildings. And walking through the small streets, every corner you turn transports you back to a different time. All of us really enjoyed the...

Biking and Sloths in Panama

ByTravelling Minion January 25, 2021 1 Comment
Punta Culebra Nature Centre Today our first stop is the Amador Causeway. One of the things that really appealed to the Sister about Panama are the sloth encounter possibilities. These cute creatures are a favorite and one of today's goals is to spot one in the wild. With this in mind, there is a Smithsonian Nature Reserve called the Punta Culebra Nature Centre. After doing some reading, the...

San Blas

ByTravelling Minion January 31, 2021 0 Comments
San Blas The San Blas Islands are something that we pre booked prior to travelling to Panama. They are a collections of several hundred islands off the North Coast of Panama. While only some of the islands are inhabited, from the pictures, they truly look like those "deserted tropical islands" that you see in movies. Many are stunning and all of us were excited to visit and check them out. To my...

The Panama Canal

ByTravelling Minion February 7, 2021 0 Comments
The Panama Canal Today we head to the Panama Canal! Before coming to Panama, this was the the top item on my list of things to do. Being someone that enjoys all things transportation, seeing this important part of worldwide shipping logistics is exciting to me! The one trick to visiting the Panama Canal (if you want to see ships) is to know the transit schedule. Ships tend to go one way in the...

Last Day in Panama and Checking out the Metropolitan Natural Park

ByTravelling Minion February 17, 2021 1 Comment
Metropolitan Natural Park Unfortunately, today is our last full day in Panama. So in the morning we visit the Metropolitan Natural Park. FunkyCat wanted to get some hiking in and the Sister still wanted more sloth sightings. So with the natural park being a protected animal refuge and offering some great elevated views of the city it checked both boxes. The natural park itself is a pretty densely...