Top 25 Food and Travel Destinations
The World Foodie Guide – Helen Yuet Ling Pang – gives you a guide to ‘traveleating‘. If you love food and travelling you’ll probably know it already, but I’ve only just come across it so i thought it worth highlighting as its a real gem. She does have a very personal take on things, but […]
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Dad Ibe Island, Panama
Swimming and snorkelling here is a delight with hundreds of deserted islands to play around and beautiful well preserved coral to explore. The inner child in me was released, it felt so free to leap off our battered wooden boat and swim off in this way. We swam from island to island across translucent waters […]
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This creature is evil incarnate
When we about to head out snorkelling we saw this Medusa Jellyfish – one of the most dangerous there is. It looks other worldly as it curls its way along the water with its translucent purple threads streaming behind.
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Panama’s Kuna Indian’s have a dance off
The evening before we left we were entertained with a traditional Kuna dance which was really very beautiful to watch. The men have pipes and the women have maraca’s to play. They looked they were having so much fun acting out the stories, the girls laughing with each other much of the time.
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Every hammock tells a story..
Again, at the Kuna Indians school in the San Blas Islands we talked to the Professor there about the hammcks they make. They weave them all by hand and they’re truely works of art. This one pictured is being made for a Cultural Museum in the US and will sell for about $200. It will […]
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The Kuna – A people who would not kneel
Our visit to a Kuna Island to see where and how they live was for me, a highlight of the Central American trip. There are over 50,000 of the Kuna Indians living in the San Blas archipelago on several different islands. They have had independence since the early 20th century and are extremely proud of […]
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Dove grey Flamingo’s protect the President of Panama
Outside the Presidential buildings in Panama city, there are several beautiful dove grey flamingo’s wandering around who seem to feel if they take personal responsibility for the President’s safety.
Read moreTapas, Italian, Seafood, Crocodile.. whatever you fancy in Panama city
Restaurants we really enjoyed were Ego & Narciso which did the most incredible tapas and pasta. The location is incredibly romantic too, you can eat inside or out under the stars – Plaza Bolivar, Casco Viejo. The second one is Restaurant Pomodoro, an authentic Italian with a great selection of wines and cheeses. Again a […]
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Art galleries in Panama city
Panama has a thriving art scene and I came across a few superb shops and galleries in the city. Here are some collages which were made by the Kuna Indians – famous for the Mola’s (embroidered coloured squares of fabric)
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