¡Hola a todos!A quick note: this is the third and final blog detailing my experiences in Panama and I have uploaded all of them within the past tens minutes: my apologies; once again there was something of a backlog!I returned from the islands of San Blas feeling peaceful and refreshed. I asked the 4x4 driver to drop me off outside a backpackers' hostel in Casco Viejo, the 'old town' district of Panama City. The area was originally settled sh...

¡Hola a todos!I arrived in Panama City in the early evening on Tuesday 1 September. Many months ago, when I was planning my flight itinerary with a helpful chap from STA Travel, he made it known to me that my intended flight from Quito to Los Angeles would stop in the airline's hub airport of Panama City and asked whether I would like to continue straight on to LA or enjoy a short lay-over in Panama. Intrigued, I chose the latter and so found...