Those of you who have been eagerly awaiting the latest installment will have realised this video comes more than a month after my last report. This is partly due to the three-week break I enjoyed in England over the Christmas period. However, I had intended to publish this video more than a week ago. The […]
Learning Spanish
Panama City: Much more than just a canal
I returned to Panama on 13th January to resume my efforts to learn Spanish. I intend to remain in the country until the end of March and I am spending the majority of this time in Bocas del Toro, where I was studying for seven weeks in the run up to Christmas. Yesterday, I arrived […]
Underwater magic and returning home
My final week studying at Habla Ya in 2017 flashed by in a flurry of homework assignments and work commitments. Over two sleep-deprived days involving a 12-hour bus journey that was delayed by a drunken passenger, I travelled from Bocas del Toro to England, arriving home in time for Christmas. A relatively quiet final week […]
A sting in the tale
After a brief mid-week trip to the mountainous region of Boquete, Richard returned on Thursday to spend another weekend in Bocas del Toro. His return coincided with the 13th anniversary celebrations of the opening of La Iguana, one of Bocas’ most popular nightclubs. As we walked in, it became evident there was a theme we […]
Coconuts, caimans and continuous rain
I finally made it to Bocas del Toro’s most famous resort: Red Frog Beach. I had waited until the arrival of my university friend, Richard, but unfortunately we were not blessed with good weather. In spite of the rain, we failed to see any red frogs, but did spot some caimans lurking inland. Eventually, blue […]
No one can hear you scream in a bat cave…
Three weeks ago, a stranger told me over dinner about a mythical sounding hole in the ocean reef where I could discover a world-class snorkelling spot. Last weekend, I headed off to find it. I should have known things wouldn’t go to plan as soon as I was unable to hire my trusty orange bicycle […]