During the course of the months I spent in Bocas del Toro, I became extremely fond of the destination. You would expect this to be self-evident when living and working in a Caribbean paradise, yet each year some visitors are disappointed by their trip to the archipelago. This says more about them than Bocas […]
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Exploring Hospital Point
As my time in Bocas del Toro draws to a close, I’ve been slowly ticking off the items on my bucket list here. One such place was Hospital Point. The secluded spot is a the western tip of Solarte Island and although I had passed it on several previous occasions, I had never visited the […]
Sharing the joys of Bocas with friends
The two weeks since my last post have contrasted hugely; the first was dedicated to studying Spanish and during the second my friends Greg and Jack arrived. Consequently, although I continued to attend two hours of intensive conversation classes each day, my progress slowed as I put down my books. It was such a pleasure […]
Chasing waterfalls in beautiful Boquete
I arrived in Boquete for the final weekend of the famous Flower and Coffee Festival. The small town was awash with colour and crowds. Panama’s adventure capital is in the north of country and lies in a valley high up in the mountains. Hence its name – Boquete means gap in Spanish. The town’s […]
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 […]