Podcast: Panama City
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] [Download MP3 | Add to iTunes | Subscribe to Podcasts] Following about a week in Costa Rica – during which time we happily managed to avoid San José and the plethora of gringo-packed ‘eco’ destinations, we zipped straight down to Panama City, somewhere we both wanted to spend [...]
Mompós, Colombia
Mompós was founded by the Spanish in 1537 on the banks of the Rio Magdalena, and quickly became an important port through which goods passed from Cartagena to the interior of the Colombian colony. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mompós is a charming town and well worth a visit despite the hassle getting there [...]
New Years Eve in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Having met up with a couple of friends from London/Australia who’d hired a car, we squeezed in (see photo) and began driving down the South Coast of Costa Rica towards Panama. After a couple of days, Tina and I jumped out at a crossroads, and waited for a bus down to Puerto Jimenez – one [...]
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