Facing Reality While Traveling
While traveling through some less developed countries, we’re bound to encounter poverty and lifestyles that are unfamiliar to us.
While traveling through some less developed countries, we’re bound to encounter poverty and lifestyles that are unfamiliar to us.
A peaceful few days at Sierra Llorona Lodge, a small hotel situated on 200 acres of private rainforest near Colon, Panama.
A walk through Casco Viejo in Panama City leads to stop at the ruins of Iglesia de Santo Domingo.
A tram ride from the Gamboa Rainforest Resort for a view above the rainforest in Gamboa, Panama.
I’ve seen plenty of animal crossing signs in my travels. Some are obvious and others are not. When I was 16 and traveling with my parents through New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, we came across a Bigfoot Crossing sign at Pike’s Peak (I’ll have to scan my old photos for that one). I’m not sure …
Sometimes we get lucky finding a great host when traveling, whether it’s through a hotel site or Airbnb. I was fortunate to find Casa Sucre in Panama City.
During my stay in Gamboa, Panama, I hired a guide for tour of Soberania National Park and Pipeline Road. I wasn’t expecting to get locked inside the park.
Watching the hummingbirds feeding in Gamboa while waiting for my Diablo Rojo bus back to Panama City.
In Sierra Llorona, I followed an Italian photographer as he searched for some of the rainforest’s smallest wildlife — spiders and insects — in Panama.
A hike through the rainforest in Parque Natural Metropolitano within Panama City.
A walking tour of the Amador Causeway in Panama City on the way back to Casco Viejo with a stop at Mi Ranchito for ceviche and a view.
A journey to the Panama Canal at the Miraflores Locks to watch the ships pass through early in the day while enjoying a beer.
Hiking in the rainforest around Gamboa, Panama, with a couple of vacationing biologists I met at the hostel.
More than a few people asked me if I speak Spanish prior to and after my journey to Panama. My answer was rather jumbled.