Ask anyone where to stay in Panama City and they’re bound to say Casco Viejo. It’s a piece of advice you likely wouldn’t have heard even just five years ago, but now gentrification, restoration and UNESCO World Heritage Status have turned this historic old neighborhood into one of Panama City’s hippest places to be.   […]

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We’re suckers for a good view. It’s why we are currently slowing things down in Vidigal, one of Rio de Janiero’s pacified favelas, with million dollar views out to Ipanema and the surrounding sea. And it’s what first attracted us to a pit stop in Altos de Campana National Park, a biological reserve boasting a […]

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Our trip to Panama City was more or less an extended layover. We had enough frequent flier miles to get to Central America, but rates were a bit astronomical to go all the way to Rio during the World Cup. After some number-crunching and researching, we discovered the cheapest way to make it to Brazil […]

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If we’re being completely honest here, we weren’t as enchanted by Bocas del Toro, Panama as the guidebooks predicted we would be. The Caribbean archipelago consists primarily of nine islands, two national parks, and a variety of wildlife. By all descriptions, the tropical paradise should have completely lured us in. We liked it. It’s difficult not to […]

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The slew of accommodation options in Bocas del Toro is enough to make anyone’s head turn. However, it doesn’t have to be. If staying in Bocas Town itself, the largest and most developed town of the islands, there’s really only one hotel that stands above the rest: Hotel Palma Royale. Hotel Palma Royale is the […]

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We’re FINALISTS for Amble Resorts’ Isla Palenque Island Intern Contest! And we couldn’t have done it without all the incredible support from our family and friends!  Thank you to each and every person who voted, told their friends to vote, posted the link as their facebook status and tweeted like crazy. Thank you to those […]

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