(thepanamagringo.com) Today’s world is not a kind one. It is a harsh place, and that harshness does not fade with the rigors of daily life. Respite is needed, for you as much as anyone else. Places to find this relaxation haven from your usual get-up-and-go schedule are more difficult to find than one might think. To start out your vacation on the right foot, let … [Read more...]
Two sides of Panama: Bocas Del Toro and Panama City
(Des Moines Register) During our stay in Costa Rica in February, my husband and I decided the neighborly thing to do was to visit Panama. After a bit of research, we chose two towns: Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean side and Panama City on the Pacific side. Two coasts, two extremes. Bocas del Toro is a typical tropical Caribbean town, except that most of the hotels and … [Read more...]
Palma Royale Hotel in Bocas Del Toro
(Panama Travel Group) Panama Travel Group is proud to present the Palma Royale Hotel & Suites in Bocas del Toro. A beautiful and perfectly situated boutique hotel in the heart of Bocas Town. With sumptuous views of the archipelago and the azure waters you can relax in the bosom of this luxurious waterside establishment. With a Double Suite sleeping 4 adults now from as … [Read more...]
Fire at Bocas del Toro Ecolodge Brings Land Dispute to Light
(Panama Digest) When Daniel Ayora returned to his Rana Verde ecolodge on Cayo de Agua island in Bocas del Toro, he found that someone had burned it to the ground. According to Ayora, an Italian-American, 80 uniformed officers arrived to the lodge to evict people from the premises, although it was not clear how the fire started. “My life savings were invested in the … [Read more...]
Panama Hostel Review: Bocas Bound Lodge
(Sure-start.com) Close to Isla Colon, home of Bocas del Toro, Panama, the Bocas Bound Hostel lies as an “escape from Bocas,” according to PR headman Peter Johnson. Compared to the acclaimed party town, it certainly is a vacation of sorts. Jazz music plays softly at the open-air “Bocas Lounge,” where backpackers and lodgers are free to hang out, drink, fraternize, and check … [Read more...]