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Visiting an Emberá Village in Panama

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

  Visiting an indigenous village is always fascinating and if you go to Panama City there are tours that will take you to an Emberá village. The Emberá people are tribes that live in the Panama rainforest and still keep … Continue reading →

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Blogging When Traveling

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

One of the first things that you are told when you start a blog is that you need to create a standard blogging schedule. This is true for a couple of reasons. First it allows people to know when to … Continue reading →

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The Locks of the Panama Canal

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

Any visit to Panama City should certainly include visiting the locks at the Panama Canal. The new locks opened in 2016 and is definitely a source of national pride for the country as this was the first project run by … Continue reading →

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Capturing Local Life in Egypt

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

One of the things that we do during our travels is to try and capture images of local life and not just photographs of historic sites that we see. We often take tours where we drive through various areas of … Continue reading →

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Casco Viejo in Panama City

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

If you go to Panama City, it is important that you take time to visit Casco Viejo, which is the historic district in the city. Originally established in 1673 by the Spanish, it is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site … Continue reading →

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Getting Up Close in Panama

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

When we travel, we almost always have two lenses for our camera with us. One that is a general, versatile, lens that can cover most photographs that we take of tourist sites that we visit. The other is a zoom … Continue reading →

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Fort San Lorenzo in Panama

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

As far as historical points of interest within Panama, visiting Fort San Lorenzo is definitely a key site to visit. The Chagres River was a key method of transportation across the isthmus of Panama during the 1500’s as Spain used … Continue reading →

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Traveling in Winter

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

We love traveling at every time of the year and that includes the winter season as well. When it comes to traveling at this time of year there are several considerations. Whether traveling by plane or traveling by car, weather … Continue reading →

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Monkey Island in Panama

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

One of the day tour options from Panama City is to visit what is called Monkey Island on Lake Gatun. Although it is referred to as a single island, it is really several islands, each with different monkey varieties. When … Continue reading →

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The Food of Panama

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

During our time in Panama, we had the opportunity to visit several restaurants that purported to have authentic Panamanian food. Much of it was seafood that is caught locally, but there were other choices as well. If you want something … Continue reading →

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