Tag: travel
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Dining at Diablicos-Panama City
We ran into two glitches while trying to find a place to have dinner in Casco Viejo, Panama City, on Good Friday. * A lot of places were closed due to the Easter holiday weekend * Casco Viejo has become trendy. I think it’s fantastic and there is an excellent variety of …
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Walking the Cinta Costera-Panama City
With a completely free afternoon available, we made the decision to walk the Cinta Costera, to see where it would take us. The Cinta Costera is a city created walking/jogging path that runs along the water in Panama City, Panama. The start of the path was an easy walk from our accommodation, The Casa Sucre…
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Good Friday Procession-Casco Viejo-Panama City
It was the morning of Good Friday as we began our wander around Casco Viejo, Panama City. We had no particular plans except to see where the day would take us. Noticing throngs of people entering a church, we decided to follow them inside. We discovered that everyone was participating in the Procesion Del Viernes…
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Tapas at Tantalo-Casco Viejo, Panama City
A restaurant only needs one word in their description to grab my attention. That word is tapas. Located in the Casco Viejo section of Panama City, Tantalo offers tapas with a Panamanian flare. Once we walked through the door, which was conveniently located only steps away from our hotel, Casa Sucre, we couldn’t help but…
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Plazas in Pictures-Casco Viejo, Panama City
Plazas, piazzas, squares, no matter what you call them, I love them. I love to examine their lay outs, their landscaping, and what makes this plaza different from that plaza. Exploring plazas is one of my favorite things to do when visiting a city. The historic Casco Viejo section of Panama City certainly has its…
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Staying at Casa Sucre Boutique Hotel
We fell in love with the Casco Viejo section of Panama City, Panama, during our trip ten years ago. I’m a bit of an architecture nerd and there was something magical about the abundance of old, crumbling buildings, calling out to be restored to their former glory. It’s still not an uncommon sight to see…
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My Panama/Costa Rica Hiking Triumph
They didn’t know, Erika, Jenny, Rey and especially Liza (we did the most hikes with Liza). Our guides, didn’t know how nervous I was at the start of the week. I wanted to hike. I had worked hard so that I could hike, but I was still worried that hiking would cause an episode. An…
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We Eat A Lot of Frozen Treats-Panama Edition
The gelato was nice and creamy, but what I loved the most was that the flavors really popped. They were so vibrant. There was no mistaking what flavor you were eating.
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Staying At Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Rooms The rooms are basic hotel rooms that have everything you need. The shower had ample hot water and the pressure was good. Our room was clean. I still find it endlessly magical to return to a room with a made bed. Speaking of beds, having a queen sized bed at home, we always…