November 2008
21 posts
thankfull for everything
I made it safely out of the jungle! No time right now to post, but since I’m headed to a remote beach and will again be out of email range for a few days or more, wanted a quick post to say HELLO and HAPPY THANKSGIVING and I DIDNT DIE IN THE JUNGLE!
posted some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsldsl/sets/72157610371057610/
more to come, and some stories.
i started keeping a journal...
after a day of sunshine, a thunder storm, and...
and… a lightening bolt actually hit the weather vane at the resort I’m at!!! it was possibly the loudest thing i’ve ever heard nature do. first of all, it was a crazy surprise because the lightening and the thunder hit at the exact same time (of course they did, duh! but you never really think about the “0” option when you are counting the seconds from the...
more photos →
if you didnt already figure it out, you can see more photos on my flickr stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsldsl/
...down where its wetter, take it from me...
Hostile Territory
UPDATE: little preface… i’ve been in bocas for a few days now and havent posted any pics. these photos are not of the gorgeous beauty of bocas. those photos will come later. imagine the most beautiful place on earth and that will do for now. ok, now enjoy the home and garden stylings…
What’s it like backpacking around foreign countries living in a hostel? It can be...
last stop in panama... BOCAS!
After 10 days hiking through gorgeous countryside, its time for a little r&r… so I hoped on a *very small* plan this am and now i’m in Bocas del Toro, finally ditched the pacific coast and now I’m on a lovely carribean island. its still a bit rainy and forcast to continue until thurs, so this seems like a good time to get certified to dive! I just signed up for a 3 day...
the glass is 90% full. *sip*
It´s been a week of my 10 week trip, so 90% to go! The past week has been so full. Scratch that, just today has been so full, so I’ll start with now and work backwards as far as I can go.
I just finished sharing some wine with an elderly couple in a beautiful hotel in the cute city of Boquete. The woman was part of the canopy tour I took this morning (more in a minute) and she invited a...
Ps: a gabollion times cooler than the website
Waterfallhostel.com yes sir!!
Vamos! David to Isla Boca Brava
iphone to gps mapping, starting today, follow here: http://tinyurl.com/WhereIsDan or on http://danlevine.me (tumblog not designed as of yet)
Omar Torrijos
Today is independance day for panama (from Columbia) so the entire country is celebrating. I wanted to get out of the city but so did everyone else in the entire panama city. Think about travelling on thanksgiving, but a hundred times more insane, and you have some idea of my morning at the bus terminal. After getting on and off sever busses (without going anywhere yet, just shuffling lines and...
onwards in panama city
i cant get my iphone to connect consistently so photos arent happening yet. if you could see pics of the beautiful hike i took yesterday, or the gorgeous panama canal tour today, you’d be impressed. take my word for it, more to come. i’m planning to get out of the city tomorrow and into the country, though i’m pretty sure all of the plans i made are being ditched for the next...
my hostel in panama city →