The Bocas del Toro are a collection of islands off the northwestern coast of Panama, quite close to the border with Costa Rica. While planning my Central America trip, I wanted it to be as varied as possible, visiting both…
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The final stop in Panama, as part of my multi-country Central America backpacking trip, was a few days of hanging out in the Bocas del Toro, a cluster of islands off of Panama's northwestern coastline, near the border with Costa…
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My mission while planning out my Central America trip was to make it as varied as possible, visiting both big cities and small towns, gorgeous beaches and remote forests. So, from Panama City, the first destination of my the trip…
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While staying at the Lost and Found Hostel in Panama's Fortuna Forest Reserve, we followed their advice and picked one of their recommended activities to do in the nearby area and spent a day exploring the gorgeous natural pools of…
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From Panama City, the first destination of my Central America trip and the furthest east I'd be traveling, we made our way by bus aross the country to Santa Catalina, the town that serves as the hub for visiting the…
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I've been lucky enough to snorkel some of the world's most beautiful spots. From the colourful reefs of southern Thailand, to the exquisite wildlife off the coast of Oman, the surreal landscapes of the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador and the…
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I've been manifesting this trip to Central America since last summer when I quit my job and decided to take what I coined an "adult gap year", given I was taking it aged 28, instead of the typical gap year…
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When planning out my Central America trip (or any trip, for that matter), I pulled up my Google Maps and peered at all the various pins I had dropped throughout the region over my many years of travel research. I…
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My Central America trip would turn out to cover five countries in five weeks; the first three (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua) with my partner Tobi and the last two (Guatemala, Belize) with Ina, one of my best friends from Salzburg. Our first stop was…
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Ever since our day spa experience in December last year at Das Edelweiss in the snowy mountains of Großarl, Austria, I was looking forward to our next chance to indulge. We've spent the past few weekends skiing in Austria and…
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We had attempted to ski on Saturday. The sky was bright blue, the snow conditions perfect. But sometimes best laid plans... the traffic was busy so we only pulled up to Saalbach-Hinterglemm around 10:30am and then spent a solid hour…
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One of my favourite things about living in Salzburg, where I can see the mountains from my balcony, is that I can take the train or the car for an hour or two to any of the hundreds of ski…
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