Isla Solarte Hike in Bocas del Toro, Panama

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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Checking In to Lost and Found Hostel in Panama

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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Visiting Gualaca Canyon in Panama

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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A Complete Guide to Santa Catalina, Panama

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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Snorkeling in Coiba National Park, Panama

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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24 Hours in Panama City, Panama

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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Visiting the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama

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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Best Viewpoint in Panama City, Panama

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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Day Spa at Das Goldberg in Austria

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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Best Places to Ski in Austria

I love to ski! Here are all the places I have skied so far across Austria, my current home. A note: This is an incomplete list that I hope to add on to as I continue to get out into…

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Skiing at Hochkönig, Austria

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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Skiing at Obertauern, Austria

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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