Archipilago de Bocas del Toro (Panama)

If you are to travel anywhere in your life, GO TO BOCAS DEL TORO, those images of a tranquil beach lying in a hammock and sipping a Pina Colada can be a reality. I Went to Panama last year on a four week expedition to Costa Rica and Panama being next door was our obvious choice for diving and relaxing. So flying into San Jose airport, which is an experience in itself as for some reason the planes (or our plane at least) liked to do summersaults in the turbelence, but dont let this put you off. I'd recommend staying in San Jose (or Panama city) for the night as the trip across the canal is an ... more

Bocas del Toro: a one horse town, where you just imagine the tumble weed rolling down the main street. It seems not a lot happens here these days - you'll find a handful of dive centres but the aquatic life boast little more than sea slugs & is nothing to get excited about. Some of the locals will offer ot take you out on their boats to go snorkelling but even that requires a strong imagination. There is no beach so sunbathings' out too. Located on Panamas Western (Carribbean) coast, Bocas del Toro is a day & halfs' journey by bus/train/foot/boat from the Costa Rican capital San Jose. I ... more

Toro Loco is the place to go in Bocas del Toro to enjoy a cold beer, darts, five flat screen televisions, free Wifi, delicious bar food and free popcorn all day! A few of the things they have on their menu are burgers, chicken fingers and wings, quesadillas and mozzarella sticks. They've got happy hour every day from 3-6pm. Always good music on and they had live music a couple nights while I was in town. It was a fun place to go and meet new people. A lot of the local Americans can be found here. They even had trivia night on Tuesdays and poker games a couple nights a week. It is located just ... more