Casco Viejo, Panama City

Omar picks us up, ten minute cab ride to the Old Town of Panama City. The residential Presidential sits large and white on the edge of the raised town, overlooking the rapidly growing skyline, skyscrapers pushing ever taller in this financial hub. There’s the Trump Tower with its iconic sail, over there the Revolution Tower with its iconic twist, a …

Touring a Coffee Farm in Boquete, Panama

The coffee farms, or fincas, of Boquete, Panama are widely recognized as producing some of the finest coffee beans in the world, including Geisha, a variety named after a village in India and not the Japanese courtesan, which can fetch up to $300 a pound (the coffee not the courtesan). We are picked up in a Jeep by one of …

Mural Art in Panama

Walking the streets of Panama, you will see a colorful array of painted murals decorating the cities and towns…here are some of the colorful reflections that I met along the way on our travels….enjoy!

The Pipeline Trail in Baja Mono

I complete a conference call, finish up a couple to-do’s, strap on my Keen sandals and grab my camera. Oscar’s white Suzuki van pulls up in front of our apartment, “Hello Friend!” emblazoned on the side. We greet him, pile in, head north towards the mountains. The road winds, gains elevation, dogs mosey into the street, kids in school uniforms …

The call of the forest…Boquete, Panama

The nature spirits swirling around in my cup of cafe mocha, one sunny blissful afternoon, in the middle of a jungle, on Bastimentos Island, invoked a magical spell upon me. While enjoying chocolate truffles and stimulating conversations with friends, I felt the first call of the cloud rainforest of Boquete. Arriving by boat to the main island, on our way …