Andy's Travel Updates "The real thing is not reaching, the real thing is the journey, the very travelling. If you are too bothered about the goal you will miss the journey, and the journey is life - the goal can only be death."

Photos: Cycling in Switzerland

SWITZERLAND | Monday, 8 Sep 2014 | Photo Gallery

Goodbye hospitality of the Americas, Hello worst hostel ever!

USA | Thursday, 24 Jun 2010 | Views [540]

My third trip to Boquete, Panama was just one week to see my friends and my Panamanian family and to learn a little more Spanish. I half expected to have overstayed my welcome with the family but they were just as welcoming and I really felt part of ... Read more >

Nicaragua

NICARAGUA | Thursday, 1 Apr 2010 | Views [459]

Easter week is the busiest time of year to cross the border, so I got up at 3:30 and missed the worst of the crowds. I befriend a ´Nica´ on the bus from Liberia (in Costa Rica) and was able to join some of his friends further ahead in the line.I spent ... Read more >

Surviving the Gringo Trail during spring break

COSTA RICA | Sunday, 28 Mar 2010 | Views [936]

Finally I made it out of Panama. I went to see Volcano Arenal but I´m not sure there was a volcano there - only clouds. Monteverde was a nicer experience, although cloudy there was plenty to see: sloths, tarantulas, quetzals and lots of green. One afternoon ... Read more >

Three Birthdays and a Funeral

PANAMA | Friday, 19 Mar 2010 | Views [3527]

After staying with a Panamanian family in Boquete for 6 weeks I am now an adopted part of their family. They insist that I come back in ten years time with some kids, a wife and my by-then-old travelling boots (because you apparently can't buy good work ... Read more >

Mouths of the Bull, Lost and Found

PANAMA | Tuesday, 9 Mar 2010 | Views [554]

Bocas del Toro (Mouths of the Bull) boasts some nice Caribbean beaches on nice Caribbean islands. The ocean is a beautiful shade of blue and coconut trees cling to every inch of soil or rock. I stayed near red frog beach, named after the tiny red frogs ... Read more >

Boquete Spanish school, homestay and gameshow

PANAMA | Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 | Views [559]

Boquete is a sleepy town in the mountains of western Panama, full of coffee farms, stray dogs and the occasional gringo, come for a cheap place to retire in an idyllic climate. It also has a great Spanish school where I have studied for the last couple ... Read more >

Carnival - Las Tablas

PANAMA | Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010 | Views [1716] | Comments [1]

At its best, carnival is thousands of people moving to Hispanic music, water spraying from above, cheap drinks, friendly and beautiful people - for 16 hours a day for 4 days. Panama city is said to host the second biggest carnival in the world but Panamanians ... Read more >

Panama City

PANAMA | Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 | Views [624] | Comments [1]

So I quit my job and came to Panama... why not?! It was a strange feeling checking into the airport to start this trip. I had been feeling scared about coming here - partly because I read all about the bad things that can happen to you here, partly ... Read more >