When I traveled to Panama recently on my first solo adventure abroad, I found a recommendation for YourManinPanama.com on a TripAdvisor review and set up a one-day tour with the owner Rene. Rene emails you personally and sets you…
My First Solo Adventure Abroad – Panama City
En route to Aruba, Copa Airlines had a flight option through Panama City and I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to take the “abroad” step in solo travel — EEK. I’ve spent the past 2.5 years popping…
Dancing the Night Away in Panama City
After enjoying an awesome dinner at Las Bovedas in Panama City’s Casco Viejo, I headed out to see what the nightlife had in store. I’ve always been a night owl and no longer care about the questionable stares I…
Dining Inside a Spanish Gold Vault
Las Bovedas (the vaults) is a French restaurant at the Plaza de Francia set inside a historical gold storage vault for the Spanish and alleged jail for Manual Noriega. If the history itself isn’t reason enough to go,…
Whoops, Wrong Turn! – Avenida Central
I hopped off my Panama City bus at the last stop and made my way towards Casco Viejo. Or so I thought. I walked in the wrong direction and if I have ever wanted to snap my little…
Panama-Inspired Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin is a French dish that entered my life during my first solo adventure abroad in Panama City by way of the menu at Las Bovedas. To share this caramel pie crust vanilla ice cream powdered sugar heaven…
La Belle Cite – AirBNB Panama City
When traveling to Aruba through Panama City (and solo abroad for the first time), a lovely French Canadian couple Patrick + Nadine (who speak English and Spanish, respectively) of La Belle Cite had same-day availability on AirBNB, and they made…
Flying Copa Airlines
Whenever I talk with my well-traveled friends about flying, they always rave about how much better airlines are abroad than here in the states. Naturally, I’m eager to test the theory! When booking my flight to Aruba, I…