We´ve been so busy since our last entry so this one may be a bit less detailed as so much to tell! On 2nd April we bussed down to Salento, a small town in the Zona Cafeteria (coffee region). Beautiful, quaint town with a central plaza full of kids playing and adults drinking beer or eating ice cream. Very relaxed vibe and nice not to worry about being mugged after coming from Bogota. The next day we jumped on a jeep to Valle de Cocora 30 mins away- this is a v...

Sorry guys, my blog entries are a bit behind the photos but trying to catch up now. Tuesday 19th March - Friday: Cartagena We spent 3 days in and around Cartagena, mainly just strolling around the beautiful colonial city. The old town is crammed with little cobbled streets and stunning architecture which were perfect for just wandering aimlessly. Unfortunately, there were hundreds of street vendors buzzing around all the tourists which was annoying at first but...

Hey guys, here's what we've been up to since leaving Boquete. Friday we headed south to Panama City and back to the heat. Long bus journey but they have huge fancy buses here with air-con and DVDs so its actually pretty pleasant (despite the 1st movie being dubbed in Spanish with Spansh subtitles to boot, super! ;-) Stayed in the Casco Viejo (old town) in a lovely new hostel. Saturday we walked along the sea front to head towards the city centre,and found refuge...

Hi guys, Another busy week! On Saturday, the day before we headed off on our jungle trek we decided to hire bikes (just to warm up the old legs, and because we´re daft) to cycle to another beach town 18K away. Being in the absolute middle of nowhere the road there was bumpy dirt track with massive potholes the entire way. After 2 hours, severly dehydrated and with sore bums, a mirage appeared in the distance. It was a funky open bar and it was heaven! The sore...

I write this as we try to stay out of the sun as it's still absolutely scorchio (and it's 3.30pm, it should be getting cooler!). We're definitely not wanting to complain, but with our Scottish complexions and since we're taking anti-malarials (which make us more likely to burn), we could do with it being just a little bit cooler. Or even just a few clouds in the sky would help. Anyway, we've had a busy week since our last post. On Sunday we got up early to head...