24 Jan Bocas del Toro, Panama
Am just back in Panamá City after two days on Isla Colón, the largest of the nine islands in the Bocas del Toro archipelago. These islands are located on the extreme...
January 2014
20 Jan Quiet Little Boquete, Panama
I am so conflicted each evening when I sit down to write. There’s so much I want to share with you, so many details I want to remember for my...
19 Jan Thanks, Mom
When my father announced to my mother that he’d received orders for El Salvador, her first question was, “Where in the world is THAT?” Just picture this: It’s 1958 and you’ve...
18 Jan Art in Casco Viejo, Panama
I love art and Casco Viejo is certainly filled with lots of it. The whimsical little fish you see on the header were made by Kuna ladies, members of an...
17 Jan Casco Viejo, Through a New Lens
“Con usted…no queremos mujeres feas.” Between Michele and I we had just enough knowledge of the Spanish language to figure out what the sign said. “Nobody likes ugly women.” That’s what started...
16 Jan Casco Viejo, Panama City’s Old Town
Tired as an old goat, I stumbled into the Atlanta airport this morning at 6am. I have a bad habit of obsessing the night before a trip. I get my...
11 Jan Panama, Five Decades Later
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in the seat directly behind my Dad on the left side of the plane, the engines roaring so loud I...