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A Luxury Hotel Rises in Panama City, Panama: The Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort

July 6, 2018 by Allison Tibaldi2 Comments

The new Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort is a welcome addition to Panama City’s hotel landscape. Panama City is Central America’s most cosmopolitan capital and a fast-growing vacation destination. If you like luxury hotels with authentic local touches, you’ve struck gold. A Hotel With Indigenous Flair The hotel’s common areas are adorned with bold masks and colorful paintings made by indigenous artists. The 182 uncluttered rooms … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, America, Architecture, Art, Canals, Central America, Coffee, Golf, Hiking, Massage, Museum, Panama Canal, Panama City, Resort, Restaurants, Spa

Sheraton Bay Point Resort: Florida’s Tranquil Retreat in Panama City Beach

April 3, 2018 by Steve Mirsky2 Comments

Tucked away in tranquility overlooking the serene saltwater tidal estuary of St. Andrew's Bay flanked by Florida's most popular State Park and 7 mile barrier Shell Island in the distance, Sheraton Bay Point Resort is also just a shuttle bus away from the bustling beach front strip of Panama City Beach. Originally built and operated under different brands, Sheraton took over the Bay Point Resort in 2015 with a $30 million overhaul … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Beach, Beer, Bus Travel, Drinking, Florida, Food and Wine, Golf, Louisiana, Music, New Orleans, Palm Trees, Panama City, Resort, Restaurants, River Rafting, Sand, Seafood, Ski Trip, Snorkel, Walking tour

A Remington and a Volvo

June 28, 2017 by Marlena FiolLeave a Comment

At 9, I thought it was crazy. My dad was going to squeeze Mom and all six of us kids into a boxy, top heavy, narrow Volvo station wagon, and we were going to drive for three months from our home in Paraguay to Kansas where my father grew up. This trip had been his dream since coming to Paraguay in 1951 to found and manage a Mennonite leprosy mission. “Is there really a road that goes all the way from Paraguay to the States?” I asked. Dad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: South America · Tagged: Alaska, America, Andes, Argentina, Bridges, Bus Travel, Canals, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Drinking, Fashion, Food and Wine, Kansas, Naked, Nicaragua, Panama Canal, Panama City, South America

Where’s the Steering Wheel? Driving Off the Map

May 29, 2017 by Tom BentleyLeave a Comment

  Many years ago, I was a passenger in a ’57 Chevy driven by a maniacal friend. The steering wheel came off in his hands while he was making a turn—and he laughed. Though it seemed unlikely then (particularly because I thought survival was dubious), that wheelessness was a benchmark for unusual driving experiences to come, many of which produced the same sensation of bewilderment, shock and terror. Filter in the unsettling elements of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Airport, Bahamas, Bus Travel, Japan, Mexico, Panama City, Restaurants, Seafood, Spain, Sports

Penang – An Embodiment of Creative Disruption

May 19, 2017 by Jarard Paige1 Comment

George Town, Penang Much like the street art and street (“hawker”) food that seem to serve as the first definition of modern day Penang, the city is one that is best experienced through the senses. Though the city is still trying to create an identity for itself after it was stripped of such comfort during WWII, it is using vibrant, creative solutions to tell its history, share its beauty and humor, and redevelop itself as Malaysia’s thriving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Art, Asia, Bangkok Thailand, Beach, California, Culture, England, Festival, Food and Wine, History, Houston, India, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Markets, Panama City, Puerto Rico, Rainforest, Resort, Scuba Diving

A Most Unusual Walk in Panama City

January 21, 2017 by Paul KandarianLeave a Comment

It’s tough to walk a mile in the shoes of someone who’s been shot. But it’s worth the walk anyway, to learn about how people gone bad can find their way to good. In the Central American country of Panama, Panama City’s Casco Viejo neighborhood is a great place to do it. I’m walking with former bad boy Samuel Palacio through Casco Viejo, a historic district in Panama City that has long been riddled with crime, much of it gang related. Samuel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Bicycle, Fashion, Food and Wine, Music, Panama City, Restaurants, Seafood, Walking tour

Planning a Sea, Sun and Sand Vacation in Panama City Beach

September 9, 2014 by Dave2 Comments

I have been fortunate to have visited Florida a number of times - sunshine, warm temperatures and the fact the state is ground zero for tropical fruit in the lower 48 has always appealed to me. My first Florida experience was perhaps not the norm - during college we transported a solar car we built in California to the East Coast for a race and then ultimately down to Florida. Camping in July in the middle of the Everglades surrounded by clouds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, Alabama, Beach, Bermuda, Bridges, California, Festival, Fishing, Florida, Gulf Shores, Helicopter, Music, Panama City, Sand, Scuba Diving, Sports, Surfing, Tropical Fruit

Boston Logan’s Global Reach Takes Off with Turkish Airlines

August 2, 2013 by DaveLeave a Comment

May 2014 nonstop service to Istanbul brings easy connections to Middle East, India and Africa BOSTON – Boston will be more firmly connected to the global economy next May when Turkish Airlines begins offering the first nonstop service from Boston Logan International Airport to Istanbul, Turkey with convenient connections to 237 global destinations, including cities in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa, and more countries compared to any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Africa, Airline, Airport, America, Asia, Beach, Boston, Central America, Culture, England, Europe, History, India, Istanbul, Japan, Massachusetts, Panama City, Public Transportation, Sand, South America

Panama Canal, Miraflores Locks – February 2013

February 1, 2013 by Dave2 Comments

The first ship passed through the Panama Canal in 1914, the USA transferred ownership to the Panamanians in 1999. Today the canal is being widened to accomodate larger ships on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the canal. The wider locks are set to be completed by 2014, appropriately the century mark after the canal opened. Miraflores locks on the Pacific side is located about 25 minutes outside of Panama City. This viewing platform and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Highlight of the Month · Tagged: America, Canals, Museum, Panama Canal, Panama City, Spain

Old Florida charm in Panama City Beach

January 14, 2013 by Paul Kandarian1 Comment

Panama City Beach in the Florida panhandle is one of those places that remind you of a combination of other places, a blend of kitschy charm found in Myrtle Beach, Atlantic City and Key West. It’s a place unto its own, though, and one where you’ll soon find, by dialect and design, a place apart from what you might usually think of as the Sunshine State. South Florida, more a mindset than geographical location, is arguably from the middle of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, Alabama, America, Animal Rescue, Art, Bakeries, Beach, Drinking, Fishing, Florida, Food and Wine, Georgia, Hiking, Key West, Louisiana, Mexico, Mississippi, New York City, Oyster, Panama City

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