Yesterday we went to see one of the engineering wonders of the world - the Panama canal. The Miraflores Locks are right outside Panama City so we could see the action up-close and personal. Like everything in Panama City, it started with a little bargaining. Taxis in the city don&

Yesterday we caught a bus, walked across a bridge and suddenly found ourselves in a whole different country. That's how easy it is to get to Panama from Costa Rica. (Although if you could take a boat it'd be even easier and faster.) The bridge isn&