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Panama

Much like a vulture, the contrived country of Panama looks like a bird of prey with a shiny head and two vibrant green wings in full span. Split in half.…

Cuban-American Relations: Feel the Thaw

Panama just hosted the Summit of the Americas April 10-12, 2015 and although there were presumably many subjects on the agenda, the headline grabber was indisputably the opening of relations…

Drugs, Prostitution & the American Dream

I expect I will continue to think about Darien for some time. It is quite easy to understand why a road has not been punched through to Colombia. The harsh…

The Darien Gap – Contraband and Smuggling

It has turned out to be an adventure, but not perhaps the jungle trek or island hopping adventure I had hope for. After exploring the region as best I could,…

Riosucio, Caldas; The Devil, Slavery & Parties

The trip from mountainous, beautiful Manizales to Medellin is only 184 kilometres, however the best case scenario by bus takes 4 hours. The scenery is dramatic and in order to…

Next voyage: Colombia via Bogota

On March 22 I fly through the USA to Bogota, Colombia’s capital city. This is primarily an adventure and product development trip. I have only been to Colombia once before,…

Tolerance and Poverty – Thoughts from Mexico

Within days of posting my last contribution Finn and I had the fortuitous opportunity of visiting the excellent Museum of Tolerance in Mexico City. Fully admitting I had no idea…

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