Comments on: Central America Tops and Flops

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:16:29 +0000

In reply to Maddie. Personally, I'd go for Panama all the way. I love Costa Rica, but Panama is one of my favorite countries -- way more exotic for a fraction of the price!

By: Maddie

Maddie — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 04:26:37 +0000

Hey, I stumbled across this old post while doing a little research for a future trip!

I’m debating going to either Panama or Costa Rica with my boyfriend for about a week. I know Costa Rica is more expensive, but I love the amount of activities to do there. Would you say Panama also has a good amount of both beaches, hiking/mountains, snorkeling, and historical sites?

One rough itinerary I was throwing around was Panama City (with a day trip to the San Blas Islands!), Boquete for about 2 nights, then Bocas for 2-3 nights. Trying to cram so much into only a week!! The overwater bungalows in Bocas are also tempting me…

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[…] and are just about as weird as each other, lol (jk, Silv!). We decided based on reading all of Alex in Wanderland’s Central America blog posts that we needed to focus on Panama and then cross over into Costa Rica at […]

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:45:39 +0000

In reply to Hannah. I love that place! And this comment reminds me -- I want to do a similar tops and flops for Southeast Asia!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:37:26 +0000

love love love all of this!! 🙂 San Ignacio, Belize owns a huuuge piece of my heart <3

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:31:19 +0000

In reply to Tracy Smith.

Hey Tracy! Thank you so much for your kind words! Have you read all my posts on Caye Caulker? I definitely didn’t hold back any secrets, so all my must-sees will be right there! Unfortunately I didn’t have the best lodging experience (my Airbnb was a little weird) so I can’t really recommend a place to stay.) I do LOVE San Ignacio in the jungle though so if you are heading there I think you’ll have a great time! Enjoy your trip — sounds like it will be blast!

By: Tracy Smith

Tracy Smith — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:40:16 +0000

I just stumbled across your site and love it to pieces. Our family is headed in a couple of weeks to a long awaited vacation to Belize and intended to stay on Ambergis Caye, but have fallen in love with Caye Caulker. We have done so much research we barely need to go to feel as though we’ve been. I would love any specifics on lodging or must-sees there. We are also doing a couple of days in the jungle that we didn’t originally plan. I”m a little concerned about the jungle bugs I’ve read about, but otherwise can hardly wait! Wish I had scheduled more time because there is so much more to do than I realized. Thank you to your site for getting me even more excited.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 15 May 2017 16:30:13 +0000

In reply to Brittany. I'd look into Panama City, Panama; Bocas del Toro, Panama; Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica; Samara, Costa Rica; San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; El Tunco, El Salvador; and Caye Caulker, Belize! Hope that gives you a bunch of jumping off points!

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sun, 14 May 2017 15:56:56 +0000

In reply to Alex.

The beach is pretty important – at least being pretty close to one! Diving is great, but not a necessity. And I don’t surf (although I wish I could!).
Thanks so much for the help!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 May 2017 19:22:24 +0000

In reply to Brittany. Thank you so much for the kind words Brittany! So, to answer your question I first have to ask... how important is it to you to be by the beach? Diving? Surfing? Let me know and I'll give you some ideas!