What is the feeling when you’re driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the too huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. Jack Kerouac.

i’m almost set to leave panama. another couple of weeks and i’m gone. and thanks to Ruben blades’ recent comments in la critica i could be leaving one step ahead an angry mob. read more»

panama – go to bed free, wake up a wanted man.

i found alex slumped over our balcony railing this morning, wretched and alone. a purple sky glowered over the city. rain hissed in the streets like an angry snake. i put my arm around her, told her not to worry. it’ll be ok, i lied. read more»

felicidades costa rica!

break out the guaro costa rica, it’s time to party. it’s being reported that panama, your slow-witted neighbor to the south, has done it again. now tourists coming to panama will only be allowed a stay of one month. they can apply for another 60 days. but there’s no guarantee they’ll be allowed to stay 90 days.

this is indeed good news for tourism in costa rica. these new changes in panama’s immigration policy ensure that tourists will continue to choose costa rica over panama, no matter how badly they get ripped off. pura vida! read more»