I was having breakfast and thinking about the day I’d soon be spending at the Montezuma beach when, all of a sudden, this cute monkey showed up and began to play. I must admit that I enjoyed watching the show; it’s not everyday that I get to see a monkey […]
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Panamanian Butterfly Nibbling on Nectar (Photo of the Week)
During a recent trip to Panama, I spent a few days in a small town called Las Lajas. It was really small–as in, it had just a store or two, a handful of restaurants (mostly closed due to it being rainy season), a couple farms, a cemetery and a lovely […]
Read MoreRandom Travel Moment #2: Lunch With a Panamanian Beach Squatter/Wannabe Rasta | Chicky Bus
In a matter of minutes, I went from having a large/lovely beach pretty much to myself to having lunch with a leftover hippy/beach squatter/Rasta wannabe and then, briefly, being part of a quirky party he was having under his private lean-to. How the heck did this happen? Well, Random Travel […]
Read More4 Camping Horror Stories and Why I’m Almost Ready To Pack It in | Chicky Bus
Written on November 14, 2011 by CB Driver in Humor, Low-budget travel I admire people who know how to camp and actually love it. I really do. They’re not unlike those whose VCRs and coffee pots never flash 12:00. How do they do it? What is their secret? Obviously, I’m […]
Read MoreSWF in Syria (3): Juicy Details of My 2nd Date | Chicky Bus
Ummayad Mosque, Damascus As you read in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, within just a few days of arriving in Syria, I was pretty smitten with Damascus and then, torn between two…husbands. I was also torn between staying with there and checking out his slightly conservative brother […]
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