What an unusual experience I had today.  First, visiting the Brazilian Embassy was the easiest part of my day because it was located right down the street from my hotel, within walking distance.  From there a woman directed me to go get my required Yellow Fever vaccination.  So off I went in a taxi to [...]

Well Panama just isn’t “doing it” for me.  It’s a very busy city but it doesn’t have the right flow for my tastes.  Imagine New York at 1/3 the scale with an all latino population, then let the infrastructure (think roads, buildings, “freeways”, city “buses”, etc.) all go to hell, turn the weather up to [...]

Well I made it to Panama. I checked into my hotel late last night and am now sitting inside a McDonalds and using their free wireless internet.
My first impression of Panama is one of great scale.  Panama City has all the markings of a large urban city with loud streets and very tall highrise buildings.  [...]

I’m sitting in the airport waiting for my intermidiary flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From there i’ll be on the 11pm flight to Panama City, Panama. Just booked my “middle of the road” 3-star $100 a night hotel via a recommendation from TripAdvisor.com.
More when I get settled in.

Chicago is AWESOME. It’s now one of my top 5 favorite cities worldwide. While I was there the temperature was perfect and the sun was shining. The people were unusually friendly and the atmosphere in the restaurants was hip/trendy with exquisite food quality. Can you tell I was impressed? Lol.
The highrise buildings are so grand in [...]