Thread: When are you going to Panama?

When are you going to Panama? Are you willing to meet anyone there to travel together?

Maybe it would be easier to meet someone who lives in Panama then try to find someone who happens to be traveling at the same time as you.

Hey tallman, when are you going to be there?

I'm planning on heading down as soon as it gets too cold for me here; I'll spend Halloween to New Year's in San Diego, and then head down until May-ish, when D.C. warms up enough to my liking.
I have plans to spend a good bit of that time surfing on the tip of the Azueros, drinking a lot of rum and working on my tan. A few weeks in Bocas, and maybe a trip or two to Columbia, but to me, that sounds like a damn fine winter!

Cheers.

Life could be worse

It doesn't sound like much of a winter at all. It sounds like a year long summer.

Amen

I spend most of my time in Panama but I'm quite busy. Maybe there will be a Panama Forum meeting sometime where we all can meet each other?

Don't have any plans at the moment, but I'm learning a lot about the country and I may go there in a few years to check out all this things I'm learning

well from what i've heard it's a really nice country... next year i'd like to go there for a couple of days because someone told me that chicks are beatiful

Yep!

Originally Posted by coolandhot

It doesn't sound like much of a winter at all. It sounds like a year long summer.

That's the point! Hallelujah! No more chilly mornings! No more socks! Yeeha!

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Nosfer

well from what i've heard it's a really nice country... next year i'd like to go there for a couple of days because someone told me that chicks are beatiful

if you want beautiful chicks, come to brazil lol
just kidding, I'd like to spend a few days over there too

When I was in Panama last July it was world cup and you should have seen how many people were wearing Brazilian soccer jerseys. You dont need to go to Brazil to see Brazilian women, trust me. I do admit I would like to hang out it Rio for a little bit. The beach looks like a sea of T-Backs, WOOHOOOOOO!!!

well i heard venezuela has the most beautiful women in the world [a lot of women from there were Miss World or Miss Univers]... and well panama is near so i think that there should be too.

Venezuela? I don't know what Venezuelan women look like. Maybe I can go there one day.

Originally Posted by Lalaguayaba

I'm planning on heading down as soon as it gets too cold for me here; I'll spend Halloween to New Year's in San Diego, and then head down until May-ish, when D.C. warms up enough to my liking.
I have plans to spend a good bit of that time surfing on the tip of the Azueros, drinking a lot of rum and working on my tan. A few weeks in Bocas, and maybe a trip or two to Columbia, but to me, that sounds like a damn fine winter!

Cheers.

If only i could afford to travel to Panama for my winter, and what a winter it would be, probably the best winter ever! I might have to save up for this kind of holiday for me and my girl for next winter. I can imagine it now, i might have to ask around to get me some early booking deals or last minute deals, whatever is cheapest for me..

There are some websites that will help you find the cheapest air tickets. You can usually enter what times you would be willing to go and come back, and they will find the cheapest ones for you.

I'm going in February and I'd like to meet others (especially girls ).

Hello WMQ, I am going to be there in Feb and I can give you a little advice and even show you where they hang out. If you are looking for an absolute meat market go to the Albrook mall.

Where is the Albrook mall? Are the girls friendly there?

The Albrook mall is in Albrook (sorry, I could not resist). Albrook is a major area and if you tell a taxi driver "Albrook Mall" he will get you there no problem. You can also type it into a search engine. Girls are pretty friendly everywhere in Panama but there are allot of girls in the mall.

If you are not taking a taxi for some reason, you can always ask how to get to the mall from at your hotel or something like that.

Ok, I will check out Albrook Mall and contact you when I arrive

Do the people at the mall go there to just hang out, or are they usually busy shopping?

Both. Some go to check out the food court as well. It is a mall like any in the U.S.; some shop, some window shop, some check out the ppl shopping, some check out each other.

Cheers.

It is a pretty nice and modern mall. It even has a bowling alley, movies, very nice food court, high-end stores. It is just as nice or nicer than most malls in the US. The different entrances and areas are marked by animal names. I always enter through the "elephant".

Why are they named after animals? Maybe it is just to be fun. What animals are some of the other entrances named after?

I forgot, 2 busy looking at women.

WHEN TO GO
Panama has two seasons, the rainy and the dry. The dry season lasts mid-December–mid-April and is Panama’s “summer.” Schools let out, families take vacations, and everyone’s ready to party. This is also the high season for tourism. Hotels raise their prices, and occasionally they even fill up.
The weather is especially lovely at the beginning of the dry season. Flowering trees all over the country burst into bloom, and everything seems fresh and luminously green. January and February are among the best times to be in Panama. Later in the dry season the lowlands turn brown and slash-and-burn agriculture can fill the sky with smoke.
The rainy season lasts about mid-April–mid-December. Even during those months, though, the rains in most parts of Panama tend to come in the afternoon or early evening, so it’s often possible to enjoy clear mornings. When the rains do arrive, they typically dump an unbelievable amount of water in an hour or even less and then move on. Storms tend to last longer, and come earlier, late in the rainy season.
Those who’ve never experienced a tropical downpour may want to visit Panama in the rainy season; the storms can be stupendous and are often accompanied by earth-shattering thunderclaps. However, it’s not a great time to go on long hikes or drive on rough roads, as the countryside turns to mud and rising rivers make some routes impassable.
The rain never stops completely in some parts of the country. Be prepared for some precipitation year-round along the Caribbean coast, in the western highlands, and on the islands of Bocas del Toro.
There are many different theories about the best time to dive and snorkel in Panama. Some argue the rainy season is ideal. In the dry season, strong winds stir up the ocean and bring sediment from the bottom, spoiling visibility. This is much less of a problem in the rainy season, and a light rain can actually help calm the waters. However, if you’re diving in an area where many rivers empty into the sea, runoff following a rain can also wreck visibility. Late February–March is usually considered the best time to visit the islands of Kuna Yala. Bocas del Toro has its own odd microclimates: September–October and February–March are the driest times.
Temperatures in Panama don’t change much during the year. In the lowlands, expect a high of about 32&Mac251;C (90&Mac251;F) in the day down to 21&Mac251;C (70&Mac251;F) in the evening. It never gets cold in the lowlands, and the dry-season breezes in the evening are pleasant. It gets considerably cooler in the highlands. Panama can be quite humid year-round, but especially so in the rainy season.
Panama’s biggest holiday is Carnaval, held each year in the four days leading up to Ash Wednesday. The country comes to a complete halt during those days. This may appeal to those into massive parties, but hotels in the Carnaval hot spots book up months ahead of time, and plane reservations can be hard to come by. November is filled with fiestas patrias (national-independence holidays).