During the week, Yami invited me to spend a day with her at her clinic, in the tiny hamlet of Toabré in the hills outside Penonome. In order for dentists and doctors to receive permission from the government to work as medical professionals in Panama, upon completion of their degree/doctorates, they must complete two years [...]

Days 265 to 281 – Sunday 11th to Tuesday 27th June 2006 I flew back to Panama, spent a week with Yami and returned to Cartagena. I then tried to go south to Medellin, but the buses were a little bit of a problem due to the FARC in the region, so I decided to [...]

Day 163 – Wednesday 1st March 2006 I was pretty shagged by the time I reached Esquel at 7am so after checking in I had a quick nap before having a look around the town. My main reason for making my way to the town of Esquel was the Old Patagonian Express, or La Trochita. [...]

Days 49 & 50 – Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th November 2005 When I arrived in San Cristobal at 9am after 12 hours on an overnight bus it was cold, raining and I was tired. Thus I decided to use the day to do some of the more mundane things one must do such as [...]