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This month, I visited a brand new country — Panama — and made a nice visit home to the states. Before that, it was all about enjoying the month of November in Prague, seeing the last of the brightly colored leaves and feeling the first chilly temperatures of winter.
And that’s what I’ll be talking about. Not the election. Because I don’t feel like it.
Let’s take a look at November 2024!
Destinations Visited
- Prague, Nymburk, and Poděbrady, Czech Republic
- Panama City and the San Blas Islands (including Flamingo Island, Aroma Island, Nugnudub, Isla Perro, and Isla Diablo, among others), Panama
- Beverly, Danvers, Gloucester, and Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Kennebunkport and Wells, Maine, USA
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Highlights
A fun pre-Thanksgiving trip to Panama. Charlie and I decided to throw in an extra destination in the Americas — why not Panama? I’ve visited so much of Central America otherwise!
We started our trip in Panama City and splurged on a stay at the Sofitel in Panama City, which we absolutely loved. I can’t recommend the hotel highly enough!
In Panama City, we did a trip to the Panama Canal (so fascinating to learn the history and seeing the big ships travel through the locks!), strolled through the Casco Viejo old town neighborhood, ate traditional Panamanian food (so much ceviche, and we loved their take on arroz con pollo), and drank a LOT of excellent coffee.
Then came the San Blas Islands — and THAT is an exceptional destination. These islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama are in an autonomous zone run by the Guna Indigenous people.
We booked a three-day, two-night itinerary that included nights on two different islands. Once you arrive, the boat captains herd you around expertly; everyone is going somewhere different!
These islands really are the kind you fantasize about as a little kid — tiny islets topped with a bunch of tall, wild palm trees, a few huts on shore. Just getting that experience is valuable — as is getting away from the world and enjoying a digital detox (islands have varying degrees of phone signal and wifi…
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