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“No Hay Radar”

Our first view of the Zona Cafetera in Colombia was from the bird?s perspective, when we approached Pereira in a small plane coming from Panama City. The sheer beauty of the land beneath made Heidi immediately forget that she was in a small plane and really afraid.

Our first view of the Zona Cafetera in Colombia was from the bird?s perspective, when we approached Pereira in a small plane coming from Panama City. The sheer beauty of the land beneath made Heidi immediately forget that she was in a small plane and really afraid.

Heidi left Vienna on July 7th to catch an 11 hour flight from Amsterdam to Panama City. Impatiently waiting to finally set her feet on real ground after about 10 hours into the flight, the following announcement by the captain was rather disturbing. Continue Reading →

Fleeing Panama City

Buses in Panama City, called "Diabolos Rojos" or Red Devils

Buses in Panama City, called “Diabolos Rojos” or Red Devils

The trip Vienna – Amsterdam – Panama City was smooth, though very long. The arrival in Panama turned out to be one of the easiest I had ever experienced. Not only was the plane 20 minutes ahead of schedule, but within 20 minutes I had recovered my luggage and breezed through immigration & customs. Continue Reading →