From Arctic roads to the Darién Gap, a seamless way to keep the journey going Continuing the Journey When the Road Simply Ends We first heard from Urs and Marian while they were still in Nicaragua, making their way south through Central America after three years on the road in their camper-converted Toyota Land Cruiser. […]
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Tocumen to Bocas. Honeymoon back on track. Champagne at altitude.” They had planned everything … Just days after their wedding in Puerto Vallarta, they were already deep into the journey — an early morning flight to Mexico City, then on to Panama City, then one final hop to Bocas del Toro and Nayara. Three flights
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The story of Isthmian Airways begins on May 5, 1929 when the inaugural seaplane flight took place from the port of Balboa to Colón, on a tour which took 30 minutes. The airline was founded by american civil engineer Ralph Ernest Sexton with a fleet of “Hamilton H-47” seaplanes. Captain Sexton had earlier taught himself how
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Located in a remote area of the Guna Yala region of the Darien, is a tranquil Caribbean bay with a tragic, but little known history. Puerto Escocés (or Scottish Harbour) is the location of Scotland’s largest endeavor of colonization 320 years ago. Known as New Edinburgh, the endeavor was a colossal failure that bankrupted Scotland
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