Your Guide to 2 Weeks in Panama: Part. 1 Panama City

Full disclosure, I did minimal research before traveling to Panama… in fact i wanted to go to Peru or Columbia but the flights to Panama were cheaper. I’m so glad I ended up in this latin paradise, and I’m baffled as to why it’s not a more popular travel destination. Truly one of the most stunning places I’ve ever been, here is my guide to 2 weeks in Panama…

Panama City

I flew from London to Panama City via Madrid which took about 13 hours all in all. The flights cost roughly £530 return with Air Iberia. Getting a taxi outside the airport is easy and it’s about $30 to the city centre.

Panama City looks WILD. I had no idea there were so many skyscrapers – it looks so modern! It really is an impressive skyline and as it’s right on the ocean, it just looks so cool.

I stayed in a place called Selina which I found on booking.com, I thought it was a design hotel but it was actually a really nice hostel. A private room was about $45 a night and the hostel was really stunning. Great rooftop pool and Taco restaurant. Avoid the breakfast downstairs though (vile).

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Selina is located in the old town of Panama City Cusco Viejo which has beautiful colonial style buildings and a hip, Shoreditch vibe. There are loads of nice bars and restaurants. Warning: Panama City is really expensive, it was pretty much London prices, which shocked me, but the GBP is worth nothing right now. Thanks Brexit.

I spent 2 days in Panama City, from there my travel partner Sinead and I went to the GORGEOUS San Blas Islands. Stay tuned…