http://www.odyssei.com Panama, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:17:16 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:17:16 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24734.html Required travel documents for Panama: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24734.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24459.html Electric power: 110V / 50 Hz (in capital120V) [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24459.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24120.html Area code to Panama: +507 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24120.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11530.html The tourism industry in Panama is just developing and so prices are reasonable and some of the most inexpensive anywhere. Then again, with a few exceptions, Panama is not the place for bargain basement beach vacation offerings like Cancun. Panama is the " [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11530.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11529.html Most Panamanians speak some English and many speak it fluently, especially those that cater to tourists. Remember, for 85 years Americans were present in the former Canal Zone. Furthermore, Panama is traditionally an international crossroads. Panamanians [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11529.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11528.html Tourism in Panama is a year-around activity. The temperature never varies and the sun shines everyday, all year long. However, there are two "seasons" in Panama and some people prefer to come in the "dry season" from mid-December through May when it does [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11528.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9658.html In general, for the tropical climate, light colored, loose fitting cotton clothes are the most comfortable. Do bring neat clothes. Panamanians don’t appreciate grunge. Panamanians themselves, especially the women of Panama City are beautifully groomed. P [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9658.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9657.html You most probably will not see a mosquito your whole trip. Panama may be a tropical country but mosquito control is effective. Exceptions would be if you are in the rainforest after dusk or hiking or overnight in the jungle, in which case insect repellant [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9657.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9656.html Soberania National Park ,Barro Colorado Island, Monkey Island, Pipeline Road, (there first four are just outside Panama City,Plantation Road, Achiote Road, Bocas del Toro, Amistad National Park in Chiriqui (on the border with Costa Rica), Pearl Islands, D [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9656.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9655.html Panama’s position as a narrow land bridge connecting two continents has endowed it with some of the world’s most pristine and biodiverse rainforests. It’s national parks cover five million acres. One key indicator of its biodiversity: Panama ( the size [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9655.html