Central America Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/central-america-2/ Captivating travel stories Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:42:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thatwanderlust.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cropped-Thatwanderlust_logo-32x32.jpg Central America Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/central-america-2/ 32 32 55266371 Doing a PADI IDC in Bocas – becoming diving instructors https://thatwanderlust.com/doing-a-padi-idc-in-bocas/ https://thatwanderlust.com/doing-a-padi-idc-in-bocas/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:40:53 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=11710 padi-owsi-idc-bocas-wanderlust In the beginning of 2017 Thom and I did the IDC. But what’s an IDC? It stands for Instructor Development Course! As we both are passionate divers it didn’t take us long to make the decision to go from PADI divemaster to instructor. After our Mexico adventure where the previously planned IDC didn’t turn out […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/doing-a-padi-idc-in-bocas/feed/ 0 11710 Travel guide: reggae time in Puerto Viejo https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-reggae-time-puerto-viejo/ https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-reggae-time-puerto-viejo/#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:36:52 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=11641 puravida-costa rica-puerto viejo-that wanderlust In Costa Rica, close to the Panama border on the Caribbean coast, you will find Puerto Viejo. This laid back town with Caribbean feel is still overlooked by most tourists, but make sure you visit it now before it becomes “too” popular in the future. Puerto Viejo still offers some of Costa Rica’s best beaches, […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-reggae-time-puerto-viejo/feed/ 0 11641 From Mexico to Bocas del Toro, Panama with a pit stop in Costa Rica https://thatwanderlust.com/mexico-bocas-del-toro-panama-pit-stop-costa-rica/ https://thatwanderlust.com/mexico-bocas-del-toro-panama-pit-stop-costa-rica/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:30:15 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=11611 Bocasdeltoro_panama_bocas_southamerica-travel-backpacking-island Greetings from below sea-level! #Panama #diving A photo posted by ThatWanderlust (@renaterigters) on Apr 27, 2014 at 7:39am PDT Tomorrow our IDC (PADI’s Instructor Development Course) was supposed to start. Here, at Playa del Carmen – Mexico, things didn’t go as planned, so we have to make a decision. A photo posted by ThatWanderlust (@renaterigters) […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/mexico-bocas-del-toro-panama-pit-stop-costa-rica/feed/ 2 11611 A Travel Guide with Tips on how to explore Panama https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-tips-explore-panama/ https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-tips-explore-panama/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:27:28 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10794 cascoviejo_panama_bocas_southamerica-travel-backpacking-island Panama Travel Guide As I enjoy sharing my travel experiences for those who need inspiration or even motivation I now created my first travel guide. Today, we’re going to have a look at traveling through Panama! I spend 2 weeks in Panama alone in the spring of 2014 and another 4 weeks with my boyfriend […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-tips-explore-panama/feed/ 0 10794 Travel guide: the island life in Bocas del Toro https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-island-life-bocas-del-toro/ https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-island-life-bocas-del-toro/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:24:07 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10701 Bocasdeltoro_panama_bocas_southamerica-travel-backpacking-island If you’re traveling to Panama and looking for the Caribbean reggae vibe you cannot miss out on a visit to Bocas del Toro. Think sandy beaches, crystal clear water, surfing and diving, good food and happy people. Bocas del Toro is an archipelago with a beautiful biodiversity and a melting pot of lovely people with […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-island-life-bocas-del-toro/feed/ 4 10701 Travel guide: surfing, diving and relaxing in Santa Catalina https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-surfing-diving-relaxing-santa-catalina/ https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-surfing-diving-relaxing-santa-catalina/#respond Sat, 09 Apr 2016 03:36:29 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10644 Coiba_panama_santacatalina_nationalpark_diving_coibadivecenter_beach_travels_backpacking A little hidden paradise for surfers, while it is also the best place to go to if you want to access the island of Coiba for its great dive spots and beautiful flora and fauna. Waves for beginners and riptides for advanced surfers, you might dive into a school of big fish with a oxygen […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-surfing-diving-relaxing-santa-catalina/feed/ 0 10644 [Journal] A few days in Paradise at Kuna Yala https://thatwanderlust.com/journal-days-paradise-kuna-yala/ https://thatwanderlust.com/journal-days-paradise-kuna-yala/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:00:51 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10626 San-blas-panama_travel-backpacking-centralamerica-beaches-howtogetthere I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew I wanted to go there. Being there meant that I could finally understand the lyrics of an old Dutch children’s song from “kinderen voor kinderen” called op een onbewoond eiland. They sing about life on a uninhabited island and it’s one of my favorites kids songs. […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/journal-days-paradise-kuna-yala/feed/ 0 10626 Travel guide: a piece of paradise just for you at the San Blas islands https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-a-piece-of-paradise-just-for-you-at-the-san-blas-islands/ https://thatwanderlust.com/travel-guide-a-piece-of-paradise-just-for-you-at-the-san-blas-islands/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 03:04:51 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10574 San-blas-panama_travel-backpacking-centralamerica-beaches Picture this: white sandy beaches with coconut palm trees offering shade throughout the island, huts made of tree branches covered by palm leaves with a bed standing on a sandy floor, and you’ll most likely only have about 20 other tourists on the San Blas island you’re staying on beside the few local Kuna families […]

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