[PANAMA] Budget and Itinerary

THURSDAY: 18 August 2016

Metro Card (Albrook) - 5.00

Taxi (Albrook - Casco Viejo) - 3.00

Caffe Italia (Carbonara + Coke) - 16.85

Duran Coffee (Vanilla Frappe) - 4.95

Auntie Anne's (Minichocobon + Water) - 8.25

USD38.05

Estimate of USD1 = PhP47.50

TOTAL – PhP1,807.38

[PANAMA CITY] Dubai of Latin America?

The cost of a direct flight from Mexico City to San Juan was almost the same as that on Copa with a layover in Panama City. I even had the option of a 12-hr stopover, landing at around 7 AM and taking off at 7 PM. With a little bit of research, I found out that Panama does allow you to enter the country with a US visa. And so I decided to take the bait despite having a similar experience with my LA – Dallas – Mexico City last May and not particularly enjoying the experience. Hey, maybe this time it’ll work if I sleep enough the night before!