'Taxi for one'...

...is a cry oft heard when I am in a bar or other place of merriment and today has been no exception...

I am a third of the way through a trip which entails:
Taxi. Tram. Train. Tube. Taxi. Bus. Plane. Plane. Taxi. Bus. Taxi.

And all is well.

With this blog I thought I'd add a dimension hitherto unexplored during previous blogging experiences ergo clothes which I have brought with me.

I know, I know, there will be those of you out there thinking, 'she has finally lost it' but you need to understand that certain individuals are keen to know. I speak of those bastions of good taste, the stalwarts of the meticulously planned outfit who won't leave the house without a check in the three-way mirror.

Even now they are sitting by the computer exclaiming, 'Ok, ok, so you're on a trip across the world, exploring new places, meeting new people and having an amazing time but WHAT are you wearing?'

I speak of course of Phil Oliver, John Campbell, Jon Brown, Gordon Smith and - King of Planned Attire Mr James Dempsey, who refuses to leave the house unless his pants and sweatbands co-ordinate (allegedly).

So for all these individuals I tell you: Anatomie Skinny Skyler trousers (seriously amazing, check them out ladies - link below), a Next lace jacket and Quecha walking shoes (grey and black).

Taxi for one...?

Hablo Español!

I speak Spanish!

Or I will do once I have mastered it.

Oh come on, how hard can it be?

I already have a few words for starters: hola, adios, paella (do they eat that in Panama?), hasta lluego.

There.

Michel Thomas (look him up) says that we only actually need about 400-600 words to operate at a functional level in another language.

So...I have....5 which means only....395 to go.

Hablo Español!

Adios

(Practice makes perfect)

Panamanian facts from 'Barefoot Panama'...

• Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.
• The canal generates fully one-third of Panama’s entire economy.
• “A man a plan a canal panama” is a palindrome.
• Panama was the first Latin American country to adopt the U.S. currency as its own.
• The population of Panama in 2003 was estimated by the United Nations at 3,120,000, which placed it as number 129 in population among the 193 nations of the world, and the smallest population in Central America.
• The cargo ship Ancon was the first vessel to transit the Canal on August 15, 1914.
• The lowest toll paid was $0.36 and was paid by Richard Halliburton who crossed the Canal swimming in 1928.
• Seven out of ten Panamanians haven’t heard of the song “Panama” by Van Halen.
• Senator John McCain was born in Panama, in the Canal Zone that was, at the time considered U.S. Territory.
•  The Panama Hat is really made in Ecuador.
• In Panama, you can swim in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in the same day.
• The oldest continually operating railroad is in Panama. It travels from Panama City to Colon and back.
• Panama City is the only capital city that has a rain forest within the city limits.

http://www.barefootpanama.com/travel-resources/panama-facts-figures/