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29th July 20183rd August 2018

The 5 most overrated products for backpacking

Let me tell you what not to pack when going on a backpacking trip. Packing your backpack for a trip is different for everybody. Some take weeks to plan and use lists to make sure they don’t forget anything. Others, like me, start the evening before. We all have one thing in common though: we over pack. Heavily too. To make matters worse, there are some travel items that everybody seems to be recommending while they are really not that great. Or even useful. You pack them, drag them around your whole trip and unpack them back home. Never really used them at all. So in a probably futile attempt to rid the world of these overrated and useless travel products, and to give myself a nice opportunity for a rant, here are the 5 most overrated travel items for backpacking.

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8th April 2018

Bocas Del Toro: Panama’s Party Paradise

Panama is well known for its tropical paradise islands, and where the San Blas Islands lure people with their seclusion, the Bocas del Toro island group is their partying elder sister. Though it receives way more tourists than San Blas, it too has palm tree-lined beaches and azure-blue seas, but with the added bonus of sunset-cocktail happy hours. If you can swat away the drug dealers that try to sell-off their statch in Bocas Town to every random tourist they encounter, the Bocas Del Toro islands are a tropical party paradise.

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2nd April 20182nd April 2018

Coiba Island, Panama’s premium dive spot

Go big or go home certainly applies to diving near Coiba Island in Panama. Whether it’s the sharks in the water, the huge schools of fish or the vultures that loom in the skies ahead. Coiba isn’t the easiest diving spot in the world with its low temperatures, strong currents and rapidly shifting visibility. But the abundance of species, including the elusive whale shark, certainly makes it worth the effort.
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26th March 2018

Visiting the Lost and Found hostel in Panama

The Lost and Found Hostel is one of those places that will never escape my memory. It is set in the middle of the jungle which means monkeys everywhere, gorgeous views from the deck and great free hikes that start and finish right at the doorstep. Add to that great communal meals and a good social vibe and you find yourself in a place you might never want to leave. If you include Panama into your itinerary, you must also include a visit to the Lost and Found.

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28th January 201831st January 2018

The San Blas Islands: Panama’s paradise islands

There are about 350 of them. All so tiny you could walk around them in under 15 minutes. Only a few are inhabited, the others’ main purpose is serving as nesting grounds for turtles. All with marble-white beaches, wavy palm trees and lined by the azure-blue waters of the Carribean. Welcome to Panama. Welcome to the San Blas Islands.

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21st January 201831st January 2018

Panama City: a cityguide

Panama lies at the heart of the Carribean, but its capital Panama City oozes everything but Carribean vibes. High skyscrapers are lined along a beach-less coast. Panama City is definitely not the most interesting place to visit. But with it being the gateway to Panama, a visit is hard to avoid when you have set your mind to exploring the country. Better read this guide to ensure you’ll make the most out of it!

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