Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving, and identity. – Jonathan Safan Foer Wiser words were never spoken, at least when it comes to food. And nowhere is the junction between food and culture more tangible than in the food markets of Southeast Asia. From the maze of wooden stalls sagging under the […]
close encounters
The Culture of the Road: Benefits of Renting a Car Overseas
The roads criss-crossing Panama’s countryside are windy and narrow, climbing precariously through the richly forested Sierra de Veraguas before spiraling down the other side, connecting to the Pacific to the Carribbean in a long, slow, march to the sea. There are no traffic laws to speak of, and little traffic. The cities of Andalucia are different, […]
Close Encounters on Panama’s Isla Bastimentos
A few years ago, my husband, who at that time was my boyfriend, and I took a two week trip to Panama. It was our first long vacation away together, so as you can imagine, a lot was riding on it. We spent two days in the colonial district of Casco Veijo, eating ceviche and […]