Red Frog I leave in the morning in a small boat to Bocas. In the tourist information office tell me the best way to reach Panama City across the channel, and leave determined to do it. A Grand Final for my trip!

I continue to Almirante in another boat and a taxi from the pier near me to the bus departing for David, a journey of about 4 hours, crossing the mountains.

The last week has been frantic. Crossed Nicaragua and Costa Rica in one breath and you begin to burn as many hours on the road, but seeing the positive side, there is only one more stop.

I leave David at 2 pm with no time to eat anything because the connection is very fast. Among the icy blast of air conditioning that I like on the neck, lack of food and accumulated miles and I start to feel really bad cold coming. The trip would be bearable if the lady who sits next to me to control his body, but it is not.

A lump of meat spreads slowly but surely from the bottom of your armpit and thighs to my seat and not to be printed against me. Their language has its own life and for the next hour I swelter in the wonders of Chiriqui, Panama province the best by far in all directions. If you have the only volcano in Panama, that if the cattle country, if the peoples of the Andes are the most beautiful, but above all its people are the nicest by far (including that to her armpits and thighs fleshy because to me these are quite rude to me.)

They are the worst moments of my trip. I’m sticky, cold sweat, my chest is burning, I have hungry and want to kick your ass and send the old Chiriquilandia center.

At 5 pm we stopped in Santiago to eat and my partner says goodbye because Chiriqui arrives at its destination. Justice. Today I 9 hours traveling, but I have a full stomach, I can sit freely in my seat and I only 4 hours before my next destination. My moral begins to rise.

At 9 pm occurs. I’m in the Pan American highway on the bridge of the Americas across the Panama Canal! The detail locks up or down or in and out by two different oceans will leave it for the next adventure.

Getting off the bus I expected a smile of joy and relief back is my sister.

You plan to travel to another country other continents? Besides tickets, visas and money (of course), other things you should prepare is physically and mentally. Therefore, the long journey that took more than 10 hours can cause its own problems if you do not prepare them well.

Because of that, so you can enjoy flights and maximizes comfort, there are some things you can do:

Step 1. Reservations as soon as possible. This not only saves money but you can have a place to sit or the most comfortable position in the class you choose. Consideration is the position of a comfortable seat (near the window or near the road) and room for your feet.

Step 2. Sleep is the best activity to spend time in a long flight. But if you find it hard to sleep on the plane, you can take a nap before starting the journey. This can make you a little more comfortable.

Step 3. Eating snacks and brings your food before you leave. This is a precaution because we cannot guess what is presented in the plane. Also for those who have sensitive digestive systems, food preparation is better than you have to experience digestive problems when you were on the plane.

Step 4. Take your books or games that can be done to fill time so you do not get bored during the flights. Like a puzzle book, watch games, magnetic snakes ladder, MP3 player or anything else that could possibly be done on the plane. Or if by chance ‘neighbors’ on the plane you are a nice person, take time to chat with him.

Step 5. Sitting in one place for a long time very uncomfortable and can cause pain in the body. If you have enough safe and allowed, you can stand up and stir around the cabin loosen your muscles.