Latin America - Travel Deals

Panama City is a place that is on the rise. The capital of Panama is home to eight of the ten tallest skyscrapers in Latin America. Many of them belong to banks which have flocked to the country because it is a popular tax shelter for people around the world. If you are looking to travel and deposit your piggy bank somewhere beyond the reach of the tax man Panama might be the place for you. Not that I am encouraging you to break any laws, of course.

If money is not your motive for traveling, but you do want to go somewhere that is not a traditional tourist destination, Panama City might be just the ticket. Situated on the Pacific entrance of the Canal that has made the country so famous, Panama City is home to about a million people. It has some excellent hotels, restaurants and just enough sites to keep anyone amused for a few days. What’s more, it is close to the rest of Latin America so this is a good place to begin and end an overland adventure.

Now is an opportune time to fly to Panama and the rest of Latin America. Travelocity has some deals that are about as good as it usually gets in terms of money. Just like the tax man, it is fun to keep your money away from the airlines if you can.

Sometimes the most joy in life comes from doing completely random things. Wake up in the morning, close your eyes and pick an outfit out of your closet. Don’t pay any attention to whether or not it matches. Or get in your car and just make right hand turns for an hour and see where you end up. Or pick up a globe, spin it around and decide to make your next trip the destination where your finger points.

Another option is to scan a list of cheap airline prices and to pick the cheapest. That is what I decided to do and I came up with a round-trip flight from Miami, Florida to Roatan, Honduras. I am a fairly knowledgeable person when it comes to geography but I will admit to having been ignorant when it came to Roatan, Honduras. I am no longer as ignorant.

It turns out that Roatan is an island located in the Honduras Bay Islands chain. It is located near a large barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea and it is a popular cruising and diving destination. The main language on the island is Creole because it used to be part of the British Caribbean. It is renowned for its beauty but faces great environmental challenges.

In short, Roatan is an utterly random and interesting place that I now want to visit. Go ahead and give yourself the same challenge. Check out the cheap prices on flights to Latin America and pick your random destination. At least your clothes will match when you visit there.