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99 Days to Panama: An Exploration of Central America by Motorhome, How A Couple and Their Dog Discovered this New World in Their RV | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Halkyard, Harriet Halkyard
Publisher: Brindle Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 441938
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0974908037
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.28
EAN: 9780974908038
ASIN: 0974908037
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Product Description
Running from a swamp fire, being lost in the jungle or working as line handlers through the Panama Canal this ordinary couple had extraordinary experiences. Join these motorhomers as they set out to explore Central America with their dog. Visit with them a candle-lit Mayan church high in the mountains of Guatemala, watch the rescue of passengers from a grounded ferry in Nicaragua, share their impromptu school presentation in El Salvador; and paddle upstream with them in an underground sacrificial cave in Belize. You will meet the special people they befriended and the unique places they camped in their RV. * Discover how easy and safe an extraordinary adventure can be. * Get clear directions to over 100 places where they and others have camped. * Learn about the people you meet when you get off the beaten track. * Find out how to transit the Panama Canal for free on a yacht. * Gain information on how to take your dog and motorhome into all seven countries and safely back to the US.
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 The Freedom Manifesto June 11, 2008
Brian Ward
What a great idea for a book. It's great to know that true life-changing travel is still an option. In the same genre is a book called Single Abroad: Tales of the Boyish Man which covers the cheapest and most social hostels in Europe, the life of a Club Med host in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, the three features that make Mexico City unlike any other city in the world, how I managed not to get thrown out of Chico State University, the impact of the Russian Mafia in Southern Spain, the linguistic impact of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, the last 20 days of the Incan dynasty, how to live in Latin America for $25 a year, how to make the most out of a Euro Rail Pass, mastering a second language and how someone who can't even properly slice a tomato can get a job overseas in a Portuguese restaurant. This guidebook was designed for anyone wanting to explore a Latin approach to working, dating and travel.
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 A detailed account May 3, 2008
Alice D. Lauten
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book does what it says--gives a blow by blow description of a trip in a camper and should prove useful to anyone planning such a trip. For an armchair traveler, the book could be substantially improved by a professional editor. In addition, the authors' lack of Spanish fluency seems to have resulted in a shallowness that prevented a deeper understanding of the people and situations they encountered. The authors ate in their camper which also may have prevented insights gained through the usual conversations over food and drink with locals. They did identify what they found to be the most reliable map.
 Not a Travel Guide January 6, 2008
Lynetta Anne (San Francisco, CA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
There isn't much of anything out there that covers this space, so I give it a grudging 3 stars. It's good to know that a retired couple can make this trip, with dog, happily.
If your looking for "travel writing" that offers a literary adventure and shows the feel and texture of the experience, that's too much to ask of this book.
If your looking for the standard travel guide that provides insights and cultural information, that too is in short supply; the only research that appears to have gone in to this is the author's trip itself.
All of that said, buy it if you want to make this trip! You'll find idiosyncratic info on routes, farmers markets, how to approach finding a free beach to park on, etc. You'll experience their trip, unfiltered, and learn exactly what they learned.
Nicely printed and bound on heavy paper.
Wonderful travel book for the serious traveler October 19, 2007
Angelyn Hayes (off shore)
This book is well written and extremely helpful. Lots of color pictures makes you want to start to pack now, but the best part of all is the wealth of information provided by the text. It is reader friendly, and full of helpful advice.
RVing for the Rest of Us September 14, 2007
Mike (Providence, RI, USA)
This is a great non-fiction book about two people on a budget much like yours and mine who get in their RV and drive from Texas to Panama. Accounts of what happened are given day-by-day, are not idealized or sugar-coated, and yield much practical information on actually making the trip, camping in the RV (much of the time outside organized campgrounds), and dealing with the locals (who were virtually always friendly and helpful). Photos taken by the authors are used to good advantage and are well-captioned. Suggestions for any future books: 1) include some maps in the narrative section instead of just in the rear section on specific campgrounds; 2) include fewer dog anecdotes for the non-dog people in your audience--Brindle may be happier staying home next time, and the authors will certainly have fewer travel hassles. Having said this, I heartily recommend this book to anyone interested in travelling in Mexico/Central America with or without an RV.
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