Fellow Mongers,

Wanted to post up to date report on Panama City:

I stayed one week and stayed at the Continental Hotel/Casino (CH Link) which is not woman guest friendly. 5 star hotel $78.00 night two months in advance on Orbitz. The Veneto Hotel/Casino (CH Link) is more popular for Mongers but rooms are around $158.00 night but is guest friendly. The Continental is one block away from Habana's Cigar Cafe & The Beirut Restaurant & that is where all the downtown action is... Veneto's Casino is 4 blocks further away from the Continental. I would post photos but too complicated to post on this site.

Taxi from airport: $28.00 - includes $3.00 highway toll.
Taxi's in town short distance - $3.00
Taxi's longer distance - $5.00

Saturday night:
Went straight to Habana's Cigar Cafe (CH Link). 20 Columbian woman standing around. Most are cute, a few fat ones. Chose one with tight jeans juicy ass with slim waist. Beers are $5.00 each. She said $150.00 one hour, I said $100.00 ... we agreed on $120.00. Went to my hotel & security politely asked me to go to front desk & they said no guests. Took taxi to local motel $14.00 for 2 hours. She let me take photos (no face photos), CBJ, all positions, great. Took her to the Beirut Restaurant, great seafood & steaks, reasonable price.

Sunday:
Went to Tortuga Island all day. At night went to the Oasis Massage (CH Link). 4 woman there, all cute. $32.00 for room/massage for 30 minutes. $42.00 for room/massage one hour. Your beer $5.00, her drink $8.00. Watch out for Milton the cashier he will try to rip you off & keep the change. The daytime cashier is younger guy & he is honest. Oasis Massage opens at 11am but girls do not show up until 11:15. Nice Moreno Columbian from Cartegena, Columbia & she said $60.00 for her. Sophia ... CBJ, clean tight pussy, big natural tits, great attitude... no rush. Oasis has lunch specials from 11 am to 2:30 pm is $60.00 total for room/massage/woman for 30 minutes only. If you want longer time than normal rates not matter what time of day or night. That is not enough time for me so I paid for full hour.

Monday:
Took taxi to Allbrook Bus station. 2 hour bus ride $4.80 to Santa Clara Beach. Went to Oasis Massage again that night same girl Sophia.

Tuesday:
Told taxi driver to take me to La Mayor bar (downtown) (CH Link), area looked dark & dangerous with police everywhere, taxi driver told me La Mayor is too dangerous for tourists, I took his word & tipped him $5.00 extra for saving me from getting shanked & I asked him to take me to Club Miami (strip club) (CH Link)... place was dead with 5 chunky Columbian girls, just around corner is the famous Golden Palace massage (CH Link). Golden Palace is in a strip mall area with a busy cafe right next door so if you are shy... Very cute Columbians mostly light skinned. Paraded 7 in front of me with numbers. You write down the number of the girl you want on post it note. There were over 15 woman there on the sofa & only 7 paraded in front of me so the woman look at you first & decide if they want you. I picked a 20 year old white very pretty Columbian. Of course I pick the youngest, cutest girl but she had bad attitude. Always pick the girl who smiles but this girl was so cute...daddy's little princess...clean & tight with big firm tits but robotic & only one position! I thought about complaining to management but I'm not that type of guy. $115.00 gets you 3 free beers, but she rushed me to room so I only had chance to drink one beer. I think $100.00 was for the room/woman, $10.00 goes to the taxi driver & $5.00 tip to the guy host. Watch out for the older female cashier, I gave her $120.00 $ she said thank you. I said where's my $5.00 change, she gave me $4.00 back & kept $1.00 tip, I let her keep the tip.

Wednesday:
Took taxi to Panama Canal Train station. The train leaves Panama City once only at 7:15 am & leaves Colon at 5:15 pm. $25.00 each way on the Panama Canal train from Panama City to Colon. Coming back to Panama City you can probably take a bus & save the $25.00 train ride back. Get in the tourist train with the glass ceilings. Free excellent Panamanian coffee. Dropped me off in Colon (dangerous looking city I would not go here at night). Took taxi to the Supermarket Rey's then caught a bus ...2 hour bus ride $4.80 to Portobello. 20 minutes past Portobello is Isla Grande which is great island & beach but did not know that at the time. I walked around Portobello which is a dirty, gritty town with some fort ruins. DO NOT take the water taxi boat rides from the guys at the public dock... those guys will rip you off. One guy told me $10.00 for boat ride to local island & tour of forts... & boat operator only took me to the island then took me back to dock & asked for $30.00 more for the tour. Another money changer guy told me to give him $20.00 for the tour & he will talk the Captain into it, then he started walking away with my money, I said no... I grabbed his arm & said give me my money back & he did. One of the guys kept following me & demanding I pay him $10.00. I laughed & said why should I pay you anything? I eventually gave the boat captain $10.00 because he did not bother me and at least the boat ride was worth $10.00.

Thursday:
Took taxi to Allbrook bus station. Took bus $4.80 to Coronado beach. Great organic restaurant called Pantay on road leading to beach. Had Spiny whole lobster & two sides for $25.00. Went to Amador Causeway in Panama city. Rented a bicycle for $9.00 hour then a segway for $30.00 hour. Went back to Oasis Massage & cute spinner from Cali, Columbia with fake breasts but perfect ass & legs. $42.00 to house & $60.00 to her. After first shot I paid her another $40.00 for round two but no money shot.

Friday:
Took taxi to airport. If you leave in morning during weekday there is a lot of traffic. Make sure you leave hotel 2.5 hours before your flight. Taxi is $20.00 to airport & this includes toll. The traffic is so bad coming back into Panama City it takes taxi driver 2 hours so they just take fares around the airport for 2 hours until traffic clears at about 10 am, that is why taxi's charge so much to go to the airport. My driver really sped to airport so I gave him $25.00, he wanted to give me $5.00 change back but I told him it was a tip... nice to leave country with an honest taxi driver experience.

Tips:
1. Most of nicer hotels will not allow female guests.
2. Taxi's anywhere is pretty much $5.00.
3. Quicky motels are around $14.00 for two hours.
4. I saw some streetwalkers but could not tell if they were guys, they looked rough around edges, not worth it.
5. Hotel taxi's are safer & new but they charge twice as much as street taxi's but if safety is your main concern & they will not try to hustle you
6. Cafe Azul & Manolos food is average. For same price The Beirut is the best & lively. Always check your receipt. They tried to hand me the receipt for the table of 4 that was next to me.
7. You will save a ton of money by taking the bus at the bus station. To get to the buses you have to have a bus pass that allows you through the turnstiles. Just ask anyone to use their pass to get you through, they will not accept any money, it is an insult so I just thanked them.

There are Chica's EVERYWHERE. Panama blows Costa Rica away but Costa Ricans are friendlier & less of a hustle. Better learn some basic spanish too because most people do not speak English except at the hotels. Happy Mongering!

Revised

El T:

Hate to burst your bubble but taxis are generally 1-2 for locals. When I travel to the 3rd world (and Panama is pretty 1st world in places, but not where mongers go) I just relax and allow the small time graft, the locals make a fraction of what I do and I just sort of go along.

I've not had anything but mechanical sessions in Oasis. I actually like the dive, Relax Oriental because you get Panamanian girls and they give our their phone numbers freely for OTC action.

Follow up and post the photos, its not that hard, you just have to look it up.

Thanks for the report ! Too bad Continental is not chica friendly, Veneto seems to be getting more expensive.

I stayed at the Continental in Panama 12 years ago and it was very guest friendly. I guess times have changed there?