Guyana and St kitts airports charge you to get out, and nobody ever has the right change, which in my books is pretty desperate way to keep tourists in, so they don’t do well. Miami airport is efficient, but too big, bit maze like. I also missed a connection there thanks to panama delays so it’s a little tainted in my memories.
Moving to the good ones, Jamaica had awesomely friendly taxi drivers at the airport. Barbados let me go to the business lounge once – which was very exciting. But I think the winner is St Lucia. Despite having a waiting room the size of a large bed, it wins because it’s on the beach. I mean, the xray machine was probably 30 seconds walk from a beach shack selling rum and fishcakes. You could hear the waves.
So now that question has been resolved, and you can sleep at night, here are some photos of the rest of Panama (which is great once you leave the airport).
Panamanian Art Attack!
Panamaniam road (I just like saying 'Panamanian')
Panama Canal - looking kind of spooky
GIGANTIC boat in background on canal. They often have less than an inch either side of the boat at the moment, and have little trains that pull them along. They're thinking of doubling the width.
Impressive skyline - they see themselves as the next Singapore. Along with shipping, someone told me their other major industries are apparently offshore banking and money laundering. It's kind of the gateway from S.America to US, it comes in Panama dirty and goes out clean. The observant of you will see one of my bosses heads floating in the sky.
Industrial canal type stuff video, check out huge containers
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Panama city waterfront/skyline. Unfortunately just out of shot there were pelicans flying about and vultures
It's not all skyscrapers. Other people live more like this.
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