Originally Posted by KatW

Yes, including Panama City. Many affordable and inexpensive accommodations. Recommend the Old Town, Casco Viejo. Very safe. Lots of English spoken in urban areas. Tons of nightlife with jazz and Latin music and dancing. Good subway. Cheap taxi fares. Do not recommend driving one’s self in the city, countryside ok, if you know where you are going. Outside the capital, I recommend historical sites (Fuerte San Lorenzo, Porto Bello), gasping number of jungle/eco outings (pipeline road, rainforest park, birding almost anywhere bucolic), Islands (Las Perlas, Taboga, Bocas del Toro coast), beaches (Santa Clara, Rio Mar, Gorgona), El Valle de Anton, Chiriqui Highlands (coffee farms, extinct volcanos, flowers, birds galore, refreshing cool weather, gorgeous countryside) entertainment like here. Etc. Oh, and all the Canal stuff.