My FIRST TIME to the Place NO ONE Talks About... (but should!)

This backdrop, honestly, what is happening here? I never thought I would be traveling to this country, but here we are, adding a new country stamp to my passport. We are currently in the middle of the jungle. Still a toilet break. No toilet paper. No toilet paper, though. Yeah, the bath bomb day. I feel like a new woman. Turns out, lobster is really cheap here. Are we excited for the food? Yeah! Oh my goodness, yes. And this place is nothing short of stunning views. And look at this view here. Stunning. Wow. This is not Bali. This is Panama. Good morning. It might look like I am back in Asia, but I am not. I'm in actual fact somewhere else. Although this place looks like Bali, I am not there. I mean, you can even see the architecture here. It looks very, very Balinese, but I am in Panama. It is my very first time here, and I'm so, so excited to explore. I don't know what to expect. I have not heard much about Panama, so I thought, okay, let's do it. Let's just see what this country has to offer. I'm kicking off the day with snorkeling today. So I'm going out in the ocean. You know, I love to swim and dive and be one with nature. And today is the day we have the sun out, we have the good vibes, we have good company. I'm going to introduce you to everybody later on. But without further ado, I would say, let's start this day, shall we? Hello. Hi, I'm Nelly. Nice to meet you. I am getting ready. So excited. So now, Christian, we're going to be to the Canal Snyder. It's like 30 minutes from Boca Stone to Snyder Channel, okay? All right, we are currently in the middle of the jungle. It's called the Snyder Canal, and we just had a boat tour with our tour guide, Christian. Hi, how are you? Hi. You are touring us around here, and we saw a lot of birds, a lot of creatures, butterflies. What is this known for? Well, this place here is called the Snyder Canal. Yeah. And it was man-made, it was made in the 19th century for the banana company. And I think, yeah, you told me, like they were transporting bananas, and now nature took over. Exactly. And there are just a bunch of animals just hanging out here. Exactly, exactly. Yeah. Super nice. So this is our boat, looks like a Filipino banca. So very cozy in here. And we stopped for a toilet break. So this is our toilet. We're like, okay, this is awkward, everybody hears us peeing. And then the girls here are like, oh, let's play some music. So nobody can hear that. Anything, it's awkward, right? Yeah, it's a time for jokes, no? Yeah. I think I'll hold it in for now. I feel like a new woman. How was your... It was interesting. I kind of like how clean it is. It's very clean. And then I just go straight into the water, so it's like, not bad. No toilet paper? No toilet paper, though. Yeah. That's the only thing that kind of gotta wiggle a little bit. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Oh, there's a bat. Yeah, there are bats one day. It's literally coming up the hole. That is very, very interesting. Okay, back on the boat. Okay, this is freaking amazing. We arrived at, it's called Starfish Island, I think. And it looks like straight out of paradise. I mean, look. Look at this view. The water is crystal clear. I'm expecting to see some starfish and we'll have some seafood here. And one of the specialties here is actually, ooh, lobster. So guess what I'm eating? I'm going to have lobster every day. I had it yesterday. One of the best lobsters of my life, so yeah. Bring it on. Whoa! So nice. Look at that, how cute. And I've already spotted a drink of my choice to hydrate. Some buko slash coconut. One of my favorite drinks to, ooh, get those water levels up. Hydration. This backdrop, honestly. What is happening here? How cute. Look at this little star. Right? Ooh. Okay. So we have some juices here. And of course we have some alcoholic choices. Let's go with, ooh, coconut for now. There's some music playing in the background. People are chilling. ♪♪♪ Hello. What's in there? Empanada de pollo y de queso. Ooh. Okay. This is a nice office of the day, I would say. I'm taking out the Sony to take some pictures. If you guys are not following me on Instagram yet, please do so. At Nelly's Live. I followed all of you and like turned on my alerts. It's like I'm not in you guys' videos. Yeah. Notifications on so you don't miss any posts. I'm going to post a bunch of content from this destination. And lately I decided to go back to pictures. I don't know. I was like, you know, I thought pictures are dead. And then I found the passion for it again. And here we are taking some pictures for my blog. If you also don't know yet, I have a blog. Lots of useful information on there. I'm also going to put a summary of this trip on there. So that's what this is for. Let's go. Alrighty. It is time for Nelly's travel hacks. You guys know that I travel a lot and I connect my devices to a lot of spots. 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Families are sitting together, snacking, soaking up some sun, some ocean vitamin D. It's a vibe. There's music playing. I could stay here the whole day. Oh my goodness. Yes, I did have a special order for lunch. I said, hey. You know, I'm a foodie. I like everything. So can I just try everything at once? So I ordered a platter with shrimps, fish, and lobster. Wow. Yum, look at that. We have some plantains, some rice. Yum, yum, yum. Are we excited for the food? Yeah. Let's dig in. Ooh, yum. First food reaction was, oh wow. So we do have some really, really nice looking food here. Boring chicken, but still chicken. Mm-hmm. Some little shrimpies here. Are you ready? I am. Okay, let's do it. Cheers. Oh. Mm, yum. It's really good. Mm-hmm. We do have some fish here. Trying the fish. Mm-hmm. Mm, juicy. Yum, yum, yum. And they have some plantains, so. Can I use your bottle, though? Mm, of course. Gotta try those. It's like banana, but not sweet. So it's just like very starchy. So, mm, a banana flavor. All right, we have another food content creator here. The tostones are yummy. The professional set up. Mm-hmm. Gotta use the bottle. Yeah. Christian, how is the spiciness? I love it. Delicious. Yeah? It's spicy, but it's flavorful. Nice. So it's not the curry, but it's like so nice. It's so flavorful. Mm. So this is the hot sauce. Smells very vinegary. Let's give it a try. Ah! That's a lot. Oh, that was. Ew! That is smothered. That is really a lot. It's pretty spicy. Oh, really? Yeah. No harm. You only live once. Oh, wow. Oh, it's spicy. Mm-hmm. It's good for your soul. Good for my soul. So Lily here has figured it out. You actually take the plantain and put some of the fish on there. It's good like that. Then it's not as spicy. Mm. Yeah? Mm-hmm. Christian, where are we going? Bocas del Drago. All right. What can we find there? I think a lot of wind. A what? A lot of wind. A lot of wind? That's why they call it Bocas del Drago. Okay. I'm not a tour guide, but they said that Christopher Columbus, they came and they said that there was a lot of wind. Yeah. So it sounded like loud. Okay. And they thought it was a dragon. So they call it the Mouth of the Dragon. All right. Mouth of the Dragon. Let's go. We have to digest the food anyway. So this little walk is very convenient and it is so beautiful. It's very lush. As you can see, we're literally walking through the jungle. All right. We have a little coconut stand here. How is the coconut stand? Picture perfect. For this tree. All right. We keep stopping because it is. You would stop too, wouldn't you? It's beautiful. Yeah, right? I love it. Oh my gosh. I need to move. We have arrived at Bocas del Drago. And if you want to save some money, you can take the bus and come here. Usually people come by a boat, but yeah, you can just come with a bus. This is the top. It's definitely windier. So hence the name. Very, very nice place. All right. We found a volunteer. I hope you have some, you have your travel insurance. I like don't have good grip. Yeah. No, don't do it. No. In case you're traveling, I will leave a link in the description box down below for travel insurance. I've climbed a few coconut trees and I can tell you it's not as easy as it looks. So the grip is bad and you're losing your balance quite a few times. So not worth it. This is called Cayuco. I've been in this Cayuco a couple of times and it's really difficult to keep the balance. So it's really hard, especially when you have high waves. Good luck with that. I prefer a standard, regular kayak for myself. But yeah, this is the Cayuco. And just like that, we are back at the hotel for sunset. We are going to have some cocktails, a barbecue dinner, and a tour of the property, which is going to be super, super nice because I mean, look at this place. So stunning. And I'm currently in my hammock here. Just chilling. Awesome view right in front. Such a good day. And it was just day one. All right, it is time for our barbecue. So pretty. So our table is right by the beach. I know you can't see it, but you can hear it. Oh. Wow, this is so beautiful. Right? It's gorgeous. With the fire. Yum, yum, yum. How about you, though? What did you start? I started during the coldest, hot, cold, cold, cold. February, doing stuff in New York. And she was just doing like cool places to go in New York. And I was like, oh. Stunning. Wow, good morning. We started the day with a yoga session in the middle of the jungle with a bunch of monkey. Monkey is actually just hanging out around us. Not really doing much. We're just, you know, doing our yoga thing, Vinyasa yoga. And now we got a property tour here of the hotel. And oh my God, look at this view. Stunning. We have the ocean on this side and the jungle on this side. So it's pretty magical. Very good energy here. It's all wellness oriented. Something that I really love and appreciate. And yeah, it's very peaceful. And since I haven't showed you the property properly yet, I thought, let's do it. Let's start with the master villa. Okay, take a guess who is having another spa session. We are going to receive a massage here. The girls are already enjoying it. How is it? Wonderful. I mean, look at this view here. Stunning. Wow, wow, wow. Okay, I guess I'll just find my spot. Wow. What a great start into the day. Although we are in Panama, I do feel like I'm in Bali. The wellness experience has been incredible. The sound bath in the water was something else. I was told it's four times more intense than the usual sound bath experience. So that was phenomenal. I feel newborn. It was stunning. And I just wanted to show you the rest of the property because it's so beautiful. Yeah, this is basically the main area. You can see a statue over there. It's very traditional Balinese. And the architecture that you see, of course, the greenery, the flowers, the vibe. I feel very relaxed here, very good energy. And it's just so nice to wake up to the sound of the jungle because we are literally like, it's right there. And then you have the ocean where we had the sound bath experience and like spa. I got a facial, massage, everything. I am so happy. Apparently it took them seven years to build this resort and they imported all of the elements from the Balinese architecture directly from Bali. And even this huge portal that we have right in front of us, it's incredible. All right, we are back at the La Coralina restaurant and we do have breakfast. This is a Panamanian, did I said it right? Panamanian breakfast? Okay, Gigi over there had it and she said it's a must try. These little things. Yeah, looks so funky. I was like, oh, what is this? Looks like a kid's breakfast but apparently it's very good. And then we also have the omelette with the smoked salmon. Oh no, smoked tuna, smoked tuna. It was so delicious. I had to send a picture to my boyfriend and tell him I just had the best fricking omelette. So good. Here we go, this is the omelette with the tuna. Ah, very good choice. I'm so happy for you. All right, I'm going to try these things here. Looks like a kid's snack, has some tomato sauce on it. I think it's tomato, I don't know. I'll try it. Okay, tastes like corn, corn flour. So very, very, mm. Oh no, look at the sauce. Whoa, yum. You were right. Trust the foodies. Yeah, no, it's really fantastic, look at that. I love a good breakfast and they have great coffee. He's like, ah, can I just move in? And then I got this piece, which is filled with some kind of like meat, I think. Not sure, but we're going to give it a try. Mm, very, like a lot of spices, dense flavor. Nice aroma as well. Yeah, with the sauce, perfect.