A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica by TravelPod blogger Allieadventures titled "Panama here I come!" Allieadventures’s travel blog entry: "My Austrian friend from Tortuguero made it down here and we´ve been hanging out along with another guy I met from Germany. This here are really slow moving which is great but there not a whole lot to do down here. The hostel we are staying at has a big room full of hammocks you can rent instead of a bed. My friend from Austria stayed in there last night. HE said he actually got a little cold. Me on the other hand, I was hot in my dorm bedroom. I am sharing a room with the guy from Germany and 2 other girls. Its decent. The atmosphere of the hostel is the coolest part about being here. Bon fires on the beach at night, mosaic tile everywhere, its just a lot of fun. So, tomorrow we are leaving and going to Boca del Toro in Panama. I´ve heard to the boarder crossings should be easy but can also be a pain. A lot of backpackers tend to do it so I´m not to worried. In Panama this place is supposedly very cheap. A girl I met in San Jose said she got her open water diving certification here for $175. I paid over $300. 2 tank dives here are around $50 instead of the $110 I paid down in Bermuda. I hear this place is beautiful and cheap. I might consider getting my advanced open water dive certificate while I´m down here. As for now I am just relaxing today. It rained this morning so I ...