We Asked AI How to Cross the Panama-Costa Rican Border. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 😅

We thought we were prepared for our overland crossing from Panama to Costa Rica—we researched the border, consulted ChatGPT and Gemini, printed our paperwork, and had transportation lined up. Naturally, none of that went quite as planned. From a border crossing that had apparently moved two miles down the road, to negotiating a taxi we didn’t realize was taking us on a round trip, an unexpected malaria test, and somehow gaining an hour along the way, our journey from Boquete to Uvita was a perfect reminder that in Central America, sometimes the best travel plan is simply to show up, figure it out, and enjoy the adventure.