I Took the Cheapest Flights in a Row and ended up HERE (+ Sterling Pacific Review)

You should have titled this video “I took the cheapest flights in central and South America with the most expensive luggage”.

Talking to yourself isn't a sign of madness. It's a way of guaranteeing intelligent conversation.

I prefer this type of videos than first class or executive reviews

"It's a bit kidnappy". Classic quote there.

Seen this concept of taking the cheapest flight each day tested a few times in Europe by various Youtubers, but I love that you are bold enough to do it in the Americas and willing to hit up such adventurous destinations! Really puts a unique spin on it.

30:58 For the dirty minds, BBC stands for Bogotá Beer Company 😅

Funny thing about Panama hats - they're not from Panama at all! They're actually a traditional hat from Ecuador. Teddy Roosevelt took a trip where he went to Ecuador, got a few of those hats and then wore them all over Central and South America. Because newspapers took a lot of pictures of him in Panama during the construction of the canal wearing these Ecuadorian hats, people starting calling them Panama hats in English speaking countries.

Sometimes booking last minute flights between drug countries is a problem and causes extra attention and inspections at borders — I’m so glad this worked out Noel!

I live in South America. Avianca used to be a full blown airline, but they shifted to a low cost carrier model a few years back. But they communicate as if they were still a regular airline.

Dumb Question: If the airfare is $65 and they charge you $85 for a carry-on, why not just book your suitcase a seat and save $20?

"Take me down to the Panama city, where the grass is green and the planes are sh*tty" - That would go wonderfully on a T-shirt, Noel.

They probably saw that expensive bag and figured they could charge you 85 bucks. 😂😂 Great video!

Ah man, the absolute privilege to be able to do this when your passport is strong enough. Always appreciate it, mate! :)

I was thinking $500-$700 for the suitcase but $1,950 for the cheapest ? Yikes!!

Panama City actually has THREE airports. There's also Albrook Airport (IATA code: PAC). The English name comes from the fact that it used to be a U.S. Air Force base at the time when there was the Canal Zone, a strip of land on both sides of the canal that was U.S. territory, but was handed back to Panama when the canal also was, in the 1980s. Albrook has a short runway and only one airline, Air Panama, which operates turboprop flights, mostly domestic, with a few to Colombia. Despite the suggestive name, Air Panama is a small airline and NOT the flag carrier. That is Copa Airlines, which is disproportionately large for the country's size and population, and sort of a mini-Emirates from the Americas, with an all-737 fleet and a very busy connection hub at Panama City's main airport, Tocumen (PTY), linking the three Americas with an extensive network, allowing one to fly unlikely routes like, say, Córdoba (Argentina) to Guadalajara (Mexico) with just one stop in Panama. This earns some Copa flights the distinction of being among the longest nonstop 737 flights in the world, up to 7 hours long. And I have news for you: you were NOT in Caracas. Venezuela's capital city is inland, on the other side of a tall coastal mountain range (to go to the actual city of Caracas from the airport, you go very high up the mountains before going down on the other side to the valley where the capital is). You were in Maiquetía, a nearby coastal city that's where the international airport is. Also, Venezolana is not the country's flag carrier. That's Conviasa, of which you saw several planes. And if you wondered what an A340 was doing in Porlamar, that's used for charter flights to... Moscow (Vnukovo airport, I think). Due to the sanctions, wealthy Russians were left with few options to enjoy sunny tropical beaches. Another sanctioned country is an obvious choice, so wealthy Russian tourists now flock to Margarita island, where Porlamar is. At least Conviasa is not banned from overflying the EU, so the flight is shorter. Charters on Aeroflot and other Russian airlines have to take a long detour over the Arctic north of Norway before crossing the Atlantic all the way down to Venezuela. And now we're curious to see how you will get home... I hope you post the video of the return trip.

Noel, at 9:14 we can see your spilled coffee in the background as you were boarding 😂 I don’t blame you for not wanting to miss the flight but I mean I’d at least tell a staf

since their bankruptcy in 2020, Avianca has transitioned to ultra low cost model in most of their routes.... only their 2-3 routes to Europe keep being effectively full service

I LOVE Panama - one of my favorite countries to visit! Panama CIty is one thing - it's hot and humid and a fun place to party. But if you want to see amazing rain forest, take a flight on Air Panama to David, then drive up to Boquete. A perfect mid-70's year round, luscious greenery, and there is a mountain you can hike where you can simultaneously look down at the Pacific Ocean to one side of you, and the Gulf of Mexico to the other. Awesome place.

"Its a bit kidnap-ie" 😂