Create an Untethered Life Overseas
Finding a place to live in Panama’s interior is very different from what you’re probably used to in the US, Canada or Europe. In those places, whether you’re renting or buying, there are agencies you can visit and professionals who can help. While you’ll find some of those options in Panama City, when you get [...]
You can find tipico lunches everywhere — but where on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula do you go for an elegant mid-day dining experience? One choice in Chitre stands out. Every once in a while I like to take time out in the middle of my day for a nice restaurant lunch. Back in Florida I had [...]
Last month I let you know about the speeding ticket my husband got while we were driving from Las Tablas to Chitre. We drove around a sweeping curve and saw the policeman right away — talking with another driver by the side of the road. He never turned around to face us until after he [...]
Kiddie rides. . . hot dogs on a stick. . . ice cream and cotton candy. . . cows and horses. . . farm equipment. . . furniture. . . experimental agricultural techniques. . . this fair in Los Santos, Panama has them all. It reminded me of the county fairs of my youth, with [...]
Recently we experienced a less-than-pleasant aspect of life as Panama expats. We were driving from Las Tablas to Chitre and got a speeding ticket just outside the town of Guarare. It was a motorcycle cop who pulled us over. We could see him as we came around a gentle curve in the road. He was [...]
What’s the cost of living? Can I afford to live in Country X, or Y or Z? Lots of folks want to make sure their dollars, pounds, euros or other currency will be enough to support them comfortably after they move abroad. I totally understand, because that was a huge concern for us as well. [...]
Many plan-to-be expats are concerned about the language, and rightfully so. After all, if you can’t communicate you’ll have a much harder time with everything in your new country. Shopping, eating out, finding a place to live, getting utilities turned on, taking cabs and buses or getting car repairs — all the business of life [...]
Last week marked the first anniversary of my arrival in Panama to start my life as an expat. Just out of curiosity I sent out an eletter asking readers to send in questions about their biggest concern in moving overseas. (If you’re not on my mailing list but would like to be, you can sign [...]
I became a Panama expat one year ago. On March 13, 2012, I landed — along with my mini-mountain of luggage — at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. My first few days here were pretty stressful. I’d flown down by myself to find us a place to live. My husband and the dogs would [...]
Over this past weekend, I looked at two very different pieces of Panama beachfront property. The first belongs to an expat couple we met. They’re not selling it, and I can see why. It’s absolutely beautiful! Directly on the beach near Chitre, it was built as a collection of small buildings all opening up to [...]
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