It’s been over a year since we first posted our listing of Boquete favorites, so here’s an update for folks planning a visit here. Usual caveat: this is…
A couple of weeks ago, we enjoyed another outstanding musical program led by Dr. Isaac Casal, a renowned Panamanian cellist. Last year, Isaac brought Ensemblast, a professional chamber…
It’s hard to believe, but almost three years have passed since we started our little blog – and today we’ve reached a milestone: our 100th post! Latitude Adjustment…
After almost three years of expat living in Panama, we still hear two questions pretty frequently: 1) Is the cost of living really lower there than in the…
A couple of years ago (when I was still foolish enough to get into Facebook political debates) I got into a Facebook political debate. I don’t even remember…
A couple of days ago we came across an excellent article, “Health care for the Panama retirement dream,” on the Newsroom Panama site. It’s a great summary of…
And now for something completely different! The Do Portugal Circus came up to our little mountain town for a week-long engagement, and we saw one of the finale…
You would not believe how many times I’m asked that question, now that I’ve retired and moved to Panama. Here’s what I say: every day’s Saturday and I…
. . . is in our back yard! When we first decided to buy a home here, one of our “must have” items was abundant room on the…
Do you need health insurance in Panama? That’s a question we get asked a lot, and the best answer we can give is that it depends entirely on…