The video, below, is a tour of a delightful property. This property is located in the charming beach town of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Please enjoy watching the video. To learn more about this near-the-beach property, click here. This property is located in the Corazon de Jesus neighborhood Read More
Panama’s New Plastic Bag Ban A Success!
In my corner of Panama, the new ban on plastic bags appears to be a success. The ban's 1st day was just 5 days ago, July 20th. On that morning, I purchased a few items at Supermercado Puerto Armuelles. Normally, my items would have been bagged in plastic in a blink of an eye. That morning the Read More
23 Fun Facts About Panama
Did you know all these tidbits about Panama? I didn't know them all. Maybe you don't either. I hope you enjoy them. A pearl found in Panama was part of both the English & Spanish Royal jewels and later owned by Elizabeth Taylor. At the time of its discovery, it was the largest pearl Read More
Easter & Food in Panama
A chocolate bunny is my "special" food for Easter, However, Panama celebrates Semana Santa with a more diverse menu. Dessert is served, but so is fish, cashews, and more. Fish Dishes During Lent, Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Fridays. They are allowed to eat fish. (FYI, Lent is Read More
Easter and Expat Kids in Panama
Celebrating Easter for Expat Kids It can be challenging to celebrate Easter the way you would in the US or Canada. It is hard to find Easter egg dye, plastic eggs, and, hardest of all, chocolate Easter bunnies in your local stores. Chocolate Bunnies I have actually yet to find a chocolate Read More
Trash in Panama – Why So Much Litter & How It Is Changing
Environmental awareness is slowly growing in Panama. Government action to counter litter, especially of plastic, is increasing. Clean up efforts by communities are happening much more frequently, Just a few days ago, there was another beach clean up in our town of Puerto Armuelles. How This Read More
Puerto Armuelles Enjoys Another Beach Cleanup – April 7, 2019
About 50 Porteños joined forces to clean up the beaches in Puerto's downtown area. Check out some photos of the April 7th Puerto Armuelles beach clean up, below. With the recent storms, much more garbage than usual ended up on our beaches. This was especially true in the Puerto Nuevo Read More
2019 Updated Information on Traffic Tickets in Panama
In 2014, I posted about paying traffic tickets in Panama. Since then there have been some changes. I have updated that original post to include those changes, such as: More information is available online. For instance, locations of places to pay your ticket and the status of your past and Read More
The Spirituality of Living Abroad
The other day, I stumbled across an intriguing Foreign Service Journal article. The author expressed an aspect of expat life better than I ever could. Therefore, I present, The Spirituality of Living Abroad, by Douglas E. Morris Life overseas has a reputation for being libidinous, debauched and Read More
“Puerto Armuelles is Reborn”, exclaimed President Varela
February 12, 2019 President Varela was in Puerto Armuelles yesterday. He celebrated the 1st shipment of bananas by Banapiña. 3 thousand boxes of bananas were shipped to the US. Puerto's bananas production is finally in gear again. Background As I've mentioned in previous posts, it has been Read More
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