Updated: July 4, 2017 In this post, I describe many aspects of driving in Panama Driving Safety in Panama Getting around Panama City The Rules & Laws for Driving What You Really Need to Know WAZE app Speeding & Speed Limits Police Checkpoints About Car Read More
7 Steps To Buy A Used Car In Panama
This post has 2 sections: Our Experience Buying A Car In Panama 7 Steps You Should Follow To Buy A Used Car in Panama With vital tidbits along the way, like What Is the Best Car to Buy in Panama Where & When Should You Purchase Your Car Our Experience -- Why A New Used Read More
Living In Panama vs The USA – A 13 Year Old’s Perspective
We recently spent an extended visit in Seattle, Washington. Given all sorts of pressing reasons, we ended up staying in Seattle for almost 10 months. I recently asked my just-turned-13-year-old to write her pros and cons of both living in Panama and Seattle. It was a simply an assignment Read More
4 – Puerto Armuelles Real Estate Update – July 2014
Puerto Armuelles is next in line for explosive growth. If you have experienced Panama over the last 8 to 10 years, I’m sure you have noticed how much it has changed. Panama City Panama City has grown from a chaotic jumble of luxury high rises (some that met no sane building code requirements) Read More
1 – Your Monthly Panama Budget – Panama City
"What Does It Cost To Live In Panama?" The short generic answer is, " To live comfortably you need to budget $1,200 - $1,500/mo." However, as we all know, budgets depend on many factors. Before you can create your own realistic budget for living in Panama, you must know the impact of those Read More
Who Is Panama President Varela?
A Few Personal Details Juan Carlos Varela, 50, is from one of Panama's richest families. The family owns and operates the country's biggest liquor producer, Varela Hermanos S.A., which was established in 1908. Varela graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1985 with a BA in industrial Read More
The 4 Lane Highway Is Being Built
Yes, it's true. The road is really being built. About a year ago, in June 2013, Reyn wrote that then-President Martinelli visited Puerto Armuelles to announce that the long awaited 4-lane highway between Puerto Armuelles and the Interamerican Highway was fully funded and "was destined to begin Read More
How To Have A Healthy Lifestyle In Panama
Updated July 4, 2017 It can be difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle when you move to Panama. The ubiquitous fried foods and the ever available sugary processed treats tend to add pounds to the waistline. While there are health food stores and gyms in many locations, they are not Read More
Are Expats Exempt From ObamaCare?
For older US expats the answer is reassuring. With Medicare, even if you live overseas only part-time, you don't need to fret about the fine print of the Affordable Care Act. Medicare qualifies as meeting the "minimum care requirement" so you don't need to sign up for ObamaCare, nor pay any fee Read More
Panama Health Care System
As I have mentioned elsewhere, Panama has 3 health care systems. 2 are government run 1 is private. Although, you will most likely use the private system I am providing information about all 3. 1) Public Hospitals & "Salud" Clinics This is Panama's National Heath Care which is Read More
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