Panama offers expats amazing buying power. Housing is inexpensive compared with many places in the US and Canada. Food costs are cheaper, especially if you shop at vegetable stands, fish and meat markets, or buy from local farmers. Labor costs are similar to those paid 30 years, or more, ago in Read More
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Beer In Panama – Part 2 – Micro-Brews & BeerFest
October 26, 2014 Panama City is becoming increasingly upscale and sophisticated. It not only has the new museum designed by world renown architect Frank Gehry, but micro-brews. There are at least 4 micro-breweries that I have heard about: Casa Bruja Brewing Co. Istmo Brew Read More
Beer In Panama – Part 1 – Taste, Cost & More
October 25, 2014 Will you like the beer in Panama? You can get a sense of whether or not you will by reading this post. - The beers of Panama - How they taste - How much they cost - A bit of Panama beer history In Part 2, you can learn about the Panama's micro-brews. Panama Beer in a Read More
President Varela Flew Into Town With Good News For Puerto Armuelles
October 10, 2014 On Tuesday Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela flew his presidential helicopter to Puerto Armuelles. The President was here to announce: Return of Chiquita To Puerto Armuelles Update on Creation a Multi-use Port Chiquita Banana (Chiquita Brands) The Read More
How To Pay A Traffic Ticket in Panama
UPDATE - 3/25/19 - Includes new location in David, online info options, and more. Did you get a traffic ticket in Panama? No worries. It isn't hard to pay a ticket. But it can be inconvenient since it must be paid in person. However, you can have someone pay it for you. We have done that Read More
2 – Your Monthly Panama Budget – Popular Expat Towns
Location. Your balboa won't stretch as far in some places as in others. That is why the "Your Monthly Panama Budget" series, focus on location. In Part 1, we looked at the living costs in Panama City. In this post, Part 2, you will find out about the cost of living in popular expat towns. In Read More
Driving In Panama
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
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
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