Do you like Mamon Chinos? In Asia they are called Rambutons. Do you like the yellow or the red ones better? Watch & listen to what my family thinks. Do you like Mamon Chinos? (that is, Chinese Mamon). Please comment below.
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 … Read more
The More Touristy The Town The More It Costs. Your Choices Matter Too (e.g., A 25 cent sno-cone vs a 75 cent soda) 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 … Read more
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 Accidents Driving in Panama is a pretty safe and easy thing to do. … Read more
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
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 for her […]
“What Does It Cost To Live In Panama?” Your Cost of Living Will Be Higher if You Live In Either Panama City or An Ex-Pat Friendly Town 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 … Read more
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 engineering. He is married to the journalist Lorena … Read more
Updated July 4, 2017 Read this post for details on how to be healthy in the tropics 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 … Read more
Most Full-time Expats Are 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, … Read more
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 administered by its Ministry of Health. The … Read more
This video shows one of the common ways that mangos are collected in Panama. [leadplayer_vid id=”5221A646E4710″] One person, the more agile one in the team, climbs the tree. He then collects the mangos in a handmade net on a long pole (see the photo below.) Then he hurls these mangos down to his comrades on the […]
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