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
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
July 2013 Reyn and I talked with Lief Simon of Live and Invest Overseas to get his perspective on how much it costs to live in Panama. Listen in below. Video Transcript Us: Hello, this is Betsy and Reyn, with Living in Panama, and today we are talking with Leif Simon about the cost of living … Read more
July 9, 2013 Last year my ankle was terribly swollen and in major pain. It had been that way for a week. It was not a sprain since it had started suddenly while I was sitting. Immediate Attention Needed I was leaving for the States in a few day, so I needed to attend to … Read more
Updated: Nov. 14, 2017 “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated“, Mark Twain is quoted as saying. To continue to get his royalty checks, Mark Twain had to prove to his publishers that he was still very much alive. Similarly, to continue to get your SSA checks, you have to prove to Social Security that you are still alive. … Read more
November 27 2012 Do you Have A Panama Pensionado Visa? Good news. You can now easily get a cedula. Life is much easier in Panama with a cedula. The editor of The Panama Guide, Don Winter, writes this about this new development. “Cool. Now everyone out there who already has a pensionado visa can also … Read more
Updated: October 2017 The Friendly Nations visa is Panama’s best residency program. The goal of this visa to make it easier for foreigners to live and work in Panama. Once you get a friendly nations visa, you are then eligible to apply for a work permit. In fact they make it easy to do so. It … Read more
Hello all, We just wrote, “What to Do in Puerto Armuelles Panama”. Actually, reviewing it I realized we didn’t list everything. Mostly we covered sport or outdoor-oriented things to do in or near Puerto Armeulles. The List of Activities We Cover: Horseback Riding Surfing Baseball Fishing Mountain Biking Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Spear Fishing Sailing, … Read more
November 14, 2011 Our Las Palmas Puerto Armuelles neighborhood watch group in is revitalizing itself. (FYI Puerto Armuelles is in Panama. It is the only true beach town in Panama. Puerto Armuelles is located on the Pacific Ocean in Chiriqui, near Costa Rica) I am looking forward to it. Our Las Palmas neighborhood is a … Read more
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