The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the Caribbean Ocean, and it allows ships to avoid sailing another 5,000 miles around the southern tip of South America.1 The canal’s engineering is complex. It’s more involved than digging a long trench at the shortest point, which is the Isthmus of Panama. First, […]
Expedition cruising is recovering region by region from the pandemic shutdown, with a spate of new ships and more travelers seeking authenticity and deeper experiences. Twenty-seven expedition cruise ships are scheduled for delivery from 2021 to 2023 plus four repurposed vessels for 18 operators, moderator Mary Bond, group director, Seatrade Cruise, said in opening Thursday’s […]
I write about this with mixed emotions. While I understand the suffering in Haiti, there is suffering around the world including all the countries in Europe where our forefathers immigrated from. The difference is that our forefathers followed the rules and became legal immigrants and we had a Presidents who used common sense and the […]
This couple moved from Florida without speaking much Spanish. Kris Cunningham never expected to be living in Panama. When her husband, Joel, started talking about retiring to Central America, “I thought he had lost his mind.” She didn’t have a passport and had never been abroad. But after nine years of living in David, a […]
This is a big reason that I chose Panama. From Jackie Lange at Panama Relocation Tours. When you’re considering moving to a different country, you need to research the tax implications closely. Retiring in some countries could double your taxes. Luckily in Panama, you will not pay any taxes unless you sell products or services IN […]
I received this from my friend Lloyd Cripe. “At the moment the worldometer reports 235,904,989 cases of COVID worldwide with 4,818,649 deaths and 212,824,847 recovered cases. The USA has 44,522,832 total cases with 719,945 total deaths and 33,938,147 recovered cases. According to the Johns Hopkins website, in the U.S. weekly cases and deaths have been on the increase mostly […]
This jar is reserved for our euthanasia appointments…because no dog should go to Heaven without tasting chocolate. A veterinary clinic in Alabama is going viral after it shared with its Facebook followers the sweet way in which it bids farewell to furry patients. Jennifer Williams, manager of Smiths Station Animal Hospital, told Fox News that technician Casey Hinkley brought the idea to the […]
This is a great First Person Video drone movie of one of the best kite surfers out there. Big Air Kitesurfing captured by FPV racing drone. I messaged Cola on Instagram inviting him to Tarifa because of his original and high-quality content. Within the next 3 weeks of planning and organizing Cola made the trip […]
Panama will offer a third COVID-19 vaccine dose to moderate and severely immunocompromised people starting this week, Health Minister Luis Sucre said on Tuesday. The decision follows similar moves by other Latin American countries such as Ecuador and Chile, which are already giving a booster vaccine dose to people at risk, for instance those with immunodeficiencies or […]
The Panamanian airline and the National Government have launched a package of measures aimed at encouraging the arrival of tourists to the country, in order to boost one of the economic sectors that has suffered the most from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. While entry requirements to the country are being relaxed, the vaccination […]