Here is part 2 of our series of road trips here in Panama on the Chiriqui coast in the province where we live. We are extremely fortunate to have found this place when we first came here twelve years ago. Like many people, my wife and I often took trips abroad to see other lands with […]
We have been taking people around Boquete looking at places to live, invest in land and business opportunities and every-time I go out, I see another place that reminds me of the first trip that I took here in 2006. On my first road trip to Boquete, I knew I had finally found a place that I had […]
Here is a great article from CNN where they reported on a surveyed list of the most expensive cities in the world. Looking beyond the top ten, they looked at the bottom and although Saudia Arabia and Iran were at the bottom, Panama ranked third from the lowest cost. Oh well, maybe I’ll try Iran […]
I hear this all the time. I can buy that house in Florida for $150,000, why would I pay $250,000 to live in Boquete!! Here is a well written article by Dan Presher at IL on the subject. I just received an email from an International Living subscriber asking a question that is becoming more […]
I have always wanted to try this. The ultimate drop zone has go to be Dubai. See the vid above. For part 2 that was filmed this year click here It was nice to see an older guy in Part 2. Maybe I will try this sport after all but here in Panama at Nitro […]
The growth in Latin America is mirrored by the growth of the regions airlines from Copa which is our airline in Panama to LATAM Airlines that became the world’s largest airline last week. Here is a Wall Street Journal article covering the subject. Commentary: Latin American airlines offer good investment opportunities MIAMI (MarketWatch) — I […]
As I hear that this is happening more and more, I thought that it might be worthwhile to warn some of my readers who fly through Houston to get to Panama. It seems that this has now become standard operating procedure at the airport there. This in from a friend who told me of his […]
I have always said that one of the most important considerations to choosing a country to move to is the underlying economy and its fiscal governance. While most countries around the world are seeing their debt downgraded, Panama continues to improve its rating . The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the Republic of […]
This is more testament as to why a few other people think Panama is the place to invest. This is in part due to real estate, hotel development specifically and the duty free zones, which are second to Hong Kong. According to a report by the Comptroller General, the country received $ 2.362 billion in […]
The ranking for the top ten places to visit in 2011 was published by Lonely Planet and Panama is number 4. “Where in the world should you go next year? Our in-house travel experts, including Lonely Planet cofounder Tony Wheeler, have chosen their top 10 countries for next year based on scores for topicality, excitement, […]