Category Archives: Panama

Pricesmart is Panama’s version of Costco, a membership store that’s especially good for stocking up and bulk items. Panama is currently in an emergency lockdown state because of the Coronavirus threat. Borders are closed to all but citizens and residents … Continue reading →

Panama has been doing a great job in this difficult time, IMO, and I am very glad to be here. Yes, it’s inconvenient and this will be especially hard for businesses. But, we’ve seen the heartbreaking accounts of the situation … Continue reading →

Tocumen airport in Panama City is a very busy international hub with flights from all over the world. Many Panamanians have the means and reasons to travel, and many places in Panama are popular tourist destinations. We figured it was … Continue reading →

On our tour, the plan for the day was to go from Paris to Zurich. It looks good on paper, but we didn’t think about how many hours in a bus it takes to make that trip. We drove and … Continue reading →

For our second day in Paris we explored a bit on our own, and our primary destination was the Louvre Museum. The Louvre is something else entirely! There is no way you can see a fraction of it in one … Continue reading →

We arrived in Paris on Thursday evening and went directly to the hotel. Friday morning, the agenda was a bus tour of the city to give us a general introduction. Our Spanish guide was on the bus but a local, … Continue reading →

We just returned from a European tour. Of course, the first part of such a trip is to get over there. We took a Copa flight in the morning to Tucomen (the Panama City international airport) and caught out flight … Continue reading →

We just returned from  a tour in Europe – Paris, Zurich, and various places in Italy. (yes, Italy – we drive right past the affected coronavirus spots in northern Italy, but that’s another subject) The point of this post – … Continue reading →

With coronavirus all over the news, and misinformation all over everywhere, I thought I’d write a bit about infection control. As a nurse for 30+ years, I’m familiar with the concept. Infection control basics are the same for whatever you … Continue reading →

You all are the best blog readers. I love your comments and participation, and I’ve also had the pleasure of meeting quite a few of you when you come to this area. Some of you all have also taken the … Continue reading →