Category Archives: Panama

Yesterday we drove to Boquete on a sunny late afternoon, ran into clouds and a bit of rain on the way, and arrived in the Boquete area just as the clouds were clearing. We couldn’t resist stopping at the Mirador … Continue reading →

Sometimes people ask about housing in our area, and a house I know fairly well has become available in our neighborhood. I know it because a couple friends, other expats, lived there before family circumstances called them back to the … Continue reading →

Some time ago, I saw a sign for a Walmart. Some people were not happy, but others said it was only a joke. Unfortunately current evidence makes it look quite real. Does Panama really need a Walmart? I don’t know, … Continue reading →

Sometimes getting things done in Panama can be … ahem … interesting. Do not ever count on anything being fast or easy. Sometimes it is, but now always. Fast and easy was my car that needed new license plates. I … Continue reading →

Life goes on, I keep my camera handy, and after a while I have a collection of miscellaneous things that caught my eye. There is a ball stadium not far from us, and it has been undergoing a big overhaul … Continue reading →

There are pictures of spiders coming. You have been warned 😀 Panama is not the place to be if you don’t like bugs and critters. I have never seen such an interesting variety of bugs as we have here. There … Continue reading →

Our friends invited us to go to a swimming hole, along with their dogs and some other friends and their dogs, so I think altogether we ended up with eight people and probably as many dogs. It was a very … Continue reading →