Category Archives: Panama

Travels back to the USA

We made it to Panama City on the bus on Saturday night, arriving at the Albrook bus terminal. I’m not good at overnight travel and red eye flights, so we stayed overnight at the Costa Inn. Panama City is a … Continue reading

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Travels Back to the USA start with the Bus Trip

Last Saturday (July 27th) we left on our journey back to the USA. One difficult thing about living in David is that it’s hard to get in and out of Panama. There has been talk of direct flights to the … Continue reading

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Our Cost of Living in Panama – July 2013

July is 4 days short since we left for the US on the 27th, but I think this month’s accounting is useful enough to be worth posting. If we were still in Panama we would have only bought a few … Continue reading

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David, Panama – construction everywhere!

There always seem to be projects underway in our area. There are everything from small home improvement projects to major road construction. New commercial buildings and new homes are everywhere and more are planned. There is a sign in my … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece

Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece The instructions are:  Masterpiece. No matter where you are (and where you’ve been), I’m certain you’ve stumbled upon something extraordinary: a place that blows your mind; a work of art or object that speaks to you; or even … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh The instructions are:   Fresh. The definition for fresh has a bit of a fork in it – it’s a state (new, recent, previously unknown) and it’s a taste or sensation (cool, sweet, invigorating, refreshing).  I’m going to let … Continue reading

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New Tags for the Car

The license plate on one of our cars expires at the end of this month, so my objective yesterday was to get a new one. There is nothing like a new experience, a new sort of business transaction to make … Continue reading

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How did we ever have time to work?

Before we moved, people asked us – “When you are retired, what are you going to DO all day??”  Ha! Not a problem. We find plenty to do, and most of it is more fun than working. Wednesday we went … Continue reading

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We have a Panama bank account

Some people say it’s easy to get a back account here. Others say it’s impossible. Our friend Eduardo has a friend at Scotiabank, so he took us in to the Boquete branch where she works. Here in Panama you can expect … Continue reading

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Panama Bugs

You have been warned 😉 There seems to be an endless variety of bugs here. I’ve been taking my camera and macro lens with me when I work in the yard, and the tiny bugs are as fascinating as the … Continue reading

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