

MizzouFan
American looking for information about Panama
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Advice on Car Rentals by Rox262
We are planning our first trip to Panama in February 2014. We have purchased our round trip air from Tampa to Panama City from Feb 11 - 23. I have read all horror stories about car rental. We plan on exploring areas from Panama City to David and in ...

We are planning our first trip to Panama in February 2014. We have purchased our round trip air from Tampa to Panama City from Feb 11 - 23. I have read all horror stories about car rental. We plan on exploring areas from Panama City to David and in ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

Thank you for the clear reply I am too concerned about activities, to an extent but then I watched my kids over the last month to see jut what motivated them to be 'active" and to my surprise that fell more on me (us) then I realized. Yes the oldest ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

did you decide it was a place, Panama, you felt comfortable raising two daughters?Yes but with some reservations. One, I was only there for about a week and I think it's difficult to know anything for sure in that short of a period of time. Also, my ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

Thank you sooooo much for sharing your trip. I've read info on Panama for the last 2 years. Nothing, nothing compares to your posts. I just need to know one thing. Are there any beaches in Panama, where the water is crystal clear?Thanks; I'll echo ... Read More


Recommendations On Where to Visit/Live by MizzouFan
Hi all, New member here, thanks in advance for reading this and for any help you can provide :). I am looking for recommendations on where to live in Panama. In order to (hopefully) narrow it down, here are some of my qualifications: 1) Has to be ...

My name is Gene and my wife and I are in similar situation with 3 kids and looking to live in Panama as your post reads from last year. Can you share how it went and helps us? Thanks, GeneWell, I recently returned from a visit to Panama (you can ... Read More


Future Home in Panama by Vie1961
Hi, I just joined this blog (my first ever blog community so not quite sure how it works) I'm planning a trip to Panama in the summer of 2014 in the hopes of discovering enough to make a decision to retire there in hopefully 4 to 5 years. There ...

I'm planning a trip to Panama in the summer of 2014 in the hopes of discovering enough to make a decision to retire there in hopefully 4 to 5 years. There seems to be a lot to discover and am wondering if I really need to book hotels in advance. I ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

We have a small place in town. And no, we don't find it noisy. (That's the first question we're asked.) Everyone moves to Panama for different reasons, and we enjoy being part of the community.Very cool; thanks for the info too. [---] Some ... Read More


Possible Future °µÍø½ûÇø by ANtraveler
I would like to learn more about visiting Panama---what is the best month, what are the most important places to see, where should we stay, etc.

Thanks for the info. I called my credit card company on which I reserved the rental car and they assured me that my international rental car is covered under their policy for liability insurance. I'm taking with me a copy of their benefits package ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

I posted my trip here on °µÍø½ûÇø a while ago (we went in Oct and March). Hope to be in Panama within year and a half!Very cool; I'm going to go track down your trip report. I really liked El Valle; very picturesque and friendly. Thank you for ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

Glad you enjoyed the pics, AlliG. In retrospect, I probably should've taken more of the actual towns but the natural scenery of Panama is so beautiful so that tends to dominate the photos. Anyways, the last stop on our trip was to El Valle. I ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

Hi Kristc99, thanks for the kind words. I actually read quite a bit of your blog when I was preparing for my trip to Panama -- it was quite helpful. I decided to go ahead and upload some of the pictures from my trip. For those that are interested, ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

Thanks for reading, guys. SawMan, yeah, I didn't actually count the number of houses that were built (or being built) but if I recall right for the two developments it'd probably be under 10. That said, the ones that were built looked really nice. ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

We got up bright and early the following morning to check out Pedasi. Instead of walking, we decided to hop in the car and check out a couple of the nearby beaches -- namely, Playa El Toro and Playa La Garita. Both beaches are pretty close to town; ... Read More


Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions by MizzouFan
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ...

To continue... After finishing some rock climbing, we headed out toward Pedasi. Now, from what I had read, it should be about a 5 hr drive from Boquete to Pedasi. However, it took us a bit longer than 6 hrs. The drive in was rather uneventful ... Read More

Recently returned from visiting Panama -- my thoughts & impressions
I recently returned from my first visit to Panama and I thought I would post some thoughts and impressions from that visit. My intentions were to try and determine if Panama was a suitable country to live in with my 2 young children. Hopefully, some ... Read More