Allison
@AlliG
American looking for information about Panama
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Lives in Stafford
Registration: 07 May 2012
Our recent trip,What to bring, what can't we buy there, by Hugo&Cyd
My wife and I just finished our second Panama trip in December? (Over the last 6 years we and our relatives have visited most of Central America, looking for retirement countries) this trip we were looking for cities, and checking out shopping. We ...
So great to read about your trip! I can't wait for this to come to fruition for all of us someday! We have yet to get to David or Boquete. We plan on renting a place there after staying for some time in El Valle or the beach area. We want to ... Read More
隆Hola Everyone by Hugo&Cyd
Well, guess since I signed in as a new member, I should be friendly and say HI! Cynthia & I are moving (Retiring) to Panama from Colorado in 2015, we will be making our 2nd fact finding trip this December. (First was in Feb 2011). I noticed by ...
Got the message loud and clear, Hugo :) Will keep you posted! Ray gets his fingerprints done this Monday (he is off work and it is the only day the courthouse does them), and I will go in September. Another step working towards goal of Resid Visa! 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 ...
Bocas del Toro in Panama has the Caribbean clear, blue water you are asking about. The other side (Coronado, Gorgona, etc beaches) is the Pacific Ocean. Some areas had white sand (Santa Clara beach) with Pacific Ocean water, waves and some areas ... Read More
隆Hola Everyone by Hugo&Cyd
Well, guess since I signed in as a new member, I should be friendly and say HI! Cynthia & I are moving (Retiring) to Panama from Colorado in 2015, we will be making our 2nd fact finding trip this December. (First was in Feb 2011). I noticed by ...
Definitely see you in 2015 there! Ray (dear husband) wants to move our date up by six months (read this as mid-2014). House goes up for sale March of next year, so if it sells by the summer, I guess we will have to head somewhere. Glad to see you ... Read More
Introduction by Mrstwayner
Hi, y'all. A bit of Texas humor. My husband and I are getting ready to retire and want to do it in Panama. He was stationed there in the 60's and we have visited several times. We have family living in Panama but not sure where we want to ...
Sherry--Clyde and Terry are the best! They were virtual friends of mine prior to our visits to Panama, and now they are really great real friends! Listen to them and also all the others on these sites--they live there and know what they are ... Read More
Possible Future Expat 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.
We stayed at Casa di Pietra. Read up on TripAdvisor about it. Luis (owner) is the best! Like a treehouse to me (no AC and no screens in windows, but if I survived, I think many people will!). Have a great trip! Read More
metro in panama
Not ready in January 2014. I think they are aiming for May, 2014 for the first of three phases. Take taxis around Panama City definitely or use bus system until Metro up and ready. 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 ...
My husband and I have hopes to rent first in El Valle and then eventually travel to Boquete to check the highlands there out. We love El Valle (we have been in dry and rainy season) and the charming town. We saw a lot of bike riders and walkers, ... 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 posting the pictures! Love seeing pictures of Panama over and over again and from the perspective of others. We go back in January and cannot wait! Read More
Possible Future Expat 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.
My husband and I thought at one time we would go to the International Living conference. This is the first thing we were going to do when we started researching retiring to Panama. But then we paid a little over $100 for the downloaded version and ... Read More
Do I need a Visas B4 going to Panama ? by sirrobcentral
...and if so where do I get one. I'm just visiting for now but I qualify for the retirement Visa in case I decide to stay. I just want to get there first. I want to leave as early as next week but can wait if I must.
We were told by one attorney to start the process now before change in government JUST IN CASE the rules and laws change like they do so often :) And once we realized that we don't have to be in Panama when applying for VISA, we thought why not do ... Read More
panama trip by jacdun
My husband and I are considering panama as a retirement home. We are coming for two weeks in early august and plan to travel and explore during that time. Meeting expats is high on our wish list. Is there a way to meet with some of you over ...
You also may want to read up on blogs to meet some expats and search Expat Exchange forum. Many will make arrangements to meet with future expats to discuss the good, bad and ugly. Hope this helps. I have found many virtual friends through blogs ... Read More
Do I need a Visas B4 going to Panama ? by sirrobcentral
...and if so where do I get one. I'm just visiting for now but I qualify for the retirement Visa in case I decide to stay. I just want to get there first. I want to leave as early as next week but can wait if I must.
We have made two trips to Panama to scout out areas to retire to. In January, with an attorney, we are making another trip to run from office to office starting the VISA process (Pensionado). Hope to obtain the temporary one in the five business ... Read More
Panama Take 2 Trip
We returned home this week from Panama to SNOW! Just sleet and light snow, but it is way too cold after spending a week in El Valle, driving to Pedasi and being on the beach in El Palmar with ninety degree temps and sun! El Valle had beautiful ... Read More
Trip #2 Panama
Thanks for info! I have list of restaurants and that one is on it. Unsure how long we are there for, so it's a risk if I can get into restaurant without reservations! I will definitely post if I make it! Read More
Trip #2 Panama
Ray and I are heading back to Panama this week for our second trip. (Going to check out dry season now but hear the winds are atrocious at times). This time we have an appointment scheduled with a lawyer to review VISA options for our ... Read More
Visa run every three months
Correct me if I am wrong, but what I have been reading for the past year is that you have to leave Panama every 180 days (without VISA). And many people post on forums to follow 180 day rule (not six months since days of the month fluctuate). ... Read More
Just returned from Panama by bpcahoon
My husband and I just returned from a week in Panama. We stayed at the Country Inn on the canal for 2 nights (wonderful!), went to David for the weekend and then back to the Country Inn for the remainder of the stay. We concluded on our first night ...
This is definitely why everyone needs to visit first. We are going on our second trip to Panama (leave in three weeks) and will visit farther west but not quite to Boquete yet. We hope to see Boquete on a third trip lol BUT then again, we may ... Read More
Panama by cccoger
I am getting so confused while doing research about retiring in Panama. I read that it is a wonderful place to retire and then I read about negative things such as homes being broken into etc. My husband and I have been researching places to retire ...
Thanks CCCoger. I meant to send my message to Sunnymikkel since the post was that they are moving in August and picked a small village. Sorry about confusion. So shout out to Sunnymikkel now, where are you going to reside? Read More
Panama by cccoger
I am getting so confused while doing research about retiring in Panama. I read that it is a wonderful place to retire and then I read about negative things such as homes being broken into etc. My husband and I have been researching places to retire ...
Out of curiousity, what is the name of the little town you have decided to settle into once in Panama? We are visiting for the second time this March and traveling a bit farther west to Pedasi and Las Tablas. Our last trip was to see El Valle and ... Read More
Why we really left Boquete... by AuntieFlo
It's my turn to write about what happened. It is helping me to deal with the anger and the loss. We had such high hopes when we came to Panama. We wanted to live simpler, lower-cost lives. We also hoped to build something here, something that would ...
Auntie Flo! Sheesh. I was out of the loop. I knew that "applecore" was leaving Panama, but I didn't know the two of you were connected. I wish you all the best in your new adventures. You were of wonderful help to me when I was getting ready ... Read More
Panama trip
My husband and I finally made it to Panama! We were in Coronado for five nights and then stayed outside of PC for one night. We were there to see where we would like to retire to in two years, and we realized that we really do like El Valle as much ... Read More
where to find rental by beach offering swimming by 2FollowHim
We have never been to Panama, so far, so expensive to get there. We want to take about 6 weeks/2 months there near a swimming beach where swimming is safe. We would like to rent a place where we could walk to the beach. We also would want to be ...
We used TripAdvisor to rent a condo for our stay this fall (in Coronado). Others have used VacationByOwner. Good luck with your search! Read More
Another new member here
Hi all! Still researching Panama, and we have our trip in two months! We are considering El Valle (not quite as far as Altos del Maria) and Gorgona area. Maybe even Penonome area? We will need to see what rentals are available and while running ... Read More
Best Website for Panama Real Estate? by RogueResider
Can anyone tell me what websites they used to search for properties in Panama City? I'm having a difficult time getting an accurate picture of prices because I have to keep going to individual brokers.... Thanks! Brian
We have used Encuentra (have to have it translated to English). Also, I don't know if you know that different realtors have different listings (unlike here in the States where they have access to all of the houses for sale). Some listings will ... Read More
From the horse鈥檚 mouth Expats living in Panama by SandyDreams
Hi,We are planning an exploratory trip to Panama in the fall with the intention of retiring there next year.聽 There is just too much info on the net and a lot of it appears either sugar-coated or contradictory.聽 I am looking for real ...
Oh My Goodness--Have a wonderful trip! The IL Conference did restate that if you are on Pacific side and it is rainy season you should see sun daily but get rain for hour or two (might be hard rain but not all day). This sounds tropical and good ... Read More
From the horse鈥檚 mouth Expats living in Panama by SandyDreams
Hi,We are planning an exploratory trip to Panama in the fall with the intention of retiring there next year.聽 There is just too much info on the net and a lot of it appears either sugar-coated or contradictory.聽 I am looking for real ...
Hi Madmomma! Our time frame is about 2-3 yrs to retire to Panama. We are "watching" the International Living Conference that was held in April (we ordered the seminar and downloaded in onto computer so we hear all the presenters and see the power ... Read More
October trip to Panama by AlliG
At the end of October, we have made our plans to visit Panama for the first time (we are looking to retire there and want to see the country and get an idea of where we would like to rent first). So far we have made plans to stay in Coronado at the ...
Thanks Flavio! We were actually looking to travel next spring but we wanted to get to Panama faster to see if this is really something we want to do or not. And life got in the way of us going in September. But as Carez posted to Sandydreams, I ... Read More
October trip to Panama
At the end of October, we have made our plans to visit Panama for the first time (we are looking to retire there and want to see the country and get an idea of where we would like to rent first). So far we have made plans to stay in Coronado at the ... Read More
From the horse鈥檚 mouth Expats living in Panama by SandyDreams
Hi,We are planning an exploratory trip to Panama in the fall with the intention of retiring there next year.聽 There is just too much info on the net and a lot of it appears either sugar-coated or contradictory.聽 I am looking for real ...
As Sandy knows this already, I wanted to pipe in that my husband and I traveling to Panama in October (end of month). We are in contact with a woman that owns a two bedroom condo in the Solarium complex in Coronado where we want to stay for five ... Read More
Another new member here
Hi to all! My husband and I are looking to retire to Panama in the coming years. We are planning our first trip this fall with another one (or two?) down the road. I am taking all of the good, as well as the bad and the ugly from this forum to ... Read More
From the horse鈥檚 mouth Expats living in Panama by SandyDreams
Hi,We are planning an exploratory trip to Panama in the fall with the intention of retiring there next year.聽 There is just too much info on the net and a lot of it appears either sugar-coated or contradictory.聽 I am looking for real ...
I have read that GPS is difficult because there aren't street names (basically it's "go to the square building and turn up there by the angel statue on the corner")--it will be challenging but I plan to upload mine with maps to try it. (We used ... Read More
From the horse鈥檚 mouth Expats living in Panama by SandyDreams
Hi,We are planning an exploratory trip to Panama in the fall with the intention of retiring there next year.聽 There is just too much info on the net and a lot of it appears either sugar-coated or contradictory.聽 I am looking for real ...
And another great blog for me has been xpatescape.com (Stephanie is the writer)--also from Texas and relocated to Panama. She and her husband own a Mexican restaurant there (Pacos) and has been so sweet to respond to my questions as well :) Read More
From the horse鈥檚 mouth Expats living in Panama by SandyDreams
Hi,We are planning an exploratory trip to Panama in the fall with the intention of retiring there next year.聽 There is just too much info on the net and a lot of it appears either sugar-coated or contradictory.聽 I am looking for real ...
I doubt my previous reply was sent (error on my part I am sure), but my husband and I are planning a trip in September with the intentions of early retirement in few short years to Panama. Have you discovered the blog "Along the Gringo Trail" by ... Read More