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 ...
Some travel tips: - Have a good map with you. If you have a Garmin GPS, there is a way to load some maps of Panama (they're open-source and free) on your GPS - http://www.cenrut.org/adw/over.htm . I did that and it worked pretty well until our GPS ... 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 live in the Midwest (US), (Kansas City area) currently. In re-reading my previous post, I think maybe I overstated my concern for activities and schooling. Yes, it is a fairly big deal but it's not a deal-breaker for us and, frankly, it's ... 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 ...
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 comfort level would be pretty dependent on where and how I chose to live. 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 ...
Thanks; I'll echo what Alli said in that Bocos has clear water (from what I've heard and read). I wanted to get up there but, unfortunately, we didn't have enough time and it wasn't at the top of my list of livable places in Panama to visit. The ... 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 ...
Well, I recently returned from a visit to Panama (you can read my entire trip report here) but we haven't made any firm decisions yet. I did enjoy El Valle as well as Pedasi and Boquete. If you haven't visited yet I would highly recommend you do ... 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 no expert but I doubt you'll have trouble finding a room during the summer season. I was able to find places to stay (hostels, b&b's, hotels) in various parts of the country without ever making a reservation a head of time. But other than ... 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 ...
Very cool; thanks for the info too. [---] Some final, somewhat random thoughts about Panama: + I'm not one to usually gush about plant life but Panama is frickin' beautiful. I was really impressed by the natural scenery and beauty of the country. ... 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.
I tried the same thing, only with supplemental insurance via one of the travel websites (expedia, I think). Even though I had a print out showing coverage, they would not rent me a car unless I agreed to pay for the "required" insurance (I think it ... 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 ...
Very cool; I'm going to go track down your trip report. I really liked El Valle; very picturesque and friendly. Thank you for posting your observations without bias. It was wonderful reading your travel commentary and you covered so much in such ... 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
Visiting Panama Soon -- Boquete & Pedasi by MizzouFan
Hi All, Awhile back I posted some questions regarding the "best" place to visit and live in Panama - [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=198607]Previous Thread[/url] Well, just as a follow-up, a friend and I will be visiting Panama ...
Just to follow-up on my own thread.... My friend and I arrived in Panama on 6/30, at around 3pm. After getting our luggage and a rental, car we headed for Boquete. It's quite a long car ride from Tocumen (the int'l airport) to Boquete so we split ... Read More
Visiting Panama Soon -- Boquete & Pedasi
Hi All, Awhile back I posted some questions regarding the "best" place to visit and live in Panama - Previous Thread Well, just as a follow-up, a friend and I will be visiting Panama within the next month. While we'll only be there for about a ... Read More
Considering moving to Panama with 2 small children by jessgou
Hello, my name is Jess. My husband is currently medically retiring from the US army and we are very strongly considering moving to Panama in about 6-9 months. We have two small children (would be around 1.5 & 3 at that time). We are also looking ...
Hi Jess, Welcome to the forum. I can't really help on a lot of your questions as, well, I have never been to Panama (at least not yet) but I did start a somewhat similar thread a little while. I, too, have a couple young children and would like to ... 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 ...
@CMichael - Thanks for the thoughtful (and detailed) reply; it's definitely appreciated. Pedasi (and Las Tablas) sound very intriguing. I like the idea of living in a fairly close-knit beach town. The drive from Panama City doesn't sound too great ... Read More
Recommendations On Where to Visit/Live
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 ... Read More