President Ricardo Martinelli announced that the Panama Metro will begin operating on March 5th. It will begin with a few trains during the final testing and then little by little more will be added. It is predicted that it will be using all of the trains in April. The service…
I went home to Louisville, Kentucky during the holidays to see all my family and friends but came back on the 30th to be able to celebrate New Year’s in Panama. On my very last day of being in the states I started to feel a little sick so I…
For the past two and a half years that I have lived in Panama I have not had a car or driven a car, nor do I ever want to here. I’ve learned how to adapt to a lifestyle of walking and taking public transportation, which is not something that…
I’ll be celebrating my third New Year’s in Panama so I would like to offer a little wisdom on how it works here… 1. A lot of people leave Panama City to celebrate New Year’s at the beach with family and friends. If you stay in Panama City you will notice it’s much…
Panama can be as expensive or inexpensive as you want it to be. Here’s my 5 favorite activities to do in Panama that don’t cost a penny: Cinta Costera: This is a recently created oceanfront strip of parks that goes from Paitilla to Casco Viejo and has great views of…
I bought this awesome Diablico Sucio mask at the Panamanian Artisan Fair at Atlapa a few months ago. Diablicos Sucios translates to “Dirty Devils” and are used in a dance during the Corpus Christi festival in Chitré, Panam¡. The dance represents the battle between devils and an angel for the…
The insane American holiday where stores slash their prices has arrived to Panama! Panama will be celebrating it’s second official Black Friday this upcoming November 29th. The new custom started mainstream at Multiplaza last year where the mall opened early and closed late with almost every store having a special going…
Taking a taxi in Panama is probably a little different than what you may be used to. The taxis here are not metered, they can pick up multiple people during one cab ride, and when you finally get a cab to stop for you they will decide if they want…
I have to say this year I had one of my most creative costumes to date. I started my search with going to Piex (one of the few places to get Halloween costumes in Panama), but I could not find anything that caught my eye. Halloween was only a day…
My work recently relocated to an office in El Cangrejo that is near the street that the Veneto Hotel is on. I usually take the Metrobus to get there but I was running a little late one day so I needed to take a Taxi. This is how the conversation…
I recently had a friend visit and decided to take her to the San Blas Islands in Panama. It is about a three hour drive from Panama City so we left aroud 5:30 am and then stayed in San Blas until 4:00 pm. San Blas has some of the most…
The 4th of July marks an important day for me, two years ago today and 20 years old, I packed up all of my things into two suitcases and moved from Kentucky to Panama with my dog Riley. It’s a little ironic to move to another country on the day…
After almost two years, I finally have a bank account in Panama! Normally I would not be all that excited for something as boring as a bank account and I have never seen the need to really have one in Panama. But having a bank account is part of the…
Panama is a great place to live but there are plenty of things that I get really frustrated with. Here is my list of the top negative things about living in Panama and how I deal with them: 1. Online Shopping: I am an eBay addict and in the states…
My friend’s Mike and Suzy were having a conjoined birthday party at their apartment. The party was going good, we played a few rounds of flip cup and devoured an awesome chocolate cake. Around 2 am we were ready to head out and enjoy some Panama City nightlife. There was…
The International Film Festival comes to Panama for the second year after great success from the festival last year. During the week there will be over 60 films from around the world shown at the Teatro Nacional, Cinepolis Multiplaza, and open air projections at Plaza Cincuentenario in Casco Viejo. I…
