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The Education Theme puts you at the head of the Class [Review]

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The StudioPress Education Theme isn't just for colleges and universities! You'll earn top grades for your business or freelance website with Education. Education is a WordPress child theme that works with the Genesis Framework. Like the Eleven40 Theme, Education is wider than normal. It's also mobile responsive, so it looks good on any size screen. It comes with: 6 Preset theme color schemes 6 Layout options Custom background capability Mobile responsive Lots of other great …

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What’s the Weakest Link in YOUR Portable Career?

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The internet makes portable careers possible. Whether your portable career involves writing, building websites, photography or something else, you rely on the internet to keep you connected to clients, coworkers and bosses. You also need the internet to update your website or blog, offer items for sale, and myriad other tasks. So what happens when your internet lets you down? If you don't plan for it, you could find yourself unplugged and unemployed. I was reminded of this vividly just today. …

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Overseas Retirement — How to Choose the Best Country for YOU

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The ideal way to find the best country for your overseas adventure is to visit and fall in love. If you've been fortunate enough to spend time in other countries, you can use that experience to choose your overseas retirement spot -- or at least whittle down your list of choices. But for the rest of us, there's a process in determining which country, and then which city, town or region, is the best spot for us to retire overseas. Here are the major points to consider. Climate Do …

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Finding a Place to Live in Panama: Reader Questions Answered

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Finding a place to live in Panama's interior is very different from what you're probably used to in the US, Canada or Europe. In those places, whether you're renting or buying, there are agencies you can visit and professionals who can help. While you'll find some of those options in Panama City, when you get to the country's interior the real estate market is pretty disorganized. Finding a place to live can be challenging, but it is possible. You just have to be willing to do a lot of …

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A Fancy Lunch on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula

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You can find tipico lunches everywhere -- but where on Panama's Azuero Peninsula do you go for an elegant mid-day dining experience? One choice in Chitre stands out. Every once in a while I like to take time out in the middle of my day for a nice restaurant lunch. Back in Florida I had my favorite spots -- a little French patisserie that makes the best spinach quiche I've ever had, for example. Here in Las Tablas there are plenty of places to eat tipico -- chicken or beef, rice, beans …

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Driving While Gringo in Panama

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Last month I let you know about the speeding ticket my husband got while we were driving from Las Tablas to Chitre. We drove around a sweeping curve and saw the policeman right away -- talking with another driver by the side of the road. He never turned around to face us until after he pulled us over. We believed the cop couldn't possibly have clocked us, no matter what speed we were going, because he had his back to us the entire time he was within our line of sight. Nevertheless, he …

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