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Las Tablas, Panama – What does it REALLY Cost to Live Here?

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What's it cost? That's the question on nearly everyone's mind when they think about retiring overseas. Even if you've got a big budget, you still want to know the sorts of expenses you might run into in a new place. Naturally, your expenses and mine will never line up perfectly. You might be happy in a smaller, less expensive house. Or maybe you like to eat out five nights a week. But after tracking our expenses for eight months here in Las Tablas, I can give you a realistic picture of …

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Where’s the Best Country to Retire Overseas in 2013?

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Where's the best country to retire overseas? I get that question a lot. I wish I had a simple answer, but as long as people are different -- with different hopes, wishes, dreams, likes and dislikes -- there's no one-size-fits-all answer. And sometimes asking "which country" isn't the right question. Because different parts of a country can be very different. I mean, what do New York City and Podunk, Idaho have in common? Not much. Fortunately I can give you a place to start. Here are …

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How Las Tablas, Panama Celebrates New Year’s Eve

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We just celebrated our first New Year's in Las Tablas, Panama, and this town certainly knows how to throw a party! Our evening started at about 10:30 PM. A Panamanian friend had invited us to join his family for dinner at that fashionably late hour. When we arrived, we found the entire neighborhood partying in the street. Neighbors were going back and forth with plates of food -- it's important to share on this date. Several people arrived at our friends' house carrying covered plates from …

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Foreign Legal Residency: Part of of Global Diversification

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Guest post by Lee Harrison On December 17, I started my day at the airport in Panama City. Having arrived early, I was enjoying a cup of coffee and working on my laptop in the American Airlines gate area, waiting for their Dallas-bound flight. I'd had to pass though Panama's U.S.-style security--including shoe removal--which is unusual in a foreign country, but that was behind me. About two hours before flight time, 11 airline employees showed up in the departure lounge. Some fanned out to …

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Where’s the Best Place to Retire Overseas?

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As the year 2012 draws to a close, it's natural to review the previous year and look forward to the next. If you're planning to move abroad in 2013 one of the questions you're probably asking yourself is, "where's the best place in the world to retire overseas? Where will I have the best quality of life as an expat?" Indexes and listings are helpful tools, but they're only a place to start. Eveyone's idea of quality of life varies -- my idea of heaven is the tropics, but the heat and humidity …

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Pedasi, Panama, a Cheerful Beach Town on the Azuero Peninsula [VIDEO]

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Recently we spent part of a day in Pedasi. Located on the east coast of Panama's Azuero Peninsula south of Chitre and Las Tablas, Pedasi is close to excellent surfing beaches. Pedasi's home to more restaurants, B&B's and guest houses than its small size warrants, because it attracts surfers and other tourists from all over. The day clouded over before we made it out to the beach, but here's a little video of the town's park. It contains a spiffy little gazebo, and some interesting …

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