This was NOT a Good Way to Wake Up! Recently I was hurled into wakefulness when a chainsaw revved up next to my ear. Now, to be fair, it wasn’t exactly next to my ear. It was on the adjoining property, which, in this country of no zoning and no …
Sea, Sun, and Local Color – I Found A Great Way to Start 2023
Saludos de Panama! I’m writing this newsletter looking out over the view above, listening to the waves. It’s a gorgeous day here in the Republic of Panama, with a fresh breeze keeping the heat at bay. Back home, temperatures are in the 60s …
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Episode 30: Want to Know My Solution to the Polar Vortex?
Back to Panama! Five years ago, I wrote an article titled How I Survived the Polar Vortex. That was when I lived in Panama full time, but escaping the recent frigid temperatures in the US is a pretty nice thing to do right now! This episode was …
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Episode 16: From Texas to Panama and a Surprising New Business
An Interview with Jackie Lange Jackie Lange has lived in four countries, visited 26, and moved 22 times. She knows a lot about relocating -- even relocating overseas. Her most recent move was from Texas to Boquete, Panama, …
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How I Survived the 2019 Polar Vortex
While friends and family were in the grip of record-breaking winter cold during the 2019 polar votex, I was basking in the sun and sea breezes on Panama's Azuero peninsula. (That's a picture of the beach - crowded because it was a Sunday! - where I …
5 Unexpected Benefits when You Join a Panama Relocation Tours Adventure
Despite previously living in Las Tablas, Panama for several years, I recently found myself on a Panama Relocation Tour. In late January, I flew to Panama because I decided I didn't want to deal with winter this year. I survived my arrival …
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