I can’t tell you how excited I am to have been able to share my insights with the Gold Coast community through it’s favorite publication last month! Playa Community featured my story- Important Events of 2013 That Will Shape The New Year in Panama, on it’s cover for it’s Dec 2013 issue. Ending the year with […]
Are investment “rules of thumb” different in Panama? What special considerations does the Panama real estate market necessitate? I used to think that “what’s good for the gander is good for the goose.” In other words, when I moved to Panama in the early 2000’s from Australia (and after a few years many years of traveling […]
Retirees (and soon-to-be’s) have long made up a significant portion of my clientele. Panama’s ranking as a top retirement haven has dawned a new era of international attention, and baby boomers were amongst the first to pack up and make way for the tropics. Lately, I’ve noticed a new trend emerging on the Panama real estate […]
Have you ever wondered exactly what type of person decides to live abroad? Maybe you already have some assumptions. It must take a young person, you think, wild and adventurous. Or maybe you assume we’re all rich. Trust-fund babies, you figure. 401k-ers. Wrong. The types of expats you’ll find in Panama vary widely. Yes, you’ll find […]
We go to some pretty far-out extremes to be happy. Some of us pour our money into expensive cars or clothes. Others dutifully deposit funds into the “vacay” jar, longing for the next opportunity to escape. Some of us, though, decide to create lives that we don’t need to escape from. Because to escape would mean […]
The holidays are upon us, and for most of us that means it’s time to do some shopping. As an obliging mother of 2, I’ve spent many Christmas’ in Panama scouring the country, credit card and crayon-sprawled wish list in hand, looking for the best places to play Santa Claus. Luckily, Panama offers the best shopping […]
In Panama, it seems to me that some holiday traditions are charmingly novel to the expat, while others are more universal. For example, you will almost certainly find yourself humming along to a Spanish version of Little Drummer Boy in the aisles of the supermarket (though being able to sing it is another story.) And yet, […]
It may strike you as odd that I felt it necessary to specify “modern day cost” in the title of this article. Truthfully, most of the “cost of living” articles I see these days are painfully outdated. It drives me up the wall! “Live in Panama for $1000 a month.” What a bunch of crock! Okay, they’re […]
Driving in Panama can be stressful, especially for those of us hailing from places like the Unites States and Canada. Being an Australian myself, I definitely experienced somewhat of a cultural shock upon first hitting the roads. I soon came to realize, however, that the cultural differences between driving in Panama and driving elsewhere are not […]
When it comes to living, investing, and retiring abroad, no topic is more important than safety. You could have the most luxurious beachfront property in the world- if it’s not secure, no one will want to live in it. This month, I’ve decided to explore the issue of safety in modern day Panama and how it […]
As a foreigner living abroad, it’s virtually impossible to escape to the potential of being targeted, or at least standing out. As a light-skinned, light-haired Australian woman who refuses to ditch her heels regardless of being taller than most, I’m no stranger to the phenomenon. While being the “Black Sheep” doesn’t have to a be a […]
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