Tags: Move to Panama

Escaping The Heat In The Mountains Of Panama

October 7, 2024

Situated in the highlands of western Panama, Tierras Altas (literally, “High Lands”) features comparable scenery to neighboring Boquete—misty hillsides dense with greenery, gardens terraced into slopes, and abundant wildflowers. Its cool-weather climate and the outdoor lifestyle it affords are also similar… But Tierras Altas is also very different to Boquete in important ways. First, it’s…

Why We Picked Panama

August 26, 2024

Why were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place, some 26 years ago? And why have we invested more in this country than anywhere else in the world? It’s partly because Panama’s is one the greatest economic success stories in the world. Massive Growth Has Been Due Largely To Foreign Investment When the United States handed…

Battle Of The Bests: Our Top Havens Face Off

July 15, 2024

It might be easy to get on board with the idea of retiring overseas… But it’s not as easy to figure out where in the world you’d like to do it. Most people, faced with this tough question, make comparisons to help narrow things down… One of the most commonly asked questions we get at…

Belize, Panama, Mexico, And Beyond…

January 8, 2024

In just a few days, we’ll be releasing our latest annual Overseas Retirement Index—this hugely anticipated report is the climax of everything we do all year long. Dozens of contributors spend the entire year scouting, experiencing, comparing, and reporting on the best places in the world to retire, and we bring all of that to…

Move To Panama: Live Better And Save More

October 31, 2022

We Chose Panama When We Could Have Based Ourselves Anywhere—Here’s Why “In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii

Is Retiring In Panama Still A Good Choice? If So, Where?

January 31, 2022

From Laid-Back To Luxury, Panama Offers Every Lifestyle A Retiree Could Wish For… All A Bargain I was the first to suggest Panama as a good choice for any North American looking for a place to retire that was sunny and cheap. I made that recommendation for the first time in 1998. Back then, I…

Holidays In Panama: What “Mes De La Patria” Is All About

November 1, 2021

Kicking Off The Holiday Season In Panama Today, Nov. 1, is a holiday here in France, as well as in much of Europe, in many African countries, a few in the Americas, and in Russia… and it kicks off the season of holidays around the world. Halloween: The Start Of The Holidays Actually, Halloween really…

Why Bocas Del Toro Provides Panama’s Best Coastal Caribbean Living

November 30, 2020

The Other Side Of The Isthmus I lived in Panama City, on the country’s southern, Pacific Coast. My experience living in the Hub of the Americas is, therefore, somewhat limited. Sure, I visited the northern, Caribbean Coast… but it may as well have been a world away. I’ve holidayed in Bocas del Toro, arguably the…

What Makes Living In Panama A Wonderful Experience

November 23, 2020

Top 7 Things I Miss About Panama It’s been nearly two full years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that I was more than eager to move on from Panama… I had waited so long to get back to Paris. But knowing that Panama would always be in…