Category: Panama

  • The Price of Paradise – Our living expenses in Panama

    Diane

    Well, here we are living the dream in beautiful Panama. But, at what cost? To repeat a little background for context, I retired the end of May and Mike retired the end of July. We have currently decided to live in Panama for a good portion of the year while still maintaining our home in… Read more

  • Our Path to Panama

    Diane

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    As mentioned in earlier posts, one of the big considerations when looking at places outside the U.S. for retirement has been the ease of obtaining residency and any perks one receives as a resident of that country. There are a number of options for Panama, depending on one’s situation. The most common visa options for… Read more

  • Our Panama Relocation Tour

    Diane

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    In the fall of 2021, we booked our Panama Relocation Tour for June 10, 2022. There are at least two relocation tour companies based in Panama. We chose Panama Relocation Tours. The other that I know of is Retire in Panama. We chose the Panama Relocation Tour company because it had great reviews and seemed… Read more

  • First Explorations of Panama

    Diane

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    Many of our friends, when told we are considering Panama as a retirement location, asked “Why Panama?” Good question. We first became aware of Panama as a retirement location almost by accident. When we first began talking about retirement, like many people, we started looking at articles and blogs about possible retirement locations should we… Read more