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Get Blog Posts As EmailsCopa Airlines, a Continental-partnered airline, has announced that at the end of 2010 or beginning of 2011, they will begin offering David as one of their destinations. This is HUGE. It means that travelers can get to within five minutes of the Isla Palenque ferry with only one stop at Panama City’s Tocumen airport. Before [...]
Copa Airlines to Offer David Flight
June 3rd, 2010 by Jerrod
Changing of the Seasons
May 26th, 2010 by JerrodSpring, Summer, Winter, and Fall. For me, growing up in Colorado, the four seasons have meaning and are distinct. But in Panama, “Summer” feels pretty much like “Winter.” Even though Panamanians always complain in “Summer” how hot it is, there really isn’t much of a difference in temperature. We’re now back in “Winter:” the kids [...]
Green Walls – The Garden Goes Vertical
May 19th, 2010 by JerrodGreen Walls have been getting a lot of press lately, as in this great article by the NYtimes. They have been popping up everywhere and seem to be appearing on concepts for civic and private projects (see images) all over the world. Even this one, purportedly the largest in North America, and obviously sponsored (with [...]
Lost in Translation
May 10th, 2010 by JerrodI was inspired after reading this NYTimes article about funny signs in Chinglish. Panama does a good job with the English, but a lot of the street signs baffle me. Here are a few of my favorites: There are so many accidents in Panama, they just put up a permanent warning sign. No musical instruments. [...]
Living Abroad
May 3rd, 2010 by JerrodThe Economist recently published an article on being an expat, stating that “it is becoming both easier and more difficult to experience the thrill of being an outsider.” Well put. Everyone has their own reasons for leaving their home country; some to escape oppression, some for work, and some to be inspired. The Economist noted [...]
The Path Between the Seas
April 14th, 2010 by JerrodI finished Pulitzer Prize winning-author David McCullough’s epic book about the building of the Panama Canal this past weekend while sitting at the pool of Gamboa Rainforest Resort which sits on old canal zone land (fitting, I know). I was trying to envision myself operating one of the giant Bucyrus steam shovels at the Culebra [...]
Running in Panama City
March 31st, 2010 by JerrodI was happy to learn about the Panama City Half Marathon occurring at the end of the month and realized that I needed to quickly transition from casual jogs to real training for the next couple weeks. I just completed the race and thought I’d share my favorite running spots in the city: ANCON HILL [...]
San Blas(t)!
March 29th, 2010 by JerrodThe best thing about Panama is the vast amount of varied experiences in such a small area. This was made clear to me once again this past week as I was able to take a free weekend and turn it into an adventure by visiting the Kuna Yala Comarca, an area known as San Blas. [...]
“Palenque is not in Colon” A Report from the Panama Real Estate Expo
March 25th, 2010 by JerrodIf you found yourself walking into Panama City’s Atlapa Convention Center last week, you would challenged to find evidence of a worldwide real estate crisis. This annual event may have been a little more toned down than previous years, but it was still teaming with buyers collecting brochures and promoters pitching projects that ranged from [...]
New York Hotel Group Begins Construction in Casco
March 16th, 2010 by JerrodWe are pretty accustomed to the banging of steel and the roar of concrete trucks seeping through the windows of our office here in the old quarter of Panama City; construction is everywhere. But one new construction fence around the old Union Club a couple blocks away caught my eye, mostly because this is the [...]