Panama City Jazz Festival- Casco Viejo
It’s great to know people who know people in this town. Driving into Casco Viejo this past Saturday night one would have thought it impossible to ever make it inside. Cars were backed up all the way out to Avenida Balboa and traffic was diverted by police blockades making cars […]
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It was not long after I bought my first bistec picado that I swore I’d never order it again. The dish is one of Panama’s staples—a stir fried beef dish with vegetables and a light tomato sauce—and to be fair, the first time I tried it was an embarrassment to cafeterias and open-air fondas around […]
Filed under: Country Guide on January 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
1. The women body builders at the gym—yikes.
2. Construction workers napping on the curb.
Filed under: Culture on January 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Calle Uruguay, the street of Panamanian excess, where everyone goes to have a good time, where every party animal is an equal…or are they?
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If you crave the smell of tantalizing chicken in your nostrils, quick service, and outside dining with a great view, you’ll love Jap Jap in El Cangrejo. Do you wake up some nights longing for home and missing your mother’s potato salad? Jap Jap is the answer.
Filed under: Reviews on January 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
Leonardo’s Pizza is quite possibly the best meal deal in Panama.
The restaurant, if you could call it that, is quite sterile in appearance. Many of the walls are adorned with caricatures of celebrities: my favorite being the one with Madonna and Ronaldinho the soccer star. Upon looking at the photo one afternoon while waiting for […]
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I decided to ask around and see what everyone’s favorite Panamanian foods are. As I suspected, the number one answer was overwhelmingly, Sancocho. This would also have to be my favorite food here, thus far.
Filed under: Culture on January 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Panama’s presidential race has begun and seeing as though I will not be voting in this year’s election, I have taken the liberty of observing the candidates and overall process with the seriousness of a chipmunk.
Filed under: News on January 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Flying to Panama-Copa Airlines
Panama has flights to all Central American countries and both North and South America; Miami is the principal hub for flights to Panama. Copa is the national airline. There’s a US$20 departure tax on international flights, payable only in cash.
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Panama’s 5th Jazz Festival- (photo courtesy of panamajazzfest.com)
Filed under: News on January 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
The leafy porch garden at Restaurante Bella Roma in El Cangrejo is pleasant to sit in and has an overall nice atmosphere and presentation. This, along with the waiters in vests and bow-ties, tricked us into thinking that the food would be as charming.
Filed under: Reviews on January 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
Since i’ve moved to Panama a little spot in my delicate heart has been softly aching. Why so tortured? I asked myself all those sleepless nights. Until one magical day it hit me like a bolt of greased lightning, “you haven’t played trivia in weeks.” And there’s the culprit.
Filed under: News on January 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1.Ladies in curlerseverywhere—I thought the whole point of curlers was so that people saw you when your hair looked good.
2.The horrible hangover Atlas Beer gives me—I only drank two! Why do I feel this way? (I’m seriously wondering.)
3.The buses (Diablos Rojos) with celebrity’s faces spay-painted on the back—“I have to catch the Snoop Dogg […]
Filed under: Culture on January 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
New Years resolutions are in! We have finally bitten the metaphorical bullet and purchased memberships to the most rockin’ gym around, Sport Tec, and as I like to call it, “Gym of the future.”
Filed under: Reviews on January 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Panama Travel and Investment- Azuero Peninsula
Only a four hour drive southwest from Panama City on first-rate roads sits one of Panama’s hidden gems, the small picturesque village of Pedasi. The well traveled Panama visitor or native alike will tell you that Pedasi is a town distinct from any other in the country. The journey to […]
Filed under: Country Guide on January 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
