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Panama Tourism
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Written by Joel Jelderks
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Wednesday, November 05 2008 |
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Although a resident of Panama for the past five years, I like to
approach my experiences within Panama's private medical system as a
tourist. Why? It is a hell of a lot more fun interacting with
doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies in the mindset of a
vacationing tourist rather than that of a patient. I look at my
orthopedic surgeon as my tour guide who is going take me to a five star
resort (hospital) and introduce me to his favorite anesthesiologist
(bar tender) who is going to serve me a variety of delightful tropical
cocktails (pain killers) to help me relax on my vacation.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, November 05 2008 )
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Panama Trips
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Written by Matt
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Friday, October 31 2008 |
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As a child, weekend getaways were epitomized by long car rides which left us so
tired and cramped that, by the time we arrived at our vacation destination,
none of us wanted to speak to one another. Our trips were long because, in
suburban America, nothing is close. Close was the diagonal drive across the
empty parking lot from Linens 'n Things to Best Buy. The trip to the beach took
four hours.
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Last Updated ( Friday, October 31 2008 )
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Panama Tourism
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, October 22 2008 |
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So I'm eating at a touristy steak restaurant, the kind of place I wouldn't be caught dead in if it wasn't elected by my client as a meeting point, and the guy next to me is rambling on about his health or lack thereof. "You remember that kidney stone last year, Nancy?" he said while chewing on a t-bone. "That thing was so painful, must've been the size of a chesnut wouldn't ya say?"
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Panama Tourism
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Written by Yanuly Sanson
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Tuesday, September 30 2008 |
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The Inter-American Development Bank and Casco Viejo Panama Authority joint initiative to revamp San Felipe as a cultural showcase is a double-edged sword; under a positive light such move would attract business, restaurants, artisan workshops and galleries, increasing tourism and general development.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, September 30 2008 )
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Panama Tourism
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Written by Adam Scragg
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Wednesday, April 02 2008 |
If you spend any amount of time traveling around Panama City, you'll almost certainly spot Ancon hill. It's a distinctive geographical landmark in the city made more distinctive still by the large Panamanian flag flying from its summit.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Vacation
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, April 01 2008 |
Panama Vacation Giveaway: In celebration of their recent publication in Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, The Panama Report is teaming up with our friends at Tranquilo Bay, eco adventure lodge in Bocas del Toro to bring you the chance to spend a weekend in paradise. Submit your Panama travel article now!
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, March 26 2008 |
Easter in Panama is a long weekend in which the citizens of this Catholic Republic are asked to take off work and reflect upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God. It is during this holiday that no alcohol sales are permitted for a period of 24 hours which, if you look closely, seems to be far more thought-provoking to Panama's people than the resurrection of the Lord Savior himself.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Trips
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, March 18 2008 |
We boarded the boat, a 58-foot Hatteras at the Amador Causeway to find the captain, a large, withered old bear-of-a-man, sleeping on the couch with a half-finished peanut butter sandwich on his chest and a still-sweating glass of scotch sitting on the table.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Trips
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Written by Matt
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Monday, March 10 2008 |
Panama is a country rich with contrasts and some of the most remarkable experiences lie in the Republic's interior where quiet fishing towns and spanning mountain views sit below the tourism radar of large tour busses and domestic air flights. Panama's excellent infrastructure (even in remote regions) and manageable compactness as an isthmus make it the ultimate road trip destination.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Matt
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Monday, February 25 2008 |
It was not long ago that a friend invited me to her home in Punta Barco on the grounds that she would be out of the country. I've realized this happens to me more often than not: a generous invitation from a friend followed quickly by an excuse which disqualifies them from any obligation. "I will be in Venice" Miriam said, "but I'll have Moises the caretaker let you in and you can stay there as long as you like."
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Tours
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, February 05 2008 |
The island of Taboga in Panama is one of lush natural landscape and rich cultural secrets. It's not far at all from Panama City which makes it the perfect weekend escape, potentially for Panama's jet-set crowd; a perfectly rustic alternative to the posh Pearl Islands. For me, it was the Rueben show.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Tourism
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Written by Ari Vanook
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Monday, November 19 2007 |
Gab and I arrived in Panama much the way other tourists do, at Tocumen International Airport where a newly-renovated terminal and immigration area seems increasingly first-world. Having done this a few times, we then wandered up to the second floor drop-off area where we caught an unofficial airport cab into the city for a cool twelve bucks. Yehaw!
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Ari Vanook
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Thursday, November 08 2007 |
The islands of the San Blas archipelago don the covers of many Panama guidebooks and calendars. It is a region and a people of the utmost beauty, but visitors should also not be surprised to see various unexpected blemishes.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, November 01 2007 |
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In my youth, family trips were characterized by large black suitcases which contained, among other things, a sizeable arsenal of "important" items we'd never actually use. My brother and I would stuff extra suitcases with the kinds of toys, food, and electronics that one might otherwise associate with a bomb shelter or Y2K.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Tourism
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, October 24 2007 |
Upon first finding out I was moving to Panama, many friends and relatives, having no idea what or where exactly Panama was, took to using exaggeration as a remedy for their bewilderment. "So do they have running water where you're going?" one of them asked. "Will you live on, like, a dirt floor with pigs and cows running in and out?"
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, October 23 2007 |
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This list is not in depth. The very act of publicizing these rare and once-in-a-lifetime experiences could burn the very bridges that make them possible. Further, many of these experiences include aspects which we are not allowed to divulge. Next to each, in parenthesis, we've listed the related Panama province. But the rest is up to you...
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Tourism
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, October 17 2007 |
It was the first time in a while I felt like I was back in Costa Rica again. Jagged-toothed coves, islands of deep dark volcanic rock, and dolphins breaking in the wake. Our worn out panga cut through the sea as the Pacific morning sun shone down and we looked back at the rustic coast of Panama, spotting from afar the fair sandy beaches of Chiriqui.
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Last Updated ( Friday, September 05 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, October 11 2007 |
So I'm cruisin on Avenida Balboa around ten in the morning, windows down listening to a little Kanye. The sun's sparkling off the bay, palm trees are swaying, very few cars on the road. Nothing could be better right? And then bam!
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Travel Guide
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Written by Ezra Paskus
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Wednesday, October 03 2007 |
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Like most border towns, Paso Canoas in Panama, has a touch of the old west. Located on the InterAmericana, straddling both Panama and Costa Rica, Paso Canoas has everything to make happy both the adventure traveler and the shop-a-holic.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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