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Showing posts with label Panama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Panama. Show all posts
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Flying to the USA Today--With an Unusual Travel Accessory (for me)

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Today the nine-month sojourn in Panama ends with two flights back to the USA.  Because the trip was really a temporary move, I had a very un...
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Friday, April 25, 2025

Visiting BioMuseo in Panama

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Last weekend, I finally visited the Bimuseo on the Amador Causeway in Panama City.  It presents the amazing biodiversity of the newest par...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Has the Invasion Begun? No Ships at the South End of the Panama Canal

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The view from the Amador Causeway.  No ships at the south end of the Panama Canal. Just after midnight today I returned to Panama after two ...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Americans Living in Panama

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  In the coming weeks, I will be writing about some of the Americans I have met during the time I lived in Panama. They are people who decid...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Riding, Hiking Mountains in Western Panama

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  Coffee plants growing on a steep hillside above Boquete, Panama After months of sea-level riding and walking with some small hills, I hike...
Thursday, February 6, 2025

New Friend, New List of Favorite Books

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Joseph Brodsky around 1970.  A new friend here in Panama, a cyclist, Yogi, and round-the-world-sailor named Roger, asked me for a list of bo...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Terrorists as Celebrities

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In the remote resort town of Boquete in western Panama is a lovely little open-air Italian restaurant.  On the wall are picture of the owner...
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Tattoos are Rare in Panama

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  Sleeve tattoos like the one above are common in Panama City, Florida, not mention Philadelphia, Portland, Pittsburgh and Phoenix, but not ...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

International Neighborhood Near the Panama Canal

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  Less than a kilometer from my AirBnb is a short road that connects a residential area with the main bus route to the city.  At one end is ...
Monday, December 2, 2024

Sunken Sailboat in a Beautiful Bay: Relaxed Life Near the Panama Canal

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Above is bay I ride past along the Amador Causeway in Panama.  It's peaceful and beautiful with many different small boats.   About half...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Watching Ukraine Tank Battles in Panama: Maybe the Panama Canal will be the Next Battlefield

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  My AirBnB host in Panama watches a lot of tank battles from the War in Ukraine. We may go live near the Panama Canal soon if Trump carries...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Russian Embassy in my Panama Canal Neighborhood

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 The day after I returned to Panama we moved to a different AirBnB closer to Panama City in the Albrook area.  Less than a mile away on the ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Back in Panama: Finding Better Roads Near the Panama Canal

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  Today is the seventh day since I arrived in Panama.  After some very difficult rides back in August, I have found better roads and hope to...
Friday, August 30, 2024

The (Pot)Hole Story -- Panama is a tough place to ride

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  First Week in Panama--The Daily Downpour I bought a bike the first full day I was in Panama.  The bike is great. I wrote about it here . ...
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Saturday, August 24, 2024

First Flat Fixed: Pinched in a Pothole Next to the Panama Canal

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Today I had my first flat in Panama.  The pothole was not quite as bad as the one above, but for those who kvetch about potholes in Pennsylv...
Friday, August 16, 2024

I Love Panama; It's Like Florida without Rednecks!

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  The Panama Canal near Panama City So far, I have traveled to 59 countries on all six inhabited continents. In some countries, I feel very ...
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Buy or Rent? I Bought a Bike Right Next to the Panama Canal

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  My second day in Panama, I bought a Giant SCR 16-speed aluminum road bike.  I bought the bike for $500 at a used bike shop in a residentia...
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Friday, July 5, 2024

Moving to Panama--For a Year

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  The Panama Canal For the third time in my life, I will live in another country beginning on August 15.  My wife got a Fulbright grant to s...
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