We are always looking for better ways to map out Panama, and now we have the newest edition, entitled EyeOnPanama.com, from Google Maps.
It lists many of the places, activities, and attractions in Panama City and around the rest of the country, that should be on the list of things to see or do for any visitor. Helpful information, like where you can find the Albrook Bus Terminal, is also listed.
Some of the shown locations, such as teh Ancon Theater Guild, are showcased with videoclips hosted off of YouTube. You can also get directions to any of the locations on the map, search the nearby area, or send the information to someone else.
Health Tourism is the newest and coolest way to mutlitask while you are on vacation. It combines vacationing with certain medical procedures, including surgical and dental care. These medical procedures often include cosmetic surgery or other health related medical procedures, as well as surgery. When the cost for such procedures can be 50% or less than that of your home country, and you can be minutes away from sandy white beaches, why not travel abroad for medical treatment?
Panama is one of the most popular destinations for health tourism and medical vacations, and it is easy to see why. Not only is it extremely close to the United States, but the first world infrastructure you see in Panama is unique Read more
The following post is not for kiddies or women who are easily offended. It is for guys who like staring at women’s butts and want to win a trip to Panama.
That’s right Surfline.com is holding a contest called “Bottom’s Up” in preparation for the Miss Reef contest. All you have to do is vote on your favorite derrière and you will be entered in for a chance to win a free trip to Panama and be a guest judge at the Miss Reef contest.
You can also download wallpaper for you computer from Reef.com.
Shameful? I think not. Afterall, it is a free trip to Panama!
If you’re staying for a few days in Panama City and are looking for a first-rate, luxurious place to call home while you’re there, we can’t recommend the Veneto Panama enough. It’s located in the heart of Via Espana, right in the middle of Panama City’s banking district. It’s also within walking distance of some pretty amazing shopping and dining, and is only a 20-minute drive from Tocumen Airport.
If you love to play the slots or the blackjack tables, the Veneto will do you right, too. A Las Vegas casino has nothing on the Veneto’s five-star casino, and you’ll swear you were rolling the dice in Sin City.
Other accommodations include a huge business center, where you Read more
It’s June, which means summer is officially here and it is hot outside, and going to get hotter! My favorite way to cool off is with a little bit of ice cream from the famous Grandclement Ice Cream Shop.
Grandclement serves up delicious gourmet ice cream (gelato!) and it is gelato done right! The place is opened by Paris immigrants, Monsieur et Madame Alex de Beaulieu. They serve up some of the best and most interesting flavors (like basil!).
The homemade ice cream at Grandclement is out of this world delicious. If you are a big ice cream buff like I am you won’t be disappointed. It’s creamy and delicious, just the way premium ice cream should be.
If you reallly want to get away from it all, then head to the North Central side region on the Caribbean side of Panama to Playon Chico. It is the closest thing I have found to paradise, and the longer I stay here, the more I enjoy myself.
There are several tiny islands that make up a small archipelago and they are owned and operated by the Kuna Yala Indians as part of their reserve. That keeps the area refreshingly clean of the typical tourist traps, and the beaches virtually untouched.
If you come up to Playon Chico then check out Yandup, an island located in the center of the Kuna Yala reserve. It is a great little place to stay, Read more
GiGGi Travel specializes in all aspects of receptive tourism within the country. We can provide tours to fit anyone’s needs or desires ranging from the softest to the most extreme, so you can enjoy the BEST OF PANAMA.
Our Mission is to provide our customers with fast and accurate answers and quality service now … not mañana, and be the vehicle for travelers to visit our country and see the many wondrous things Panama has to offer. We will make sure that our customers will return home with vacation memories that will last forever.
Act now: GiGGi Travel is also offering any customers who come to them directly through thepanamagringo.com a 20% discount on all travel services. Just say you Read more
ATTENTION READERS – We need to team up to support the Gillinghams, an expat family, in Bocas del Toro.
A rich Panamanian family is trying to twist the judgment system to their advantage in order to take back the land in Bocas del Toro that the Gillinghams have been living on for the last 10 years.
Here is what we need to do, according to Lin Gillingham:
“Hi Friends, Please take time to read this petition to the Supreme Court of Panama. I hope to be able to deliver this personally before the planned date of the invasion of our land. I thank you for your support.” (Letter was sent to Don Winner from www.panama-guide.com
Most Americans don’t have a big enough nest egg to permanently become expatriates in Paris or kick back with a daily glass of Chianti in Tuscany. But surprisingly, your current 401(k) balance could be more than enough to retire in a lost-cost country with a favorable exchange rate. Many foreign cities boast consistently beautiful weather and allow you to stretch your dollars further than would ever be possible in the United States. “In Nicaragua or Ecuador, you can live on somewhere between $18,000 and $25,000 a year,” says Barry Golson, author of Retirement Without Borders: How to Retire Abroad—in Read more
Interested in medical travel in Panama? If not, you should be. In Panama you don’t have to trade quality for a good price. The doctors are great, hospitals are clean and facilities are state of the art.
Check out www.panamamedicalvacations.com and for even more tips on how to get the most out of medical travel then check out this new book release:
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Medical Tourism Released
Medical travel – traveling abroad for affordable healthcare- has been reported to be a multi-billion dollar industry. With both health care costs and the number of uninsured on the rise, the medical tourism market is expected to double by the year 2012. Although the current economy has reduced the Read more
