Where’s the best spot to buy clothing in Panama City?

Where’s the best spot to buy clothing in Panama City?

Depending on your income, lifestyle and fashion sense this can be a difficult question to answer.  Panama City’s got it all from modern, luxurious super malls to the lesser known street markets of Caledonia. (Click here to read our article on this off-the-grid shopping spot!)  Now being an ESL teaching Gringo on a budget my primary prerogative in searching for clothing is price.  I came to this country with very little, and the clothes I did bring were better suited for a holiday by the beach rather than living in a trendy metropolis.  My tennis shoes and shorts weren’t adequate dress for educating Panamanian youth or attempting to acquire dates with the beautiful local women so I soon realized Read more

 

Panama City Retail: A Mall for Every Shopper

Panama City Retail: A Mall for Every Shopper

Panama City is, in my opinion, a shopper’s paradise. There are four main malls in Panama City and each seems to draw tourists and locals inside and out of the heat by the hundreds. While I recommend shopping on the streets such as on Via Espana in El Congrejo the malls are a great way to spend the afternoon in air conditioning, grab a bite to eat and get some retail therapy.

The busiest mall in Panama is probably Albrook Mall near the Albrook air force base. The mall also houses the Albrook bus terminal likely helping keep it jam packed. Albrook offers some of the best prices in several discount stores such as Conway, Titan and El Costo Read more

Places to Shop Panama: Albrook Mall, Panama City

Albrook Mall near Albrook Airport in Panama City is a popular shopping spot with tourists and locals alike. It’s located next to a bus terminal and has a nice supermarket inside making it popular with bus riders that need to take food home. There are dozens of stores and restaurants as well as a cinema to entertain any shopper or innocent tag-a-long for hours. I recommend trying any of the authentic roasted chicken available for a guaranteed worthy mall meal. They have a store for every interest or need. From Panamanian souvenirs to designer swimwear to purses and backpacks in every color and size, they have a store for anyone to kill some time. You could take the little ones Read more

Need Retail Therapy? Check Out Via Vai Boutique in Panama

Need Retail Therapy? Check Out Via Vai Boutique in Panama

A big appeal when first arriving to Panama was the low price of items such as clothing, shoes, house wares, linens and décor. But after a few experiences of purchasing cheaply priced and made clothing from various department stores in Panama I realized that here you definitely get what you pay for in terms of apparel. Among the masses of similarly styled and manufactured clothing I was able to find a store that appealed to my more eclectic and crafted sense of style.

When entering Via Vai Boutique one is almost immediately hit with warm colorful “good vibrations” as I described to fellow shoppers. The layout of the store has a comfortable boutique feel while remaining organized, well lit, Read more

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