Looking for a Cheap Lunch? Casinos
Casino Lunch Specials are one of Panama’s best kept secrets. Eating lunch in Panama is economical to begin with, but Casinos during lunch time making eating out ridiculously inexpensive. These Reno-inspired Casinos serve stomach-busting lunch specials for $3-$5, leading me to believe that they must be losing money. I discovered these mid-day deals... [Read more of this review]
Best and Worst Bartenders in Panama
Bartending put food on the table during my last year in College. I like the social atmosphere of the job and learned how to identify key characteristics of a quality bartender. It’s someone who possesses an extensive product knowledge of alcohol, is personable, radiates positive energy, and operates quickly. These professional bartenders in many countries... [Read more of this review]
Position Yourself to Pick Up a Distressed Property
On a daily bases, I deal with clients looking for “the deal of the century” on a condo in Panama City. They make offers of $195,000 for properties listed at $295,000, or worse, because the bottom has dropped out of the world economy and it’s in total free fall. Property values in parts of the US and Europe have nosed dived, all the world’s... [Read more of this review]
Platea — Panama City’s Jazz and Salsa Club
In the historic district of Casco Viejo, located among some of the most beautiful examples of architecture found anywhere in Panama, Platea is one of the classier and more sophisticated bars and nightspots in the city. Platea is a dark, yet inviting bar that has a stage in front for live music and multiple lounging areas with plenty of tables and chairs... [Read more of this review]
Top 7 Latin America Party Cities
Recently, I’d spent a year traveling south from Guatemala City, Guatemala to the Southern Tip of Argentina and back north again. It was a journey for the ages. During my travels, one of my areas of exploration was the nightlife scene in different metropolitan cities all over Latin America. There was not dance floor in a major population center that... [Read more of this review]
Video–Don Quijote Pizzeria Restaurant in Costa Arriba, Panama
Don Quijote Pizzeria- Located on an open country road just ten minutes outside of Portobelo on the way to Isla Grande, the Don Quijote Pizzeria is a surprising culinary treat in the Costa Arriba area. The quaint ex-farmhouse that is the Pizzeria is adorned with the silhouette of the literary figure whose name inspired the eatery. The main seating area... [Read more of this review]
Panama’s Eco-Entrepreneurs
Inside Panama’s precious canal watershed a group of young entrepreneurs are currently implementing a program designed to increase the scope and accessibility of environmental educational within their community. Through powerful multi-media presentations made possible by USAID Small Project Assistant funds and in coordination with Peace Corps Panama El... [Read more of this review]
Buying Condos in Panama City Made Simple
Transparency in Panama’s real estate market does not exist. Panama does not have an MLS Listing Service that allows buyers and sellers to evaluate real-time market prices. Nor does it have a newspaper that publishes monthly real estate statistics with a great level of accuracy. There is almost nothing except word of month and a recommendation from... [Read more of this review]
Lessons from the “Llamada Perdida”
“That’s kinda quick.” I said as I glanced down at my $10 pre-paid cell phone. The call was from a local Panamanian girl that I had just exchanged phone numbers with no less than 4 hours ago. “I guess the 2 day rule does not apply in Panama,” I thought to myself. As I go to answer the phone, the call is dropped. “Why does this always happen?... [Read more of this review]
Homemade Cerveza Beer, at the Istmo Brew Pub
If you are looking for the chance to try out some homemade Panamanian microbrew beers, the Istmo Brew Pub is your only option anywhere in Panama City. Conveniently located in El Cangrejo, one of the nicer areas of the city that is home to many of the best casinos, hotels and restaurants around, Istmo is a laid back place to relax, share some food and... [Read more of this review]
Panama’s Azuero Peninsula’s Costa Rican Connection
The Azuero Peninsula in Panama and the Guanacaste Peninsula in Costa Rica are so similar it’s weird. Both can boast of nearly identical Mediterranean-like climates that are pleasantly dry. They share similar rural “Vaquero” (cowboy) cultures. Each possesses a similar natural terrain composed of beautiful rolling hills. These characteristics... [Read more of this review]
Cafe Havana – Getting Classy in Casco Viejo
The newly opened Cafe Havana offers an excellent selection of drinks at fair prices in a convenient new location in Casco Viejo. The main draw to Havana’s is the wide variety of rum and specialty drinks, but there are also plenty of different beers and wines available to satisfy the thirsts of all customers. Havana’s offers the full gamut of... [Read more of this review]
Sahara, A Panama City Bar That’s Hard to Miss
Sahara is a Calle Uruguay mainstay. With a large section of outdoor seating ideal for Panama City people watching, a sizeable stage and dance floor inside, two pool tables and additional, more private outdoor seating out back, Sahara has it all. Sahara has some kind of action just about every night of the week and provides a good place to get together... [Read more of this review]
