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Ten Ways to Tell if You are Becoming a Real Boqueteño

1. If a week goes by without a power outage, you check to make sure your flashlights are somewhere you can find them easily because you know one is bound to happen soon. 2. You think of dry season as rainbow season. 3. When someone asks how you are doing, you say, "Fine! Gracias a Dios." 4. You've developed a sixth sense when listening to bochinche, and can immediately mentally rate it on your "bullshit meter". 5. You have large containers of water inside to refill the toil

Phyllis Mc

Phyllis Mc

The GOP Clown Show

I normally don't do politics but this is insane. I'm not looking for a debate so I have locked comments. The Clown Show (GOP Debate) was the same again. The GOP is seriously destroying itself. I have crossed over to vote before but that was when gentlemen and true politicians worked together. I've never seen this madness. The finger needs to be pointed toward themselves (GOP) and the party in general.

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Hil

Rodny's Helpline Holiday Special for Newcomers and Oldtimers

www.RodnyDirect.com Rodny Direct Fast Facts How long has Rodny Direct been in business? My helpline service started in 2010 - five years ago. I have established close working relations with police, bombers, tow trucks, ambulances etc. not only in Chiriqui but throughout Panama. When I call, they respond. What is in your personal profile and how private is it?  Your personal profile contains any and all information that might be important to keep you safe in an emergency

Rodny Direct

Rodny Direct

Retro Gusto- A New Reason Not to Cook

As we finished eating dinner tonight at home, I said to my husband: "What would we do without PriceSmart Potstickers?" "They are consistently good," my husband agreed. To be fair, Candice Chrestman's Thai dipping sauce really made the meal. I love Pricemart Potstickers because I don't like to cook. I'm not good at it. Having a meal that I cook come out well is statistically at chance. I throw the cooking dice and hope for the best. &

Phyllis Mc

Phyllis Mc

News Of The Weird

I read a lot of BS online from newspapers and occassionally see interesting news in the papers. As a matter of fact, I read 6 news papers every morning from the State Of Florida. This one caught my eye. I thought about Boquete.ning. I also thought this might have happened to a few on Ning but it's basically virtual (the big mouths hide behind the computor). It's all about politics and arrogance. http://www.newsherald.com/article/20151209/NEWS/151209189/?Start=2

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Hil

Panamanian Christmas traditions

Christmas Traditions   It was our first Christmas Eve in Boquete. Midnight. Suddenly-- boom, bang, boom. I was raised on the south side of Chicago and so immediately thought of gunfire. Which distressed me because even in Chicago the gangs try to lay off of killing each other on Christmas Eve. But it was firecrackers. That's right, the Panamanians traditionally celebrate Christmas Eve by setting off a bunch firecrackers. What better way to express joy over the birth of baby

Phyllis Mc

Phyllis Mc

Boquete: Why Some Leave and Others Stay

Boquete: Why Some Leave and Others Stay The average time an expat lives in Boquete is four years. At least, that is what I have been told. I suspect the number four was pulled out of thin air and presented as fact by someone. Why do people who come to live here decide to head back home? After four months, four years or fourteen years? For younger expats who are not ready to retire and who have children, a friend

Phyllis Mc

Phyllis Mc

Nicaragua Canal Delay

The rich chinese man lost a lot of money the last few months and now this.   http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/latin-america/nicaragua-canal-start-delayed-one-year

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Hil

Thanksgiving & Art Cafe December Announcements

Thursday, November 26th  4:30 ~ 9:00pm Art Café Thanksgiving Dinner Complimentary Glass of House Wine Goat Cheese Salad Classic Butter-Basted Roast Turkey with Herbed Stuffing Panko Crusted Fresh Green Bean Casserole Garlic & Butter Potato Purée Pumpkin Pie & Vanilla Ice Cream  Price: $25.00 Please RSVP for events: 6775-9485 or the restaurant @ 720-1821 Email: Lavendergirl8808@icloud.com UPCOMING IN DECEMBER: Our New Menu  (Never f

Boquete Art Cafe

Boquete Art Cafe

Boquete Rail Service History

The rail car in front of the post office has intriqued me for sometime. So, I did a little searching around. Very interesting article I found. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Panama Ferrocarril de Chiriquí[edit] At the end of the nineteenth century, the government of Panama studied the feasibility of additional railroads. In 1910, Panama Railway was commissioned to estimate cost of a railroad from Panama City to David, Chiriquí with branches to Antón (Coclé Provinc

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Boquete - Then and Now

The other day I was coming down the hill from CEFATI, the tourist center. When I had to brake halfway around the curve because there was a long line of cars, I figured it was the police checking licenses, a car accident, a yellow bus going ten KPH, a stalled car, or a taxi stopped in the middle of the road so they could pick up a passenger. It wasn't any of these. Just a lot of cars. Traffic congestion in Boquete. When my husband and I first arrived in Boquete 13

Phyllis Mc

Phyllis Mc

Cement Art Workshop Jan 6

Creating Cement Art - including Sculpture and Acid Staining In the Studio in Caldera at Black Rock Art Ranch www.blackrockartranch.com/Cement_Art.html by Chris McCall January 6, 7 and 8, 2016, plus four extra elective workshop days January 9, 10, 12 and 13 if you wish.* Class is From 10:00 till 12:30pm workshop time till 3:00pm. (Studio opens at 9:00am) Cost is $75 including all materials and supplies*** &

Chris McCall

Chris McCall

Flooding Photos

Afternoon, 11-21-2015. The asphalt on this road is now gone up the hill. There is a before and after photo. I go up this road everyday to pick someone up. The road is the first left past San Fransico Plaza going up the hill. There is a new kiosko being built there. Looks like the small culvert bridge might have survived on the washed out road. There are a few houses past the bridge going up hill.

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Hil

Flooding Photos

Late yesterday afternoon, 11-21-2015. This area is near the San Fransico Plaza. The best storm sewers will  NOT handle this amount of water.

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Hil

Christmas Commercialized

For years I didn't like the early (November) commercializations of christmas in the USA. My first christmas here changed my mind and it's acceptable now. ConWay starts their christmas displays in October!!!!! Life changing experience. lolololol

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Hil

Safety/Security

Inspite of all that has transpired lately in Chiriqui I feel safe. And, the country is secure enough for me concerning terrorism. I could conjure up some conspiracies if I bite the hook baited by the terrorist: FEAR is the bait. Sometimes a threat is real. We need to know the threat and who is making the threat.

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Hil

Security England/Scotland 1998

We did a house exchange in Bolton, England in 1998. Attached are a few pics.  But, my main purpose of this post was the Security at the Manchester airport at the time. The security then was as tough as the US is now---well almost. They video recorded questions and answers of every passenger before boarding the plane. Everyone walked up to a single podium and gave many answers to many questions. I assume they profiled the interviews while we were in flight to the US. They carefully searched

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