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Richard Detrich's Boquete, Panama Weblog

http://www.richarddetrich.wordpress.com

Richard Detrich's blog about expat life in Boquete high in the Chiriqui mountains of Panama, cruising in and around Panama, and lecturing on board cruise ships.

• Added on: May 18th, 2008
• Country: Panama
• Language: English

• Author: Richard Detrich
• Listed in: Destinations Retirement Planning
• Tags: Retirement expat Cruising panama canal chiriqui boquete

Recent Posts

• Retiring to Panama?

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 23:49 in Retirement, expat, baby boomers, panama, boomer retirement, boomers, chiriqui, boquete, panama investment business, expat panama, retirement in boquete, retirement in panama

  Forbes has had some interesting articles on retiring abroad, and Panama is still one of the top ten destinations. As we’ve discovered recently there is no place in the world that is totally immune to nature’s occassional rampages, but Pan...

• Boquete, Panama for Under $59K

  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 23:23 in Retirement, expat, david, baby boomers, panama, boomer retirement, boomers, chiriqui, palmira, boquete, panama investment business, building boquete

  There is a myth that Boquete has gotten “too expensive” which needs to be debunked. Yes, prices have gone up. Panama uses the US dollar as its currency and imports a lot of items, so as the US dollar has devalued prices have gone up. Lik...

• Thanks for stopping by!

  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 23:11

  The ROYAL PRINCESS bridge cam will give you an idea of where I am in the world. Of course at night it will be . . . dah! . . . dark. Whereever I am, on land or sea, I’ll be visiting with you right here every other day on even days, bringing y...

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 23:13 in Retirement, expat, baby boomers, boomer retirement, boomers, royal princess, cruising & travel, expat panama, retirement in boquete, retirement in panama

  I am thinking about all my family and  friends in the States who are celebrating the US Thanksgiving today . . . while I am celebrating a day of thanks-living slurping up pasta with my daughter Rebecca in Rome.   We have a few days to enjoy Rome b...

• Leaving On A Jet Plane

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 23:04 in Retirement, baby boomers, boomer retirement, princess, boomers, royal princess, cruising & travel

  As you read this I will be somewhere over the Atlantic, winging my way to Europe where I will be joining the ROYAL PRINCESS. Probably not sleeping. I don’t know why. I envy people who get on a plane, close their eyes after the safety briefing, ...

• BCP Center is open!

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 23:07 in Retirement, expat, baby boomers, panama, boomer retirement, boomers, chiriqui, boquete, life in boquete, expat panama, retirement in boquete, retirement in panama

  A few years ago a couple of expats got together and began to dream about developing an amateur theater group in Boquete. Their initial efforts were produced in inadequate, temporary space, where if it rained you couldn’t hear the play, and if i...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Nancy Bauer

Nice peek inside life in Panama - thanks!

Posted: June 8th, 2009 | More Reviews From shoredivelife | Report This Comment

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