(Smart Money) For Robyn and John Cole , having one retiree in the family was workable. As long as Robyn, 56, kept her job as a golf course marketing director, they could live comfortably in their native Orange County, Calif.; enjoy company health coverage; and wait out the underperforming investment properties they bought into—oops!—a month before the '08 crash. The … [Read more...]
Restaurant Baru in Boquete
(Boquete Guide) In reviewing Restaurant Baru I made three separate visits, once before the Jazz Festival on Friday 25 Feb, another at about 10pm on March 4 th and a third, but not final trip on Saturday March 5th at about 7pm for dinner. I don’t usually do this but because of all the discussion about this restaurant on Boquete.ning.com I felt once was not enough. Name: … [Read more...]
Couple turns Panama dream into Cielo Paraiso
(Globe and Mail) Nearly nine years ago, Colleen and Raideep Lal decided to give up their high-stress careers at a family label-making business in Toronto to search for a more tranquil place to call home – somewhere surrounded by nature, with year-round warmth and far away from big-city pressures. After much research and travel, the couple settled on Panama and paid … [Read more...]
Boquete, Panama a Relaxed Lifestyle and Low Cost of Living
(International Living) Robert enjoys a relaxed lifestyle and an ultra-low cost of living in Boquete When Robert Cook sold his house and car, quit his job and took off for Panama, his friends and family asked him if he was on drugs. That was six years ago and things have changed since then. “They say they envy me now,” Robert laughs. “My stress level is way down … [Read more...]
Live and Invest in Panama Seminar April 13 – 16, 2011
A booming economy… an affordable cost of living… first-world infrastructure and health care… excellent weather… vibrant culture… sophisticated shopping and sublime shores… rainforest canopies and rolling green hillsides… stability and safety… wilderness and adventure… Panama offers the world’s best retirement program… and there’s never been a better time to look at … [Read more...]