(Live and Invest Overseas) When moving to Panama City with my significant other from a veggie-friendly hub in the United States, one of my first hurdles to hop was the fact that I am a vegetarian. Luckily for me, I’ll start by saying, I am a pesco-vegetarian, which means I eat seafood. This helps with options drastically, especially here in Panama, where fresh fish dishes are … [Read more...]
Panamanian Chef Mario Castrellón uses ingredients from native rainforest
(The Guardian) At a fine dining restaurant in Panama City, customers are tucking into kalalu, a tropical fern with an earthy flavour, blanched like an asparagus, and brushed with olive oil and grilled. Next on the menu; boda, a palm flower that looks and tastes like baby corn, pickled and wrapped in banana leaf tamale-style. From wild red rice grown in the isolated Darién … [Read more...]
8 Great Restaurants Outside of Panama City, Panama
The 8 Best Restaurants In Panama Outside Panama City (Live and Invest Overseas) Panama City boasts dozens of great restaurants. However, the best restaurants I’ve found in this country in my travels these past few years are beyond the capital city, where fine dining today is easy but expensive. Far more affordable and I’d argue far better value are the following top … [Read more...]
Panama Adventure from Cruise Ship to the Trump Hotel
My cat, Herschel, would love the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City. If he were so lucky as to travel with me, he might choose the following from a room-service menu created for Cats and Dogs: an assortment of dry foods; Sashimi or a Tuna "sandwich." Fido could chow down on "doggie stew" or "beef au jus" made with meatballs. Choices from the … [Read more...]
Six Reasons to visit Panama
(Huffington Post) Panama should be on your list of places to visit in 2016, and it should probably be the place you visit first. This Central American country, loaded with history, tropical beaches, Latin culture, and outdoor adventures, packs a lot of vacation-worthy punch for its small size. The country's use of the U.S. dollar, convenient distance from the U.S. and Canada … [Read more...]