sduford on Aug 20 2008 | Filed under: Photography
The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.
sduford on Aug 19 2008 | Filed under: Panama
Panama had only won two bronze medals in its entire Olympic history, and the last one was 60 years ago. Well this week long-jumper Irving Saladino made history by winning Panama’s first gold medal with a jump of 8.34 meters, well short of his 8.73 personal best, but still a full 10cm longer than second place.
I’m sure there are a lot of proud Panamanians celebrating right now, and it might inspire lots of athletes to aim for the top.
sduford on Aug 18 2008 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
sduford on Aug 10 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Travel
There is basically only one serious GPS map available for Panama, the one from Panama-Zone.
I bought this map last year for my Garmin Nuvi GPS and at first I had some reservations because the map was pricey, had very limited points of interests, and contained several errors.
However, the team at Panama-Zone are constantly updating their map and have fixed most problems and added thousands of points of interests. It is now a mature and highly useful map, at least for Panama City. It has proved to be a tremendous help for me as I tried to make sense of the streets and neighbourhoods of Panama City, and it has greatly accelerated my learning and my confidence.
I can now Highly Recommend this map to anyone who needs to drive around the maze that is Panama City. It will save you tons of time, reduce your frustration and stress, and increase your safety.
sduford on Aug 10 2008 | Filed under: Spanish
I found a really nice site for learning Spanish online, called StudySpanish.com.
Here’s some of the free stuff they have:
* Spanish Pronunciation
* Spanish Grammar
* Spanish Vocabulary
* Spanish Verbs
* Spanish Travel Helper
* Directory of Spanish Schools
They also have a CD course you can purchase. I’ve ordered it and will let you know if it is good or not!
sduford on Aug 07 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Travel
Panama’s young National Airline, COPA Airlines, is expanding again.
My wife and I flew with them a couple of times and were quite happy. New planes, decent service, decent prices. COPA is partly owned by Continental and they have code-share flights with them as well as KLM/Air France.
COPA has quickly become a dominant airline in Latin America and their location in Panama has helped make the city a great hub for any destinations within the Caribbean and Central and South America.
sduford on Aug 03 2008 | Filed under: Building in Panama
They have made some progress on the pool and the steel c-beams for the roof structures have arrived. We should have a roof on the guest-house anytime now.
Here’s is a picture of the pool, you can see the wall winding it’s way between the bohio and the kitchen. It then widens again on the other side to become a spa-tub.
sduford on Aug 02 2008 | Filed under: Panama
Just reposting this from a friend, regarding an interesting health care plan from Paitilla Hospital in Panama City.
Potential Health Insurance Sign-Up to be held at Dee and Bob Braden?s in Altos del Maria Saturday, August 9th (time to be determined).
Deb Turl, who continues to work with Manuel Granados Licdo, the Director de Services Medicos Hospitalities, Hospital Chiriqui, S.A. has asked me to advise those persons who are interested in signing up and receiving your free physical for health insurance though Paitilla Hospital in Panama City and/or Chiriqui Hospital in David to come to the Braden?s on Saturday, August 9th. Physicals will be performed by a certified physician. Many folks have enrolled previously and are pleased with this very affordable plan.
If you are interested, please email Deb at panamamarv@hotmail.com or me at nickandsueruggiero@yahoo.com no later than Tuesday @6:00pm. to confirm. If you have any questions concerning the program, please contact Deb at her email address or cell phone at 6436-8665. If enough people confirm, the above will take place, as scheduled and additional directions and information will be supplied. If not, the cancellation will be announced via the Altos web site by Thursday. Should you be interested, a small passport type picture would be required. There is a sign shop in Bejucco, which could provide you with the picture. Directions will be provided later.
Hope to hear from you,
Sue Ruggiero
sduford on Aug 01 2008 | Filed under: Miscellaneous, Music
This weekend my wife and I, along with 10 of our friends, are going on the Ottawa Blues Cruise. This should be fun: an old Mississippi-style paddle-wheel boat on the Ottawa river, an old Mississippi-style blues man and his band, and a local Cajun band. The whole thing will end with the boat positioned to give us a great view of the Casino de Hull Fireworks competition.
Should be a real fun evening.
sduford on Aug 01 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Photography
I found a couple of new and interesting websites on Panama.
The first is a blog called Birdwatching In Panama. It provides bird photos and bird watching and hiking tips.
The second one is called PTY4U.com (PTY is the ICAO abbreviation for the Panama City Tocumen International Airport). This site provides dozens of nice pictures of Panama, which will give you a good idea of the beauty the country has to offer.
Sylvain’s Panama Adventure
Chronicling the adventure of building a house in the mountains of Panama
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