sduford on Feb 22 2008 | Filed under: Building in Panama
Construction is moving well and it is exciting to see the quick progress. Here’s a picture (click ofr a larger version) of the guest house, the part that is furthest along:
The foundation of the bohio (round gazebo) is all done and they are ready to pour the floor. You can see the pipes for the [...]
sduford on Feb 18 2008 | Filed under: Panama
Here’s a nice article on Panama and Altos del Maria:
Low-Cost Living
sduford on Feb 17 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Travel
Having just yesterday left a Canada in the midst of one of the worst winters on record, it is a very nice feeling to wakeup on a warm sunny morning in the beautiful and lush mountains of Altos del Maria. Looks like it will be a nice day, and we plan to chill-out by the [...]
sduford on Feb 15 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Travel
We’re leaving tomorrow morning for another 2 weeks in Panama, my sixth trip in one and a half year. We will spend the first week in Altos del Maria, relaxing, checking out the progress on our house, meeting with our friends. We will spend most of the second week in Panama City, shopping for tiles, [...]
sduford on Feb 14 2008 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
This is mind boggling. You really should read the case of Fawza Falih.
She has been condemned to death. By beheading.
She has been beaten to the point of hospitalization during her incarceration.
The authorities have a signed confession, which she has not had read to her.
She didn’t read what she signed, either, because she’s illiterate.
She and her [...]
sduford on Feb 11 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Travel
Last Friday’s Ottawa Citizen had a great article on Panama. A young woman visited Panama alone and found great people, an island paradise, and beautiful mountains covered with lush rain forest. She chose her destinations very wisely to make the best of her short two week trip and her account gives you a nice feel [...]
sduford on Feb 11 2008 | Filed under: Politics
This Morning Truthdig published an excellent column titled “The War on Tolerance“, by Chris Edges. Chris is a former New York Times bureau chief who spent 7 years in the Middle-East, he has a Christian religious background, and he speaks Arabic, so he has a good idea what he’s talking about. In this OpEd piece, [...]
sduford on Feb 07 2008 | Filed under: Building in Panama
I received a few more pictures of our construction in Altos del Maria, Panama.
Things are progressing well.
Here’s a view of the top of the driveway. You can see the beginning of the guest house on the left, and the foundation for the bohio on the right. There will be a parking area between the two.
This [...]
sduford on Feb 05 2008 | Filed under: Panama
Over the weekend I discovered a new website called Ning. It is a new twist on social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook. Rather then being one huge social network, it enables you to easily create your very own more focussed social network.
So as an experiment, I decided to try it out by creating a [...]
sduford on Feb 05 2008 | Filed under: Politics
Building the stone wall to new heights.
The politics of risk.
The prime minister is in touch with our feelings.
Our federal government is so 1970s.
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