sduford on Jul 31 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Politics, Travel
Here’s a cool article from U.S.News on American expatriates and a fair bit of talk about why many of them go to Panama.
Here’s an excerpt:
In his recent book Bad Money, political commentator Kevin Phillips warns that an unprecedented number of citizens, fed up with failed politics and a souring economy, have already departed for other [...]
sduford on Jul 30 2008 | Filed under: Panama, Science
An interesting article on the geological origins of Panama.
(ScienceDaily) July 29, 2008
Contrary to previous evidence, a new University of Florida study shows the Isthmus of Panama was most likely formed by a Central American Peninsula colliding slowly with the South American continent through tectonic plate movement over millions of years.
Read the full article…
sduford on Jul 24 2008 | Filed under: Building in Panama
There has been some heavy afternoon downpours lately in Panama, which has somewhat impeded progress. I was expecting the guest house to have a roof on it by now, but I think they are waiting to do all the roofs at the same time. The roofs need a welded steel-beam structure, covered by corrugated steel, [...]
sduford on Jul 23 2008 | Filed under: Media, Politics
Those of you who have followed this blog for a while know that I’ve been pretty vocal about the media’s general ineptitude and increasing innefficiency in providing us with actual news. Well on that same theme, here’s an excellent article by one of the best journalists of the last 20 years.
Bad days for newsrooms, and [...]
sduford on Jul 22 2008 | Filed under: Politics, Travel
I smiled a lot while watching this wonderful video. In the end all I could think was: Why can’t we all just get along?
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
sduford on Jul 19 2008 | Filed under: Miscellaneous, Panama, Rant, Travel
If you’ve ever tried to find a good map of Panama, you most likely came off disappointed. They are difficult to find, and most are not very good at all.
There is one map of Panama that is excellent. Well, it is actually a map of Costa Rica on one side, and Panama on the other. [...]
sduford on Jul 10 2008 | Filed under: Building in Panama
I received a few more pictures of the construction this week.
Here’s a view of the bedroom module taking shape. You can see the two more or less octagonal bedrooms one on top of the other. The lower floor has a large ensuite bathroom extension on the back. The bedroom themselves are octagones within a square [...]
sduford on Jul 03 2008 | Filed under: Panama
If you are planning to get a visa for residency in Panama, you may want to start the proceedings real soon. A new draft law is being circulated for comments and the plan is to make it official on August 26th, 2008. There are several changes that will make it more difficult, and more expansive [...]
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