Gourmet Pizza has been known in Panama over the past couple of years as an easy-going trendy, neighborhood pizza joint with consistently good, thin crust pizza, with fresh and unique toppings such as feta cheese or asparagus. Recently they have expanded their menu and added pastas. On offer are five types of pasta with your [...]
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Panama Gourmet Pizza – Best thin crust pizza in town! Now with pasta too.
Posted in Accomodation, Children, Dining, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Family, Food and Wine, Moving to Panama, PTY Expats, Paitilla, Panama, Panama City, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residential Areas, Panama Residents, tagged alfredo, antipasta, Avenida Balboa, cheese pizza, dessert, Dining, Expats, food, Gourmet Pizza, greek, hotels, Italian food, living in Panama, Multicentro, nutella, Panama, pasta, pizza, restaurants, slalad, take out pizza, thin crust pizza, toretllini on May 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spice up your weekend! Check the Food link for New Mango Salsa Recipe.
Posted in Dining at Home, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Family, Food and Wine, PTY Expats, Panama, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residents, Shopping, tagged Panama, food, mango, tropical recipes, recipe, salsa, seafood, condiment, shrimp, at home, fruit on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
15,000 Watts – Art Exposition Update
Posted in Environment, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Family, PTY Expats, Panama, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residents, The Arts, Tourism, Travel, nightlife, tagged Alliance Francaise, arnoux, art, arte, casco viejo, ecologia, electrical, electrico, empresa bern, energia, exposition, green energy, La Casona, Panama City, photos, sanofi-aventis, show, watts on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last evening I went to the official opening of the 15,000 Watts Exposition. An exposition of Photographs, Paintings, and Displays by Arnoux, Cartooch, and Miguel Lombardo. I have never been to La Casona previously and enjoyed both the expo and the location. The exposition, while not large, was poignant. A display of photos and artwork [...]
Your Mail Direct from Miami! PAKYA Panama.
Posted in Business, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Family, Keep in Touch, Moving to Panama, PTY Expats, Panama, Panama City, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residents, Postal services, tagged expatriates, Expats, living in Panama, mail, mail box, Mailboxes, Melodye, packages, Pakya, Panama, post, Post Office, shipping, shipping from Miami on May 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Remember when you were a child and waiting for a package to arrive? And just when they told you it would arrive, it did? In Panama that doesn´t happen. You had better be prepared for a long wait. With the Panama Postal Service (what is that word service doing in there?) some things never show [...]
NEW YORK BAGEL CAFE in Panama: Bite into a fresh bagel any time of day.
Posted in Panama, tagged Panama, Expats, cafe, restaurant, bagel, blueberry, lox, salmon, cream cheese, chocolate chip, poppyseed, lunch, WIFI, free WIFI, Italian soda, business meetings, bottomless cup of coffee, free refills, Einstein Plaza, Via Argentina, foreign owned business, bulletin board on May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
NEW YORK CITY BAGEL: Blueberry, cheese, poppyseed, wholegrain, or plain jane, which do you want with your salmon and cream cheese? The first time I had the New York Bagel Cafe´s lox and cream cheese I was so thrilled just to have found a place in Panama that knew how to make bagels and served [...]
CHATEAU XELLO: Having trouble finding a moderately priced, well located hotel in Panama City? Check it out.
Posted in Accomodation, Bed and Breakfast, Business, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Family, Hostal familiar, Hotels in Panama, Moving to Panama, New Business, Panama, Panama City, Panama Life, Panama Residential Areas, Tourism, Travel, Vacation Apartments, tagged Accomodation, apartments, Bed & Breakfast, El Carmen, hotel, neighborhood, rates on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CHATEAU XELLO: Tired of hanging out in a less than savory neighborhood when you visit Panama City, all because the moderately priced hotels in El Cangrejo are full? I hear that a lot from friends who were late reserving rooms in the city; they just cannot find one. This week I visited with the Brokke [...]
PANAMA: New Immigration Law Regulations
Posted in Business, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Family, Lawyers, Moving to Panama, Panama, Panama Life, Real Estate in Panama, Residential Tourism, tagged cedula, citizenship, Expats, foreigners, immigration, investors, jubilados, law, living in Panama, Moving to Panama, Panama, pensionado, pensioners, permits, red tape, reforestation, regulations, work permits on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A number of readers are interested in moving to Panama. Here is a brief summary of the new regulations in a nutshell. These regulations apply only to new applicants, applicants with applications in process or approved will be grandfathered: Pensionado Visa (Retirement Visa): The applicant must show income of $1000 per month, up from $500 [...]
PANAMA: Your Step by Step Guide to Opening a Personal Bank Account
Posted in Banking, Business, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Moving to Panama, Panama, Panama City, Panama Life, Panama Residential Areas, tagged ATM, bancos, Banking, banks, checking, credit cards, debit cards, documents, Expats, finances, money, savings, service, term deposits on May 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Opening a Bank Account in Panama I have been requested by a reader to cover the procedure of opening a bank account here. It is one of those essential but non-exciting posts which are very interesting to newcomers to Panama. When you are ready to open your account, prepare yourself to have patience, and allow [...]
Sea Bass or Corvina Recipe added to the Food! section (link above).
Posted in Dining, Dining at Home, Expatriates in Panama, Family, Food and Wine, Health, PTY Expats, Pacific, Panama, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residents, Recipes, Taboga, tagged easy meals, corvina, fresh fish, sea bass, Recipes on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PANAMA CITY: Viso Fifty Two, Creative Comfort Food by Mario Castrellon
Posted in Dining, Entertainment, Expatriates in Panama, New Business, Panama, Panama City, nightlife, restaurants, tagged chocolate, creative food, Dining, Expats, lamb, mango, Mario Castrellon, New Business, nightlife, octopus, Paitilla, Panama City, ravioli, restaurants, Swig, tamales, tuna steak, Viso 52 on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tucked away in Paitilla, creative food, modern upscale ambiance. Viso Fifty Two Restaurant: It wasn´t by chance that I am writing this review tonight, several readers have requested it. I enjoy Viso Fifty Two, having eaten there a number of times already. It opened in Panama City late January this year and the food is [...]
Welcome Yahoo Group Members!
Posted in Expatriates in Panama, Moving to Panama, Panama, Panama Life, tagged Panama groups, Yahoo group members on May 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I sent several invitations to members and welcome! Hope you enjoy my Blog. Please bookmark it and check back regularly as I add more content often. A great resource for newcomers and visitors to Panama. Thanks for reading, and commenting, Cynthia
Love My Carbs! Pompei Italian Restaurant, Panama City
Posted in Dining, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Family, Food and Wine, Paitilla, Panama, Panama City, Panama Life, Panama Residential Areas, restaurants, tagged food, Paitilla, Panama City, panna cotta, pasta, Pompei, restuarant, tiramisu, wine on May 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Food is delicious, fresh and consistent, moderately priced, served up in a delightfully friendly atmosphere. I am a confessed Carb Lover. Pasta is my dream food, add fresh jumbo shrimp, or eggplant with rich tomato sauce and you´ve got a fan! Attilio Real at Pompei Restaurant in Paitilla has made aficionados out of our entire [...]
Food! Mango Recipes and More…
Posted in Panama, tagged food, tropical recipes, mango recipes, Dining at Home, healthy meals on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Check my new Food! link on this blog (link is at the top of the home page), the section will be devoted to food, in particular food that is suited for the tropics. I have posted Mango recipes this week, and will add other related mango recipes during the week.
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