Really refreshing to hear a first-person account of a guy who carefully weighed out his options and realized it's just too expensive to live in America (too many taxes no matter which state you live in). Plus any medical crises that pops up forces many seniors to sell their homes to pay exorbitant U.S. hospital costs. So much for the "free market", unless one is wealthy or a member of Congress.
I don’t know why RUclips recommended this video to me, I almost skipped it. So glad I didn’t wonderful story. Your girlfriend seems lovely. Hope you have a happy life pal.
Hello James, Never thought I would see you again. I was your neighbor on 42nd terrace, we met at your garage sale. Glad to see you are living the good life. Take care and have fun. Bill
Hey Bill, small world! I ran into you at the 7-11 right after you met James at the garage sale. I slipped on that Big Gulp you spilled, fell and hit my head. I'm a paraplegic now, hope you are well.
The reason people are happy in Panama, is because they live a life of faith, values, hard work and supporting your neighbor and treating eachother with respect and honoring the traditional family. All that under a conservative, pro business and pro economy government, only letting merit based migration in and no thugs. Thats the secret sauce of happiness, vs. what the demonrats are practising across the US. Cheers from Europe.
@@jasoncease6288 There may be better places, but overall ease and lowest cost for permanent residency and territory tax system make it the best for those on a budget. But if tax havens don't matter and/or money isn't an issue than sure, you can move elsewhere that's "better".
I visited Boquete March of 2019. I attended the Habla Ya language school, visited a coffee plantation, and trekked around on foot throughout the town .. It’s a great place and I felt safe; having only basic to elementary Spanish language ability ..
Good for you! When I was in the Air Force, our squadron had an active commitment in Panama and flew nightly missions out of Howard AFB. I spent probably 30-60 days a year there and really loved it. The canal zone is a beautiful area and the houses are great, from large yards, beautiful landscaping, etc..As in anywhere, even here in the US, you have to be careful where you go and when. Almost every country in Central America does have rebel factions. Locals are really friendly, for the most part, and will tell you areas to avoid.
Great video. Everything he says is true. My wife is Panamanian. We have made many trips to Panama over the past 25 years. We love visiting frequently. I am retired. We have thought of Panama or Florida but are aiming for Florida because we are both scuba divers and like close access to the Caribbean and Central America. The anger and wrath of people are growing in the US. The Panamanians are warm, friendly people.
As a SCUBA person, you probably know about Belize but if not try it, Ambergris is a great place, Belize City is the pits but the rest of Belize is great; great people, and great Mayan culture..
Spent 18 months in Panama in the Army back in 72-73. Had a view of the Miraflores locks from my window. Loved the country, loved the jungle, and loved the people.
James. I learned of the expat life and working overseas from the “old timers” I worked with in the communications industry after completing my military service. I decided then and there that that was what I wanted to do as a career. Over the past forty two years, I have lived and worked in exotic locations, hardship locations, and war zones. I have experienced more than any tourist could ever hope to experience in a lifetime of travel…and got paid to do it. If I lived in a country for more than one year, existing on the economy and having to learn some of the language to function in society then I consider that as having “lived” in that country. There were thirteen countries in which I “lived”, and twenty three which I had traveled to and worked for shorter periods of time. (Less than one year.) On my first contract it only took about three months to realize that the USA was not all what I was taught to believe. I learned, through the university student who frequented the villa I roomed in, to look back at America through their eyes…through the eyes of the world and see the true America. Looking from the perspective of the outside looking in rather than the narrow perspective Americans have of themselves as looking from the inside out. I won’t go into that any further because Americans don’t know their truth nor will they sit still and listen to another perspective so there’s nothing more to say about that. However, it is interesting to hear you say that America isn’t what it used to be. That people aren’t happy, that there is division and hatred. I learned those truths forty years ago. In my foreign career I have wondered at the spectacle of ancient life…of living archaeology. I have experienced the most modern and culturally advanced locations. I have experienced crushing poverty and opulent wealth. I have experienced pressing populations and the isolation of the deserts. I have lived on mountain tops and in valleys; I have watched coworkers die in helicopter crashes and survived one myself. I have had the local government provide protection from peoples who would harm me. I have been arrested as a spy. I have been shot at. I have survived rocket attacks from hostile both in and out of war zones. I have loved and been loved. I carry memories with me that I will cherish for a lifetime and walked away from people and places I wish I had never left behind. I have a universe of warm and wonderful memories. I have cried an ocean of tears of regret. I have realized that we…the human race, are all one big organism which must get along on this very small planet. This I have done. And so, I feel I have earned a cushy retirement sitting in my cottage on the Naga hills, overlooking Kata Beach, Kho Poo, Leam Sai Peninsula and the Andaman Sea and thanking the heavens above that I made the choice I made forty some odd years ago. No regrets. Peace to you James. Don’t squander the opportunity that has been afforded to you. Learn the language. Study the culture. Enrich your life. Be tolerant and accept the ways of the local people. You will be happier for having done so. Don't try to recreate your American life in Panama, leave it behind. Oh, and don't try to explain your experiences to Americans if you have need to travel back to that horrible place. They won;t listen.
All of us blind people living in the evil empire wish we could be as smart as you. I hope your retirement allows you a big enough place to store that chip on your shoulder.
Strider thank you for your well informed & wise, hopeful words, thank you for trying to enlighten & help, peace & happiness to you, my fellow traveler.
@@acspore LOL at having to move to another country around the world to try and find happiness. I already found it right where I am. Family, friends, community, a support system, that's what makes a man wealthy. The elephant in the room is that this is for people that don't have that. If they did, they wouldn't need to move to Panama to save a nickel. Usually old guys, divorced, nothing to lose, maybe looking to be a sugar daddy to someone a lot younger that they couldn't afford to do in the USA.
@@chiane1968 If the US is such a bad place, why do millions of people from South America, India, China and most of the rest of the world want to come to the US? I appreciate Strider's story but his criticism of the US is unbalanced. There is evil in EVERY country. As someone once said, wealth can blind one from seeing. God bless, Michael
Greetings . I am us citizen born in Cuba and after living in Florida for over 50 years i retired in the Philippines i have lived here over a year ago. I loved I enjoyed your video.
@@earthexplorer1oh yes!!!! i get about 50 pesos per $1usd between 60,000 pesos plus i own a 3 bedroom 2 bath home i pay. $490 usd bank loan. Before i was renting a townhouse for 7,000 pesos or $140 usd a month
Hey dude, I love your attitude and i feel the same. People are just blah here and I want to enjoy my life with happy people. Thank you for your words.. they resonate.
You will live a long and healthy life because YOU ARE HAPPY! Your friends in the US will probably grow old, unhealthy, and be in nursing homes. Be BLESSED!
Hello Jim. Thanks for the update and I’m glad things are working out so well for you and Yalina. You are so right that taking the Panama Relocation Tour (last May) was a good decision. I too may be making the move within the next six months. Take care and Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Felicidad! Glenn
This sounds a lot like Thailand. I lived in Thailand for 2 years and I LOVED it. I'm actually planning on leaving America AGAIN after the lockdowns here are over with and the coast is clear. The reason that I haven't left sooner is because I just wanted to ensure that I could get back to America if I needed to. I have saved up already and am ready to get back to the life of low cost, MUCH MUCH nicer people, and adventure.
thanks for sharing your story dude, great to see you living the dream and opening a part of your life to us online strangers looking for greener pastures and happily ever afters
Good points made in this video. Some useful information here. Panama is on my list of countries where I could snowbird when I retire. Don't want to wait until I'm too old.
Good video. Thank you for all the great information. My name is Agymah and lm from Boston. I was in Panama city, Panama in the summer of 2017. I love the city, food and people.
Hello Sir James,We met at your garage/moving sale. (I sold ALL your stuff on eBay) and made a killin'!!! Glad to see you are living the good life. Take care Rick
For years, I’ve wanted to live somewhere where there are no real seasons and the temperature never varies by much. I had no idea that place actually existed until I found Panama Relocation Tours. Boquete is 5-10 degrees warmer than my home town, which is perfect. And I remember loving Honduras when I was there for 6 months, even though it also rained most afternoons. So I guess the rain probably won’t bother me.
U should try Medellin Colombia. The weather is even better. I lived and worked in Colombia after i lived and worked in Ecuador, happy i left for Colombia weeks before the big Quake in Ecuador. I'm Retired now and life in Thailand , but it's getting to extreme in many ways. So maybe next will be Panama for the rest of my life... I visited Panama in 2015 and 16. Loved it , also that i don't have to pay Taxes on my Pension. I also lived and worked in NJ-NYC. Everywhere there r good and not so good things, if the good r more and more important, then stay. Btw, i'm a Swiss and it's just to expensive and to cold too long for my older body now. Other than that, Switzerland is still the best country and i have seen and lived in many. Take care and good luck.
"Strider" thank you for sharing your journey. I am planning to move outside of the US, learning other languages and just looking forward to the next chapter in life. Again, Thank you
Thanks, James. Thanks for sitting down and doing this informative video. I appreciate how you say your mother planted the Panama bug in you at a young age. For me, it was stamp collecting at a young age. Now the time is right for me and I'm driven a lot by my early experience with those Panamanian and Canal Zone stamps that fascinated me. Anyway, I'm planning a September tour there with the Panama relocation tours. I'm greatly looking forward to it.
My wife and I have a project to assist handicapped children in Boquete. Unfortunately, Corona virus won't let us leave Colorado and it wont let us into Panama .I am impatient to get back there. Fortunately there is a great Panamanian friend taking care of business until he get out of Corona lock down.
Boquete's Handicap Foundation does an amazing job taking care of the handicap in Chiriqui Province. Be sure to connect with them when you arrive. They are in Alto Boquete, blue building across the street from Chop Sticks.
I wondered if some people would defend biting the hand that feeds them and sure enough some people did. Also, just because corporations do it doesn't make it right.
@mike wazowski Nice response Mike, but who suggested not letting people leave the country? Did you read that in another post and get confused? Why are you so upset? Do differing opinions hurt your feelings? I'm glad to see you know how to use your words unlike your previous post where you just told me to STFU. I think this is real progress for you. Keep up the good work.
That is a wonderful story, and I appreciate you for sharing it. I myself would love to move there and retire there, but my wife is no way leaving California and her family. Good luck to you sir, and enjoy your retirement at your new home.
i lived in mexico three years and now peru for sixteen years...forget medical insurance. I never had it...just pay the reasonable doctors fees if you have a problem.
That's exactly what most foreigners do in Panama too. It's only $2 to see a doctor at the public clinics or $12 to see a doctor at their office (no waiting). Medical care is very affordable in Panama.
He wasn't a single man for too long, he meet a woman and the hit it out and now they are a couple and living together it was a blessing for the both of them... I didn't know her life before him but she seems like a nice woman, I'm glad they meet each other.
Hey man thanks you for support and information about panama. that's so important to people with a low retirement . By the way I worked conyruction in the new York post in 99/2002 in new York city .. god bless and stay happy and thanks you for sharing your experience.
I took the Pure Prairie League tour. Our tour guide was “Panama” Red [riding] on his white horse Mescalito. Can’t remember a thing I was told. Humor. Looks like you have all your ducks in a row. I hope Panama remains your happy place. Enjoy your retirement.
Dago Bandar I’ve been to Thailand 🇹🇭 twice, you’ll love it. Pro tip don’t bother bringing socks, underwear, t-shirts etc...all of it costs a fraction of western prices.
Very informative James I have thought about moving there too. I was there in 2016 to see the opening of the new canal. Great country what I saw of it. Caught your bio in your introduction. Funny, I'm from New England and live in Dallas now....
I've watched this twice, I love when the interviews are so down to earth and modest and deal with daily, practical topics. See Jackie, I can type more when my fingers are not gooped up during a meal here LOL
I too love musicand I am working hard to get to Boquete... did you bring music equipment with you? I have been selling stiff for weeks... I hope to get there mid to late summer.
Lovely lady, you did well, sir. Driving there wouldn't be a problem for me after living in a NW city (Portland, Or.) where people drive like Thorazine-addled zombies. Every red light and it's "texting time", etc. I could write a short-story entitled, "The Light is Green, No One's Moving, I Must be in Portland". Yolina or Yalina? She's beautiful, smart, and looks like a keeper. Happy trails, pod-nah.
This is the best tell how it is living in Panama video that I’ve seen. This guy is something else he gives you everything from soup to nuts. Excellent! I hate driving a car. I’m wondering if there’s any public transportation and can you get a metro pass?
@@PanamaRelocationTours I looked into the Coronado area because it seems like there’s a lot of ex-pats there, but the beaches are nice on the Caribbean side and it seems like there’s a lot more things to do in Boca de Toro. Maybe in the end of August, we’re beginning of September. I’d like to book a private tour for a couple days of that area if possible.
Surely a great home, a great guy, a beautiful woman, a fantastic country .be blessed and healthy living for you both.
Really refreshing to hear a first-person account of a guy who carefully weighed out his options and realized it's just too expensive to live in America (too many taxes no matter which state you live in).
Plus any medical crises that pops up forces many seniors to sell their homes to pay exorbitant U.S. hospital costs. So much for the "free market", unless one is wealthy or a member of Congress.
Great video! I’m getting out of the US as soon as this pandemia of COVID 19 is over. The US has changed so much I don’t even recognize it anymore.
Hang in there.
Am single at 38 waiting for good,respectful and honest man to join me here in my lovely country and happy home,,🤩
@@linanyarko2355 of there is good food.. I want to go!
Daniel Gomez don't worry about food,🤣
@@linanyarko2355like, great food?
I don’t know why RUclips recommended this video to me, I almost skipped it. So glad I didn’t wonderful story. Your girlfriend seems lovely. Hope you have a happy life pal.
Hello James,
Never thought I would see you again. I was your neighbor on 42nd terrace, we met at your garage sale. Glad to see you are living the good life. Take care and have fun.
Bill
Hey Bill, small world! I ran into you at the 7-11 right after you met James at the garage sale. I slipped on that Big Gulp you spilled, fell and hit my head. I'm a paraplegic now, hope you are well.
@@edriley1516 lol
He right about how negative people in the USA are. I’m so ready to leave this place.
The reason people are happy in Panama, is because they live a life of faith, values, hard work and supporting your neighbor and treating eachother with respect and honoring the traditional family. All that under a conservative, pro business and pro economy government, only letting merit based migration in and no thugs. Thats the secret sauce of happiness, vs. what the demonrats are practising across the US. Cheers from Europe.
Its becoming the same in the UK sadley
If you got a passive income or can work online, there are better places to go. I retire in 18 months, will only return to the US to visit family.
@@jasoncease6288 ok thanks for that I just recently retired and looking for a place to move in mainly get the hell out of this corrupt USA.
@@jasoncease6288 There may be better places, but overall ease and lowest cost for permanent residency and territory tax system make it the best for those on a budget. But if tax havens don't matter and/or money isn't an issue than sure, you can move elsewhere that's "better".
Your background music is enjoyable. It's appropriate and not too loud.
I visited Boquete March of 2019. I attended the Habla Ya language school, visited a coffee plantation, and trekked around on foot throughout the town .. It’s a great place and I felt safe; having only basic to elementary Spanish language ability ..
Thank you for posting. I am thinking about moving to Panama in about 3yrs when I retired. This information was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Good for you! When I was in the Air Force, our squadron had an active commitment in Panama and flew nightly missions out of Howard AFB. I spent probably 30-60 days a year there and really loved it. The canal zone is a beautiful area and the houses are great, from large yards, beautiful landscaping, etc..As in anywhere, even here in the US, you have to be careful where you go and when. Almost every country in Central America does have rebel factions. Locals are really friendly, for the most part, and will tell you areas to avoid.
Great story brother... enjoy your retirement!
Great video. Everything he says is true. My wife is Panamanian. We have made many trips to Panama over the past 25 years. We love visiting frequently. I am retired. We have thought of Panama or Florida but are aiming for Florida because we are both scuba divers and like close access to the Caribbean and Central America. The anger and wrath of people are growing in the US. The Panamanians are warm, friendly people.
As a SCUBA person, you probably know about Belize but if not try it, Ambergris is a great place, Belize City is the pits but the rest of Belize is great; great people, and great Mayan culture..
Quote of the video. "Driving in Panama City is like Boston without traffic lights". My friend, you should've been a writer.
I live in Florida and would love to go/move to Panama. I’m glad to hear about the relocation tour. This made my day
Spent 18 months in Panama in the Army back in 72-73. Had a view of the Miraflores locks from my window. Loved the country, loved the jungle, and loved the people.
I’m a Gemini, an air sign, and I love being out in the fresh air. I’d love sitting on your front porch, reading a book! Best to you and Yalina!
I'm a Gemini also. High five twins!!
I'm glad things are good for you in Panama. Your home is lovely and the views are beautiful. !
James. I learned of the expat life and working overseas from the “old timers” I worked with in the communications industry after completing my military service. I decided then and there that that was what I wanted to do as a career. Over the past forty two years, I have lived and worked in exotic locations, hardship locations, and war zones. I have experienced more than any tourist could ever hope to experience in a lifetime of travel…and got paid to do it. If I lived in a country for more than one year, existing on the economy and having to learn some of the language to function in society then I consider that as having “lived” in that country. There were thirteen countries in which I “lived”, and twenty three which I had traveled to and worked for shorter periods of time. (Less than one year.)
On my first contract it only took about three months to realize that the USA was not all what I was taught to believe. I learned, through the university student who frequented the villa I roomed in, to look back at America through their eyes…through the eyes of the world and see the true America. Looking from the perspective of the outside looking in rather than the narrow perspective Americans have of themselves as looking from the inside out. I won’t go into that any further because Americans don’t know their truth nor will they sit still and listen to another perspective so there’s nothing more to say about that. However, it is interesting to hear you say that America isn’t what it used to be. That people aren’t happy, that there is division and hatred. I learned those truths forty years ago.
In my foreign career I have wondered at the spectacle of ancient life…of living archaeology. I have experienced the most modern and culturally advanced locations. I have experienced crushing poverty and opulent wealth. I have experienced pressing populations and the isolation of the deserts. I have lived on mountain tops and in valleys; I have watched coworkers die in helicopter crashes and survived one myself. I have had the local government provide protection from peoples who would harm me. I have been arrested as a spy. I have been shot at. I have survived rocket attacks from hostile both in and out of war zones. I have loved and been loved. I carry memories with me that I will cherish for a lifetime and walked away from people and places I wish I had never left behind. I have a universe of warm and wonderful memories. I have cried an ocean of tears of regret. I have realized that we…the human race, are all one big organism which must get along on this very small planet.
This I have done. And so, I feel I have earned a cushy retirement sitting in my cottage on the Naga hills, overlooking Kata Beach, Kho Poo, Leam Sai Peninsula and the Andaman Sea and thanking the heavens above that I made the choice I made forty some odd years ago. No regrets.
Peace to you James. Don’t squander the opportunity that has been afforded to you. Learn the language. Study the culture. Enrich your life. Be tolerant and accept the ways of the local people. You will be happier for having done so.
Don't try to recreate your American life in Panama, leave it behind. Oh, and don't try to explain your experiences to Americans if you have need to travel back to that horrible place. They won;t listen.
All of us blind people living in the evil empire wish we could be as smart as you. I hope your retirement allows you a big enough place to store that chip on your shoulder.
Strider thank you for your well informed & wise, hopeful words, thank you for trying to enlighten & help, peace & happiness to you, my fellow traveler.
chiane1968 you listen, but you don’t hear, you read, but you can’t learn, so remain poor.
@@acspore LOL at having to move to another country around the world to try and find happiness. I already found it right where I am. Family, friends, community, a support system, that's what makes a man wealthy. The elephant in the room is that this is for people that don't have that. If they did, they wouldn't need to move to Panama to save a nickel. Usually old guys, divorced, nothing to lose, maybe looking to be a sugar daddy to someone a lot younger that they couldn't afford to do in the USA.
@@chiane1968 If the US is such a bad place, why do millions of people from South America, India, China and most of the rest of the world want to come to the US? I appreciate Strider's story but his criticism of the US is unbalanced. There is evil in EVERY country. As someone once said, wealth can blind one from seeing.
God bless, Michael
Thank you for your service
Thanks for sharing. Well done and best wishes for the future.
Greetings . I am us citizen born in Cuba and after living in Florida for over 50 years i retired in the Philippines i have lived here over a year ago. I loved I enjoyed your video.
Do you like retirement in the Philippines?
@@earthexplorer1oh yes!!!! i get about 50 pesos per $1usd between 60,000 pesos plus i own a 3 bedroom 2 bath home i pay. $490 usd bank loan. Before i was renting a townhouse for 7,000 pesos or $140 usd a month
I am about 2.5 hours from Manila. In Lipa City Batangas. Manila is to crowded and smoggy sometimes so i only go there if i have to.
@@arturojsabina8234 Wow! That's pretty good. Thanks!
I pray for those folks in and around Taal. Be good.
Hey dude, I love your attitude and i feel the same. People are just blah here and I want to enjoy my life with happy people. Thank you for your words.. they resonate.
You will live a long and healthy life because YOU ARE HAPPY! Your friends in the US will probably grow old, unhealthy, and be in nursing homes. Be BLESSED!
Hello Jim. Thanks for the update and I’m glad things are working out so well for you and Yalina. You are so right that taking the Panama Relocation Tour (last May) was a good decision. I too may be making the move within the next six months. Take care and Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Felicidad! Glenn
This sounds a lot like Thailand. I lived in Thailand for 2 years and I LOVED it. I'm actually planning on leaving America AGAIN after the lockdowns here are over with and the coast is clear. The reason that I haven't left sooner is because I just wanted to ensure that I could get back to America if I needed to. I have saved up already and am ready to get back to the life of low cost, MUCH MUCH nicer people, and adventure.
HE360 there are many more better choices than Thailand
@@martingoodef811 Which places are better than Thailand? I'm opened to suggestions.
@black zebra America is dangerous too.
@@martingoodef811 me too, where would you suggest to be better than Thailand? Thank you.
I'm happy for you sir you made a wise decision.
thanks for sharing your story dude, great to see you living the dream and opening a part of your life to us online strangers looking for greener pastures and happily ever afters
Panama is america, central america:), panama is a lovely place, we lived in costa rica for three years. cristobal island is a nice place.
You seem so balanced and objective. Great narrative and approach to sharing. Thanks!
Good points made in this video. Some useful information here. Panama is on my list of countries where I could snowbird when I retire. Don't want to wait until I'm too old.
I'm 10 to 15 years from retirement looking to find a place to retire. This might be the place. Very informative video. Thanks.
Good video. Thank you for all the great information. My name is Agymah and lm from Boston.
I was in Panama city, Panama in the summer of 2017. I love the city, food and people.
One wonders that in this age and time such a beautiful country like Panama is out there.
Think you. Sorry about Michael. R.I.P. your home is wonderful. I’m dreaming. My dreams come true.
Good for you that you had the ability to think outside the box.
Signing up for a tour is hardly "thinking outside the box".
This great, living the dream in the retirement years. Perfect.......
Hello Sir James,We met at your garage/moving sale. (I sold ALL your stuff on eBay) and made a killin'!!! Glad to see you are living the good life. Take care Rick
For years, I’ve wanted to live somewhere where there are no real seasons and the temperature never varies by much. I had no idea that place actually existed until I found Panama Relocation Tours. Boquete is 5-10 degrees warmer than my home town, which is perfect. And I remember loving Honduras when I was there for 6 months, even though it also rained most afternoons. So I guess the rain probably won’t bother me.
Come see how you can LIVE BETTER for LESS in Panama!
U should try Medellin Colombia. The weather is even better. I lived and worked in Colombia after i lived and worked in Ecuador, happy i left for Colombia weeks before the big Quake in Ecuador. I'm Retired now and life in Thailand , but it's getting to extreme in many ways. So maybe next will be Panama for the rest of my life... I visited Panama in 2015 and 16. Loved it , also that i don't have to pay Taxes on my Pension. I also lived and worked in NJ-NYC. Everywhere there r good and not so good things, if the good r more and more important, then stay. Btw, i'm a Swiss and it's just to expensive and to cold too long for my older body now. Other than that, Switzerland is still the best country and i have seen and lived in many. Take care and good luck.
Well done 👍 found a nice place to stay and a nice lady … !!!! Congratulations. I’ll be there soon as a single retired man. !!!!
"Strider" thank you for sharing your journey. I am planning to move outside of the US, learning other languages and just looking forward to the next chapter in life. Again, Thank you
you got it going man, your girl friend looks like a good person. I'm hoping to start by staying there for one month.
Great video loved it 😍
Really nice
Thanks, James. Thanks for sitting down and doing this informative video. I appreciate how you say your mother planted the Panama bug in you at a young age. For me, it was stamp collecting at a young age. Now the time is right for me and I'm driven a lot by my early experience with those Panamanian and Canal Zone stamps that fascinated me. Anyway, I'm planning a September tour there with the Panama relocation tours. I'm greatly looking forward to it.
It's amazing how one little thing can plant a seed in your mind/heart that can help make a life changing decision.
Simple, informative, and to the point. Thanks
My wife and I have a project to assist handicapped children in Boquete. Unfortunately, Corona virus won't let us leave Colorado and it wont let us into Panama .I am impatient to get back there. Fortunately there is a great Panamanian friend taking care of business until he get out of Corona lock down.
Boquete's Handicap Foundation does an amazing job taking care of the handicap in Chiriqui Province. Be sure to connect with them when you arrive. They are in Alto Boquete, blue building across the street from Chop Sticks.
Well done and best wishes for the future.
@@PanamaRelocationTours Insitituto pro-integration...Been there, great folks.
Thank you for the Information.
I love how you met a lovely lady in Panama.
They are very happy together
Thanks for sharing! Enjoy and God bless!
Thank you. Very positive .
Thanks for your open and practical talk.
Jerry liked you video.I am retired PO,retired Milatary
Take the money you earned in the US and retire with it in another country. Nice.
Benson Parker it’s called Geoarbitrage. The old adage goes “earn in the West, spend in the East”.
Trump needs to stop that people make money here then going to other countries that didn't help them that hurts our wonderful economy
Ain’t no problem with that whatsoever. It’s his money.
I wondered if some people would defend biting the hand that feeds them and sure enough some people did. Also, just because corporations do it doesn't make it right.
@mike wazowski Nice response Mike, but who suggested not letting people leave the country? Did you read that in another post and get confused? Why are you so upset? Do differing opinions hurt your feelings? I'm glad to see you know how to use your words unlike your previous post where you just told me to STFU. I think this is real progress for you. Keep up the good work.
Congrats, be safe and have a happy retirement.. me hoping to be in the Cayman Islands some day..
That is a wonderful story, and I appreciate you for sharing it. I myself would love to move there and retire there, but my wife is no way leaving California and her family. Good luck to you sir, and enjoy your retirement at your new home.
i lived in mexico three years and now peru for sixteen years...forget medical insurance. I never had it...just pay the reasonable doctors fees if you have a problem.
That's exactly what most foreigners do in Panama too. It's only $2 to see a doctor at the public clinics or $12 to see a doctor at their office (no waiting). Medical care is very affordable in Panama.
Thank you for sharing this! I love the house too...and especially the yard and the view.
I cannot believe what a pretty home he was able to rent for only $650 in Boquete. Eveybody says Boquete is more expensive than other areas !
There are some expensive rentals in Boquete but there are many very affordable rentals too!
very interesting to listen. plan to move too in may 2022
God bless you. Have a nice retirement life. Long live for ever with her.
He wasn't a single man for too long, he meet a woman and the hit it out and now they are a couple and living together it was a blessing for the both of them... I didn't know her life before him but she seems like a nice woman, I'm glad they meet each other.
They seem like a perfect match!
He's done for!
Hey man thanks you for support and information about panama. that's so important to people with a low retirement . By the way I worked conyruction in the new York post in 99/2002 in new York city .. god bless and stay happy and thanks you for sharing your experience.
Easy Going.
Just spent Christmas in Panama, I like it but need more time to get around the next time.
KC to Panama.. this vato is living good!
I'm confused, he says he's a single man- yet he's holding hands w the lady?
He moved to Panama as a single man. But found a great girlfriend within a few months.
@@PanamaRelocationTours how's this gentleman making out after over a year since this video. Beautiful home he's located
Musicians.
Need some fruit trees and vegetables in your yard. Recommend a Mangosteen tree
👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Big move ,well done
Hi Jim this Janet Bennett from Tamworth, NH. Life is good in Panama. I am jealous. Still stuck in NH.
Hello there!
I took the Pure Prairie League tour. Our tour guide was “Panama” Red [riding] on his white horse Mescalito. Can’t remember a thing I was told. Humor. Looks like you have all your ducks in a row. I hope Panama remains your happy place. Enjoy your retirement.
I've heard about the Panama Red!
Hi from Boquete ! Thank you for yours beauty words.
I always thought of moving to 🇨🇷 for the same reasons
Dago Bandar I’ve been to Thailand 🇹🇭 twice, you’ll love it. Pro tip don’t bother bringing socks, underwear, t-shirts etc...all of it costs a fraction of western prices.
Beautiful couple. Bless you.
Thank you very much.
You are welcome!
Very informative James I have thought about moving there too. I was there in 2016 to see the opening of the new canal. Great country what I saw of it. Caught your bio in your introduction.
Funny, I'm from New England and live in Dallas now....
Great video Jim. The best part of it was that you found a wonderful partner. Just curious, did you almost say the Dennis Wilson bridge?
Beautiful home!
I'm in St Louis MO, looking to take the tour in 2020. Thanks for the info you shared!
Have a great trip. My son is studying Spanish. We visited Havana and Santiago in Cuba this year. Panama is in on top of my list for 2020.
Great Video! Thank you 😊
Good luck for your new life.
Much love from Israel.
Nice place. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your life my friend. Do whatever you want open minded and humble gets u threw any door. Suave.......socio
Nice place. A bit fancy for me.
You are extremely handsome and your lady is very lucky. 😘
I've watched this twice, I love when the interviews are so down to earth and modest and deal with daily, practical topics. See Jackie, I can type more when my fingers are not gooped up during a meal here LOL
great advice
Nice story! Central America is very affordable.
Good going Jim. Your post is a year ago, hope you are still content
James is very happy in Panama.
Vivía allí por cuatro años y mi hermano todavía tiene un apartmento en Punta Puntilla en la ciudad de Panama.
well that's very nice of her to move in with you LOL
The man isn't any fool and women are women the world over they are really the same.
very nice huh? lol she is a good person.
Beautiful home. Great story
great vid--very helpful
I too love musicand I am working hard to get to Boquete... did you bring music equipment with you? I have been selling stiff for weeks... I hope to get there mid to late summer.
Lived in Panama in the mid 70s. Girls from all over Central and South America lived in Panama City. I loved it.
Great video. How much is the rent for a month? What are your other major living expenses?
nice people nice life
She's fearless!
Glad I found your vid. Coming for a visit in the spring and thinking of living there. Do you need a drummer? I’m an ex army bandsman.
Nothing like New England
Lovely lady, you did well, sir. Driving there wouldn't be a problem for me after living in a NW city (Portland, Or.) where people drive like Thorazine-addled zombies. Every red light and it's "texting time", etc. I could write a short-story entitled, "The Light is Green, No One's Moving, I Must be in Portland". Yolina or Yalina? She's beautiful, smart, and looks like a keeper. Happy trails, pod-nah.
This is the best tell how it is living in Panama video that I’ve seen. This guy is something else he gives you everything from soup to nuts. Excellent! I hate driving a car. I’m wondering if there’s any public transportation and can you get a metro pass?
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video. There are many places to live in Panama where you don't need a car.
@@PanamaRelocationTours I looked into the Coronado area because it seems like there’s a lot of ex-pats there, but the beaches are nice on the Caribbean side and it seems like there’s a lot more things to do in Boca de Toro. Maybe in the end of August, we’re beginning of September. I’d like to book a private tour for a couple days of that area if possible.