Great video. Thank you. I'll be retiring in the US in 2 months. I'm planning for retirement in Panama in 2025. First a 2 month tour in December 2024. The Volcan area is at the top of my list as my future home.
Great video but "WORD OF CAUTION" I am an American physician who owns a farm outside of Boquete. Please consider getting Panamanian Major Medical insurance. You can get insurance very reasonably in Panama and nobody knows what the future holds. BTW, Punta Pacifica Hospital in Panama City is great. It is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medical School in USA. I recommend going there for major health issues.Stay well!
A Super Nice Couple, Another great video Jackie, and Maybe Volcan in the future for me in 2025. Panama is a Great Choice for Retired people from the U.S.A. and a Very Easy Transaction, especially with Panama Relocations Tours.
Very nice video and beautiful location you are living in! Would you mind sharing what the cost was to ship your 900 pound pallet from Michigan to Panama (and what service you used)? Thanks!
This is a wonderful couple's story. One of the things I think PRT should ask the people that move into a certain area is about Internet service and its reliability, up and download speeds. They can answer this question just like they do the medical experience questions. Keep up the good work PRT!
Does not matter how fast the internet is if you have no power living in the countryside. Many people forget that Panama is in Central America. Power outages are very common here. Further away from the big cities like Panama City and David you will experience power outages more regularly. For hours! Longest I had to live with was 13 hours in the Las Tablas area. And if there is no power- there is no water! Yes. 1st time in my life I started to buy this big water bottles Americans are use to. And if there is no power for longer than 4 hours you lose cellphone service because the towers run on battery. If you can live with this- welcome to Panama!
@@holgermessner851 I have seen them interview people who moved to Panama prior to PRT. I remember specifically a couple in Sora who had lived there for 16 years and a couple in Volcan who had been the for 20+ years. I remember the Volcan couple because the wife was from Seattle like me.
Lovely, very informational interview! Thanks! Loved the little doggo and would like to have heard more about how you transported them. I would never let my dog be put in the cargo bay of a plane.
You do not have to own a car. If you live close to town, you can walk to grocery stores and restaurants. In Panama City is is VERY EASY to live anywhere in the City with no car.
What was the cost to bring your goods shipped on a pallet? You said it was around 900lbs. So just curious on over all cost of this from the USA and to the boquete area and from the boquete area to Volcán?
During the video, they mentioned the bad weather in Michigan and short growing season. I'm sure being able to reduce their cost of living was a big factor too!
Also its my understanding that as long as you are under 70ish, you should be able to get an HMO plan associated with a hospital there? And i assume once you have it, they wont cancel it due to aging? Thanks for these amazeball videos
This is not completely accurate. In Panama City some hospitals offer health insurance with no age restrictions. But other hospitals do not have that a hospital specific plan. You can get health insurance in Panama. Here are some options panamarelocationtours.com/health-insurance-options-in-panama
Jennifer Campbell..Palo Seco, which used to be located on the pacific side, in the canal zone territory was the only leper colony in Panama... it's been closed for almost 50 years... I'm sure you know, that there is a cure for this disease already..
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Great video. Thank you.
I'll be retiring in the US in 2 months. I'm planning for retirement in Panama in 2025. First a 2 month tour in December 2024. The Volcan area is at the top of my list as my future home.
Great video but "WORD OF CAUTION" I am an American physician who owns a farm outside of Boquete. Please consider getting Panamanian Major Medical insurance. You can get insurance very reasonably in Panama and nobody knows what the future holds. BTW, Punta Pacifica Hospital in Panama City is great. It is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medical School in USA. I recommend going there for major health issues.Stay well!
Thank you
Thank you Paul for the heads up and info, Precisely one my/our concerns!
What a pleasant couple. Really hit the main areas of questions folks would have.
We will be joining you as well there in Volcan (hopefully by years end)👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Welcome to Panama John & Victoria! If the world floods, as with Noah, Volcán is the right location. :D
What about Pompeii? ;-)
So happy for you. We are living vicariously through you for the moment. Someday, we too, will be there enjoying a similar view. ❤
Bible fellowship sounds awesome!
Nice that you have chickens.
A Super Nice Couple, Another great video Jackie, and Maybe Volcan in the future for me in 2025. Panama is a Great Choice for Retired people from the U.S.A. and a Very Easy Transaction, especially with Panama Relocations Tours.
Very much enjoyed this video. Volcan has grown quite a bit, I see. Seems like a quiet and comfortable location to retire. Sign me up!
I loved Volcan…five years ago for 18 months
Volcan is such a beautiful place.
Thank you for sharing!
Very nice video and beautiful location you are living in! Would you mind sharing what the cost was to ship your 900 pound pallet from Michigan to Panama (and what service you used)? Thanks!
Another awesome video thank you and I hope you have found your happy place.
This is a wonderful couple's story. One of the things I think PRT should ask the people that move into a certain area is about Internet service and its reliability, up and download speeds. They can answer this question just like they do the medical experience questions. Keep up the good work PRT!
every place is different -- see this panamarelocationtours.com/internet-speeds-in-panama
Does not matter how fast the internet is if you have no power living in the countryside. Many people forget that Panama is in Central America. Power outages are very common here. Further away from the big cities like Panama City and David you will experience power outages more regularly. For hours! Longest I had to live with was 13 hours in the Las Tablas area. And if there is no power- there is no water! Yes. 1st time in my life I started to buy this big water bottles Americans are use to. And if there is no power for longer than 4 hours you lose cellphone service because the towers run on battery. If you can live with this- welcome to Panama!
@@holgermessner851 You are definitely a person PRT needs to interview.
@@dawny2985 Not at all. I didn't took the tour. And the PRT videos are a bit to promote the tour.
@@holgermessner851 I have seen them interview people who moved to Panama prior to PRT. I remember specifically a couple in Sora who had lived there for 16 years and a couple in Volcan who had been the for 20+ years. I remember the Volcan couple because the wife was from Seattle like me.
Thanks for sharing. We are headed there soon on our own adventure to take a look at Volcan. We love your ministry. Thanks for the details!
Thank you!! Very informative.
Very good information
Welcome to Panama!
Great reuse of shipping pallets, nice garden and chicken coop 😎
So nice of you
Wow, I'm impressed 👏. Their garden is impeccable 👌. This couple 💑 found their Shangri-la in volcan
Thank you for sharing your adventure to moving to volcan Panama 🙏🏾
Do you have city water/sewer or use well water and a septic tank?
city water and a septic tank
How did you fund a home to rent?
Lovely, very informational interview! Thanks! Loved the little doggo and would like to have heard more about how you transported them. I would never let my dog be put in the cargo bay of a plane.
WE have an article about shipping pets to Panama. panamarelocationtours.com/bringing-your-pets-to-panama
Do you HAVE to have a car if you expatriate to Boquete? What about PC?
You do not have to own a car. If you live close to town, you can walk to grocery stores and restaurants. In Panama City is is VERY EASY to live anywhere in the City with no car.
I believe there is work being done on a road to connect Volcan and Boguete. Is that correct, and when will that road be completed?
That road was finished about 12 years ago!
What was the cost to bring your goods shipped on a pallet? You said it was around 900lbs. So just curious on over all cost of this from the USA and to the boquete area and from the boquete area to Volcán?
Are electrical outlets like those in the United States?
I would love to be bilingual!
Yes, electrical outlets are the same as the US
It rains here 60 percent of the time?
What was your main motivation for leaving the US?
During the video, they mentioned the bad weather in Michigan and short growing season. I'm sure being able to reduce their cost of living was a big factor too!
Can you do a video on bringing dogs over.
You can read about bring pets to Panama at panamarelocationtours.com/bringing-your-pets-to-panama
Also its my understanding that as long as you are under 70ish, you should be able to get an HMO plan associated with a hospital there? And i assume once you have it, they wont cancel it due to aging? Thanks for these amazeball videos
This is not completely accurate. In Panama City some hospitals offer health insurance with no age restrictions. But other hospitals do not have that a hospital specific plan. You can get health insurance in Panama. Here are some options panamarelocationtours.com/health-insurance-options-in-panama
What is the best American bank working in Panama?
There are NO US banks in Panama.
@@PanamaRelocationTours so EXPAT is complete disavowal
@@normanzimmerman5029 you can open a Panama bank account or use your US ATM machines if you do not want to open a Panama bank account.
@@PanamaRelocationTours thank you
We had Citibank. N.A. before, but they sold their portfolio to Scotiabank which is working now with a good profile.
What town in Northern Michigan? I grew up in Grayling.
Hi!! We lived in Roscommon. Visited Grayling a lot. Are you in Panama?
@@MariaVictoriaSteichen No, just was visiting there in January!
I heard there's a leper colony somewhere up in the hills. Is it anywhere near Volcan? Somehow that name rings a bell.
Fake news!!
Jennifer Campbell..Palo Seco, which used to be located on the pacific side, in the canal zone territory was the only leper colony in Panama... it's been closed for almost 50 years... I'm sure you know, that there is a cure for this disease already..
@@JoeJoe-sq8pj Thanks Josh. As always, you're a fount of knowledge.
Have you run into many snakes?
Why are all of these transplants super religious?
@@3shellyiam they are not all super religious.