After living in Panama for over 12 years and seeing lots of changes, both in Panama and in the rest of the world, it was time for a major rewrite of THE NEW ESCAPE TO PARADISE. It’s finished and available now.
The new 2017 version includes a special Panama Q & A section, based on all the many questions I’ve received over the years.
This is what you need to know if you are contemplating a move to Panama.
Contents
1. Why Panama? — 10
2. Dare to Dream — 44
3. Finding Paradise – 50
4. Work Until You Drop — 73
5. Change Is Good — 85
6. Running the Numbers — 94
7. Visit a Leather Bar — 105
8. How Stable Is It? — 118
9. Getting Off the Hamster Wheel — 128
10. To Your Health — 137
11. Not in Kansas Anymore — 161
12. Building in Paradise — 175
13. See Spot Run — 194
14. Burn Rate — 202
15. Exit Strategy — 208
16. Legalities — 218
17. Just Say No — 233
18. This Isn’t the Panama Canal — 242
19. Due Diligence — 249
20. The Devil You Know — 252
21. To Like & Not to Like — 255
22. A Place to Call Home — 278
23. Addicted to Coffee — 304
24. Leaving Paradise — 318
25. What People Won’t Tell You and Can’t Tell You – 328
26. If I Had to Do It All Over Again – 330
Starting to Learn Spanish — 333
For Further Reading — 336
Key Dates in Panama History -– 338
US Military Installations -– 347
Panama Q & A — 350
Footnotes — 390
