My wife and I were taken to the Las Lajas beach where German investors put 85 million into securing one of the worlds best beach front properties for retirement and investment. There will be condos an… more →
My Blogricharddetrich wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday we took our friends, the Valentines, to Boca Chica, and spent the day at Playa Grande. Wh … more →
richarddetrich wrote 3 weeks ago: We’re enjoying having our former neighbors from Ventura, CA, Shaun and Julie Valentine and kid … more →
richarddetrich wrote 3 weeks ago: Three strikes and you are OUT! I always flew Aeroperlas between David and Panama City. Then a new a … more →
richarddetrich wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s the rainy season. And we’re getting lots of rain . . . BUT . . . Let’s talk … more →
richarddetrich wrote 4 weeks ago: The Martinelli view . . . LATIN WORLD published an “Interview with Incoming Panama Tourism Min … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: Back in the States if you wanted to get plants you simply headed to Home Depot or the local nursery. … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: And to think I could be buying guests drinks in the Ocean Bar, maybe even in a tux! This is what re … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: One of the things that amazes me about Boquete is how quickly new restaurants come . . . and go! A … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: One of my garden favorites in Panama are flowers unknown outside most of the tropical world, except … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: When we were young, my wife, Nikki, and I tried to commit ourselves to a weekly “date night. … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: OK, after being gone for an extended period on the ZUIDERDAM I am definitely playing “catch up … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: These green Mealy Amazon parrots (Amazona farinosa) are fairly common in Panama. They are 14-15 inc … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: July 1st the government changes in Panama. There is always an uncertainty mixed with hope whenever a … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: Yes, I know, it has been a while . . . Walt & Paula Summers shared this about their recent explo … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: When our kids were finishing up high school in Thousand Oaks, CA, it hit us that someday we were goi … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: OK, there are almost 130 snake species in Panama . . . but, not to fear, only 20 of those are poison … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: Realizing the country is in tough times, the Obama’s have borrowed a page from history encoura … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: Last night we had our friends, Jeff and Tricia Daugherty, over for a delightful dinner. In many way … more →
richarddetrich wrote 1 month ago: When we first moved to Panama, a local on the road between David and Boquete had posted a hand lette … more →