Various mesmerizing views of Panama City’s skyline.
Photo by catgoggles.
Photo by globevisions.
Photo by Donna62.
Photo by Alessandra del Tufo.
Photo by Manuele Zunelli.
Photo by Ruben Parra.
Photo by Manuele Zunelli.
Beautiful vibrant roses of Panama. These shots was taken in Boquete.
Photo by KatieM.
Hi gals and pals,
This week I’m sharing part 3 of travel quotes by famous people.
Here goes:
“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.”
- Moslih Eddin Saadi
“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.”
- Paul Fussell
“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.”
- Bill Bryson
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
- Lao Tzu
“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.”
- Benjamin Disraeli
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”
- Aldous Huxley
Have fun and enjoy Panama!
TOP PANAMA THREADS:
- Panama and IT professionals? Working as a networking technician in Panama? What are the pros and cons. Check out this thread. Mr. Woohoo gives some good advice here.
- Is Panama City Dangerous?
How dangerous is Panama City compared to other cities? As Lalaguayaba says: “Panama City is far safer than the city in Florida of the same name…”. Go to this thread and find out what parts of the city to avoid if you don’t want to take too many risks.
- Automobile Importing Opportunity
A good idea or to much hassle? And what about the profit potential? This thread is an interesting read and gives well thought through replies.
- Hiking Day Trips
Celtic is looking for good day-trip hikes near the city. If you know of any, please share on this thread.
- Is Panama City dirty?
Panamax answers the question perfectly with “like any other major urban environment on the planet - it is dirty at one time or another, in one area or another until it’s cleaned and the cycle repeats itself.” More members share their views on this thread.
PANAMA NEWS:
- Panama sees strong shipping container growth
Panama expects its shipping container volumes to increase by around 10 percent next year despite the downturn in the U.S. economy, the country’s maritime authority said on Wednesday.
- Corruption in Panama is Cultural
US ambassador to Panama, said the problem of corruption in Panama is cultural. He also said corruption in Panama affects the investment climate in the country. “If powerful people continue fomenting corruption, it’s a bad signal which infects the entire population,” he said.
- July 4th Celebration at the Balboa Yacht Club
The 3rd Annual 4th of July celebration will be held on Friday, the fourth of July at the Balboa Yacht Club on Amador Causeway from 3 to 9 p.m. There will be food, musical entertainment and fireworks. Tickets are $7.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door.
View towards Paitilla
Photo by Iperher.
View on Playa Veracruz
Photo by Peter2222.
View of a Helicopter Roaming Panama City
Photo by bpereira73.
View of a Pelican enjoying the Panama Canal
Photo by skizzenbuch.
A baby crab walking on the beach on Isla Iguana.
Photo by kEnobAnDo.
Hello everybody!
I’m happy to say that this is the 30th issue of the PanamaForum.com Newsletter.
The New York Times recently came out with a new book review for DRAWING THE LINE AT THE BIG DITCH - The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right by Adam Clymer.
Here are some excerpts:
Panamania
“A seemingly endless nomination battle; a front-runner unable to close the deal; a trailing candidate who stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. Yes, it’s 1976, when Gerald Ford had Ronald Reagan on the ropes until Reagan seized upon an unlikely issue — the Panama Canal — to keep his candidacy alive until the Republican convention.”
“The canal was a treasured legacy of the nation’s glory years. Giving it away would be like sand-blasting Theodore Roosevelt’s face off Mount Rushmore. ‘We built it. We paid for it. It’s ours,’ Reagan declared, and was rewarded with a string of primary victories that reinvigorated his campaign. Ultimately he fell short, but his comeback positioned him as the Republican front-runner for 1980 after Ford lost the presidency to Jimmy Carter.”
This promises to be an exciting read full with well documented facts and laser sharp assessment of events.
Click here for the full New York Times review on the book.
And click here for the Amazon link of the book (you can even Search Inside! the book):
Have a fun week!
TOP PANAMA THREADS:
PANAMA NEWS:
- Rare Coffee Sells For $15 Per Cup
A coffee house said they’ve gotten a hold of some of the world’s finest coffee. Wednesday River Maiden Artisan Coffee in Vancouver started selling the Panama Esmeralda Especial Reserva for $13.85 per cup plus tax.
- Panama reports about 60,000 child laborers
About 60,000 child laborers are working in the streets of Panama, director of the Program Casa Esperanza (Hope Home) Rosana Mendez said on Wednesday. Half of these children are in rural areas, she said a day before the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Child Labor on June 12. Mendez said that six out of every 10 children quit their studies due to poverty.
- Inspiring teens to spend summer volunteering in Latin America
AMIGOS has been a life-changing experience, said Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, 19, who volunteered in Veraguas, Panama, last summer. I have improved my Spanish and learned what it means to partner with people from a different culture to accomplish common goals.
- Global Voyage
Zac Sunderland, 16, began his attempt to be the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo at the Marina del Rey harbor yesterday. The Thousand Oaks resident is hoping to break the record held by Australian David Dicks by completing the voyage in 11 months aboard his 36-foot sailboat Intrepid. The lifelong sailor’s trip will take him to Micronesia, South Africa and through the Panama Canal.
- Naso tribe: ‘First we lost gold, now our treasure is green’
Latin America correspondent Rory Carroll reports from the rainforest of Panama on a new power project deal.
Hello guys!
I’m happy to say that many more members have joined us on PanamaForum.com over the last week. A big welcome to all new members!
This week I’ll be sharing some great travel quotes with you. This is the second part of travel quotes, part one is here: Travel Quotes Part 1
“Now I know why they tell you to put your head between your knees on crash landings. You think you’re going to kiss your ass good-bye.”
-Terry Hanson
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.”
- Rudyard Kipling
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
- Jawaharial Nehru
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
- Henry Miller
“A passport, as I’m sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between countries, so the officials can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly.”
- Lemony Snicket
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.”
- G.K. Chesterton
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
- Mark Twain
I hope you enjoyed them as much as I have.
Have lots of fun and see you next week!
TOP PANAMA THREADS:
- Living expenses in Panama
What are the actual living expenses per month? Go to this thread to find out. As whypanama says: “Panama is our home and we have found paradise!”.
- Real Estate in Panama
Wow! This thread is hot and a must read for anyone considering buying, renting or building in Panama.
- How Quickly?
How long did it take you to become fluent in Spanish? Do you have any recommendations on how to fasten up the Spanish learning process? Share your advice, and join this discussion.
- Broadband Internet by Satellite in Panama?
Is broadband Internet by satellite available in Panama? Find out on this thread.
PANAMA NEWS:
- Copa Airlines Takes Delivery of New Boeing Aircraft
Copa Airlines, today announced it has taken delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the seventh 800 series aircraft in its fleet. Copa’s fleet, which now consists of 27 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft and 13 Embraer-190 aircraft, is one of the youngest in the Americas, with an average age of 3.9 years.
- Panama Going Nuts for Football (Soccer) - Euro ‘08
In case you hail from the United States and don’t have a clue, in Europe the national teams representing sixteen nations are playing the UEFA EURO ‘08 soccer tournament, a warm-up to qualifying for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
- Tourism in Panama Continues to Grow, up 9% in 2008
It is estimated each tourist visiting Panama spends approximately $1,500 dollars. The number of tourists coming to Panama continues to increase. From January through April 2008 some 554,126 tourists have arrived, according to statistics provided by the Panamanian Tourism Institute (IPAT.)
- Revenge Suspected as Possible Motive in Assassination of Lawyer in El Cangrejo
Revenge arises as a possible motive in the homicide of lawyer Manuel Caballero, who was shot in the head this Saturday morning and died hours later in the Metropolitan Social Security Hospital Complex. Judicial sources indicate they are trying to determine if this attack bears any relation to the activities Caballero realized as a lawyer, who was dedicated to the buying and selling of property and land.
- China ingredient supplier gets life for killer drug
Diglycol made in Jiangsu, which attacks patients’ kidneys, livers and nervous systems, was also believed to be responsible for hundreds of deaths in Panama in 2006 after being mislabeled as innocuous glycerin and made into cold medicine.
This photography of a red-legged honeycreeper bird was shot Boquete. The red-legged honeycreeper feeds on insects and some fruit and nectar. What a petite beauty!
Photo by Jason’s Travel Photography
In this photograph you see a sweet girl wearing a Pollera. The Pollera is Panama’s national costume for women.
Photo by rosy.
