Monthly Archives: February 2007

Panama: Cost of Living

Here is a rough cost (in US$) of typical things in Panama (2007)…
Bottle of local beer in the supermarket = $0.50Bottle of local beer at a medium-scale restaurant = $1.251l Bottle of water = $0.25-$0.301 cup of ‘fancy’ coffee (e.g. latte style) = $2
McDonald’s Combo meal = $32 course meal (incl. 1 drink) at average [...]

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Buenos Aires: Accommodation

There’s a whole host of companies to rent a furnished, short term, executive apartment from in Buenos Aires.
These are the ones we looked at…

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Taxis in Panama

So how do you negotiate this tricky challenge…getting a taxi in Panama?
The difficulty with getting a taxi in Panama is that there are no meters, no official cabs (like black cabs in London or yellow cabs in NYC) and generally no rules whatsoever!
In all honesty, it’s not that bad. A couple of locals we met [...]

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LIP Accommodation Review Criteria

As we are from the UK and having lived in a London apartment by the River Thames & an apartment in Nottingham (outside of the capital), we will be using these 2 experiences as a comparison base.
We will use the following criteria to review each apartment that we stay in:
1) Landlords & Letting Company
The service [...]

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Panama: Places To See

One of the great things about Panama is that it’s a relatively small country. This means that it has an astonishing diversity of landscapes within easy travelling distance…

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