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.
@paulbrungardt98233 жыл бұрын
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!
@Sunflower00001 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@angeltorres992 ай бұрын
Thank you Paul for the heads up and info, Precisely one my/our concerns!
@deltablue43693 жыл бұрын
What a pleasant couple. Really hit the main areas of questions folks would have.
@pkfreedomgirl3 жыл бұрын
So happy for you. We are living vicariously through you for the moment. Someday, we too, will be there enjoying a similar view. ❤
@LovelyDreamCatcher-mk6oqАй бұрын
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.
@edensfamilyadventures27143 жыл бұрын
We will be joining you as well there in Volcan (hopefully by years end)👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@fanfare1003 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Panama John & Victoria! If the world floods, as with Noah, Volcán is the right location. :D
@holgermessner8513 жыл бұрын
What about Pompeii? ;-)
@dawny29853 жыл бұрын
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!
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
every place is different -- see this panamarelocationtours.com/internet-speeds-in-panama
@holgermessner8513 жыл бұрын
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!
@dawny29853 жыл бұрын
@@holgermessner851 You are definitely a person PRT needs to interview.
@holgermessner8513 жыл бұрын
@@dawny2985 Not at all. I didn't took the tour. And the PRT videos are a bit to promote the tour.
@dawny29853 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@jorgebarrera16893 жыл бұрын
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!
@JohnKemipa3 ай бұрын
Welcome to Panama!
@geraldbutler71243 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video thank you and I hope you have found your happy place.
@roybrown55773 жыл бұрын
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!
@veegood64045 ай бұрын
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!
@cynthiathompson12883 жыл бұрын
I loved Volcan…five years ago for 18 months
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
Volcan is such a beautiful place.
@kelle18083 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@toastypassenger51113 жыл бұрын
Great reuse of shipping pallets, nice garden and chicken coop 😎
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@bernadette5033 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Very informative.
@stevemlejnek70733 жыл бұрын
Nice that you have chickens.
@alainbergeron45203 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm impressed 👏. Their garden is impeccable 👌. This couple 💑 found their Shangri-la in volcan
@terryparish71333 жыл бұрын
Very good information
@LindaSueGarland3 жыл бұрын
Bible fellowship sounds awesome!
@bjsmith88242 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your adventure to moving to volcan Panama 🙏🏾
@jobethk5883 жыл бұрын
Do you have city water/sewer or use well water and a septic tank?
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
city water and a septic tank
@stevemlejnek70733 жыл бұрын
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?
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
That road was finished about 12 years ago!
@Tweckert2 жыл бұрын
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?
@deborahpickard11235 ай бұрын
How did you fund a home to rent?
@joann51573 жыл бұрын
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.
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
WE have an article about shipping pets to Panama. panamarelocationtours.com/bringing-your-pets-to-panama
@jonathandaniels99109 ай бұрын
Do you HAVE to have a car if you expatriate to Boquete? What about PC?
@PanamaRelocationTours9 ай бұрын
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.
@jobethk5883 жыл бұрын
Are electrical outlets like those in the United States? I would love to be bilingual!
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
Yes, electrical outlets are the same as the US
@jimparsons4312 Жыл бұрын
It rains here 60 percent of the time?
@jonathandaniels99109 ай бұрын
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
@PanamaRelocationTours9 ай бұрын
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
@pauladosch70623 жыл бұрын
What was your main motivation for leaving the US?
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
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!
@normanzimmerman50293 жыл бұрын
What is the best American bank working in Panama?
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
There are NO US banks in Panama.
@normanzimmerman50293 жыл бұрын
@@PanamaRelocationTours so EXPAT is complete disavowal
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@normanzimmerman50293 жыл бұрын
@@PanamaRelocationTours thank you
@reneesanchezmiranda85883 жыл бұрын
We had Citibank. N.A. before, but they sold their portfolio to Scotiabank which is working now with a good profile.
@pauladosch70623 жыл бұрын
What town in Northern Michigan? I grew up in Grayling.
@MariaVictoriaSteichen3 ай бұрын
Hi!! We lived in Roscommon. Visited Grayling a lot. Are you in Panama?
@pauladosch70623 ай бұрын
@@MariaVictoriaSteichen No, just was visiting there in January!
@ebonieriley83093 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on bringing dogs over.
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
You can read about bring pets to Panama at panamarelocationtours.com/bringing-your-pets-to-panama
@jennifercampbell89393 жыл бұрын
I heard there's a leper colony somewhere up in the hills. Is it anywhere near Volcan? Somehow that name rings a bell.
@PanamaRelocationTours3 жыл бұрын
Fake news!!
@JoeJoe-sq8pj3 жыл бұрын
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..
@jennifercampbell89393 жыл бұрын
@@JoeJoe-sq8pj Thanks Josh. As always, you're a fount of knowledge.