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How To Become an International Pet Smuggler

I moved to Panama from Toronto in July, 2007, but the airline I flew on would not take my dog Roscoe -- something about the summer heat being too much for animals in the cargo hold. So I ended up having to ship Roscoe by a different airline to San Jose, Costa Rica (at three times the cost of my own flight), and of course I then had to drive from my new home in Panama to San Jose to pick him up.
 
Thus began, innocently enough, my career as an international...

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AHHH YES Learning to Adjust

Homesickness hits us all here in Panama.  Of course, any place you move to outside the US you will find the same thing.
 
For me it took about three months to hit.  You’re so busy doing this and that to prepare for your leaving the US and so happy about your new life that awaits you.  When you get here, you have shopping to do, moving into your new home, people to meet and greet. You’re happy with all the new things to see and do around you; the music the food,...

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Another Fun Weekend Exploring Nicaragua

Relaxing at the D'Santos Coffee Farm – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingThis is the way to spend a weekend in February!  Why fight the cold and the snow?  Nicaragua has such great weather in January and February!!
 
Saturday morning we decided to do a little exploring, so we jumped in the car and headed south about 25 miles from Managua to the town of Diriamba.  After stopping at a local fruit stand for some fresh mandarinas and a ripe pineapple we checked out a local coffee farm.
 
This was our...

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