vincentfadra: Panama Relocation Tour November 29 ? December 4th ...

Learn what life would be like living in Panama . . .

My friend Jackie Lange moved from Texas to Boquete. Along the way to making her decision she started reading this blog and ready my book ESCAPE TO PARADISE. Jackie has many friends and business associates who?ve attended her real estate seminars in the US and have been intrigued by her decision to retire in Panama. They?ve wanted to come along with her and see just what she had discovered. So over the past few months Jackie has teamed up with me and others to put together a unique PANAMA RELOCATION TOUR. This is NOT one of those real estate tours that treks you from one sponsoring developer to another, but this tour lets you see the real thing and meet expats . . . like me . . . who can answer all your questions. A feature of Jackie?s tours has become having drinks with Nikki & I on our coffee farm and having dinner together at one of Boquete?s fine restaurants. Everyone on Jackie?s tours is required to read my ESCAPE TO PARADISE;LIVING & RETIRING IN PANAMA book before the tour! (Great choice!) Additionally whenever I am not on the ship and in Panama I accompany the tour.

Here is the information and at the end is the contact for Jackie if you?d like to join this tour. But be forewarned, Jackie?s tours always fill up early. Another hint, be as flexible as you can when planning your return flights to the US: usually folks end up wanting to stay longer in Boquete and look around more, so it?s very helpful if you have the flexibility to stay longer.

Learn the ins and outs of life as an expat in Panama!

Relocating to another country can be extremely daunting when you don?t know where to go and what to do and even worse if you cannot speak the language.

Jackie says, ?In my quest to move offshore and after visiting 10 countries in two years I discovered that it is very hard to find any tours which are not geared towards tourist. Sight seeing is nice. Visiting all the historic places is interesting. But if you?re like me, it?s not what you want to see when you?re considering moving to a country. What you really need is to determine what life would be like as an expat living in this country. The Panama Relocation Tour is designed to do exactly that!?

The tour includes visiting a number of areas popular with expats ? Panama City, the beaches, the mountains, and, of course my home, Boquete. You will have opportunity to meet a LOT of expats already living in the country. We?ll have lunch and dinner with expats every day so you have plenty of time to ask questions. We?ll even visit expats in their homes in Panama so you can see up close and personal what life would be like living in Panama.

When I?m along on the tour, which is when I?m not on the ship, it?s been fun for me just to sit and chat and answer questions as we ride along on the bus.

This is an all-inclusive tour. The low fee includes EVERYTHING! We will pick you up at Tocumen International Airport, then the tour includes all ground transportation, all meals, all hotels, and the opportunity to learn what life would ?really? be like living in Panama ? in the city, near the Pacific Ocean, or in the mountains where there is spring like weather every day. You?ll meet at least 50 expats already living in Panama during this tour ? that?s priceless!

You won?t find another tour like this anywhere else!

This tour has been designed with the future expat in mind to show you what it is like to live in Panama. You?ll learn:

Where the best neighborhoods are
Where to do buy groceries and other shopping
Popular restaurants & expat hang-outs
Where the movie theaters are
Where the English-speaking doctors & dentists are
What it costs for health insurance?It?s Super Affordable!
Visit hospitals & Pharmacies
Where to pay bills
Where to bank ? you can even set up an account
Local markets
and much more?

This is UNLIKE most Panama tours: this is NOT a real estate tour. We have no properties to sell or rent. But, you will learn the quickest and easiest way to find houses to rent short-term or long-term at very affordable prices and you?ll discover how to find the best deals on houses for sale.

The tour is designed to help you get acquainted with Panama and will definitely save you time and money vs. trying to discover all these things for yourself.

If you?d like to get your name on the waiting list or find out about future tours, please email txjackie@gmail.com

Tours fill up fast.

Here?s what folks have to say about the Panama Relocation Tour . . .

WOW!!! That was a real Fairytail adventure that ended too soon. I feel very fortunate to have been a part of it and can?t wait to get back there. Opportunities abound and that country?s future in on the right track. I hope everyone returned safely and keeps in touch to encourage each other to keep up the momentum for the big move south.

MAC, Florida

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For all you folks out there looking for a really great place to retire, you need to look real hard at Panama. And the way to do that is to take Jackie Lange?s overview tour and check out some really good retirement areas. If you are like many, you will be very tired of the hassles of living in big cities, like Panama City, and want to check out some quieter surroundings like the beach or the mountains, then this tour is for you. Jackie has conducted this tour for small groups several times and has located a most outstanding Panamanian guide who is exceedingly well informed about all things Panama and he drives the group to selected locations with very different geographies. Now this is not a house buying tour where real estate agents try to sell you their houses, but an opportunity to see a whole lot of Panama and decide if Panama is the right destination for you.

James, Mississippi

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Thanks so much for organizing and making our trip to the beautiful country of Panama so informative and enjoyable. Norma and I enjoyed every minute of it! Your scheduling maximized our experiencing the country, Ex-pats, natives, dining, fellowship with other attendees, Richard Detrich, you and Doug. You showed us such a variety of areas, activities and real estate. The accommodations and restaurants were excellent. Your schedule allowed for adequate rest and recuperation but not one minute for boredom!

We were very favorably impressed with the country?s courtesy, security (our passports were checked frequently by courteous police, hotel clerks,etc) Unemployment Rate (4%), welfare ?0? (it is handled on a local basis like we used to have), flat tax rate (17%, includes their social security!), availability of reasonable cost medical insurance (30 days free for visitors.) Their 11% annual growth in GNP,

We discussed that Panama was not the Garden of Eden but it must be in the same neighborhood! We would eagerly recommend the trip to anyone.

Thanks Again, Will & Norma
Texas

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Helen and I would like to thank you for the magnificent tour last week. We stayed a few days after and looked at a few more sites in Panama. Originally we thought the tour was to include only Boquete, so we had planned to visit a few areas close by. But you included all the sites we had planned to visit. The information was very complete and gave us all we could ask for as an initial screening visit.

The tour was perfectly designed and executed for someone considering Panama as a new place to live. The various micro-climates, the cost of living and housing, the ease of travel and day-to-day living, and other trade-offs could not have been covered better. We found the contact with the expats who are presently living in the area to be invaluable, providing the insight of people who are already living in Panama for several years.

Your personalized involvement and attention to detail were greatly appreciated. You answered some of our personal questions in ways I cannot imagine anyone else being capable of. You were truly a great host and we will be forever grateful.

Hope to see you soon in Panama. Glenn and Helen
California

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Jackie, Thank you for a fantastic tour. We learned so much that will assist us in deciding when to rent a furnished house there in or near Boquete.

Yes, the tour ranks as one of our top two tours we have taken. we really appreciate everything about it and are telling all of our friends and relatives about it. Everyone up here should take that tour ASAP. Hopefully the International airport in David will be open for us CA visitors soon.

Dean and Ellen
California

P.S. We are sold on Boquete. Hopefully see you soon.