Like it? Share it!After an exhausting trip, just a few hours after first setting foot in Ecuador, we had to answer an essential question: what were we going to eat for lunch? We were staying at a small and cozy B&B, surrounded by nature, away from the city of Quito… We were recommended to head …
Crepes & Waffles : the unmissable Latin American pancakes restaurant franchise Read More »
Like it? Share it!This week marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic appeared in Latin America and its countries started, the one after the other, to close schools. Most countries have kept them closed ever since, and some have only just started reopening them again this year, others not. According to data from the UNICEF, …
Like it? Share it!Do you like walking ? I certainly do ! Especially upon arriving in a new place. In my opinion, walking is the best way to discover a new neighborhood. Because it is slow, you have plenty of time to observe and spot all the places you need to identify : supermarket/grocery stores, hospital/doctors/other medical professionals, …
Like it? Share it!This year is very different from what we are used to, and many things are being either canceled or modified. Carnival is one of them. This major event in many Latin American countries had to adapt to current circumstances. In the country of carnival, Brazil, it couldn’t be canceled, so it was …
Like it? Share it!In every Latin American country you may visit, you will come across this unusual kind of urban decor along the streets : utility poles sinking under the excessive weight of numerous cables, whether they are electrical, phone or internet wires. So far, only very few power lines are underground, most of them rule …
The place of Power lines in Latin American Urban Landscape Read More »
Like it? Share it!When you look for information about everyday life in Latin America, you will necessarily read stories about safety/safety issues, and you will worry. Which is good: it is important to think about safety before you move – anywhere! But why has Latin America a bad reputation when it comes to safety? Is …
Like it? Share it!History Every year, on January 9, the panamanians commemorate the tragic events of 1964 when a popular uprising around the Panamá Canal lead to violent events. Let’s go back in time to understand the context. After the french project for the Panamá Canal of Ferdinand de Lesseps went bankrupt, Roosevelt’s USA bought …
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Like it? Share it!Imagine arriving in your new country, you’re at the airport and you don’t understand a word of the announcements… most signs are also in english but not all… what do they mean ? What is this airport official asking me ? And the sign on these doors, does it say push or pull ? Well …
Learn the language of my expat country: when? How? Read More »
Like it? Share it!The decision is made : you are moving to Latin America ! But there is one problem : you don’t speak spanish/or portuguese. Don’t worry, I didn’t know a word of spanish when we first moved to Panama, and I was even less familiar with portuguese when we decided to go to Brazil, and guess …
Learn the language of my new expat country : why ? How ? Read More »
Like it? Share it!… 3rd most affected economy of Latin America in 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 will have been a very different and complicated year for many countries. For Panamá, it will have been a year of rankings, both for better and for worse. On the bright side, it was designated 4th favorite …
Panama : Expats ‘ 4th favorite city in the world , but … Read More »