My Famous Neighbor in Panama

Location, Location, LOCATION! Knock, knock… is el Presidente home? Sorry, his Palace is on the next street.. ha ha. But true! Really true! when I pick a place to stay I can really pick ‘em. Normally I choose because it’s walkable to stores, transport, safety, history, culture and…. In the international press? It really wasn’t my intention to have a chosen a place in the international news and it was unknown to me when I made the reservation months ago but here we are in San Felipe (original Casco Viejo) the original village of Panamá City and a UNESCO heritage site, and currently home to me and to the internationally despised Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo. We haven’t met yet, obviously he’s been busy with a huge mining issue so he has been neglected in his Welcome Wagon duties, but I’m sure he would pop around the corner if he could. From my balcony you can see his security people keeping him (and by default) the entire neighborhood safe.Read more