By hankanon on Skatehive
When I first thought of leaving the USA for real was around 2003 when I made my first trip to Panama City in the republic of Panama. I fell in love with the culture right away. Not all of the culture of course. There is always the Yen & Yang of life but the more personal freedom, accesible corruption ($10 went a long way back then), and the no snow; were the things that greatly drew me to Panama but the heat was over bearing at times. Night Life In Panama In 2003 A nice dinner for two at a nice sit down place back in 2003 with an extra 10% tip was under $60USD Going out to the casino with stakes as low as $5USD and it was actually one of the nicest casinos in the city. That and feeling relatively secure walking back to my hotel after a winning $3,000 session at the tables was my big nudge to consider Panama. Life of a gambler...LOL...my wins are long gone and gave up gambling completely a while back. I was in the financial district staying at the Marriot, which has since added on a cas