by Penny Zibula | Mar 25, 2016 | Central and South America, Weekly Wow!
How One Dog Had His Day in Panama City. There’s nothing like an air conditioned museum on a hot, humid day. You can feed your mind while your body tries to recover from hours of abuse trudging around outdoors. This was how Simon, Otto and I ended up in the Panama... by Penny Zibula | Mar 18, 2016 | North America, Weekly Wow!
Montreal’s Oldest Chapel Offers a Peaceful Refuge for All Who Enter. Stepping out of the hot afternoon sun into the cool tranquility of Bon Secours Church was like stumbling upon an oasis in a desert of chaos. And the cloak of quiet calm that enveloped me as I sat in... by Penny Zibula | Mar 11, 2016 | Central and South America, Food & Beverage, Weekly Wow!
It May Not Be Fast Food, But It Definitely is Good Food. The car thermometer read 38 degrees. This might be considered to have been on the cool side, except for the fact that in Panama, temperature is measured in celsius. Yes, it was around 100 degrees fahrenheit on... by Penny Zibula | Mar 4, 2016 | Central and South America, Weekly Wow!
How Opening Your Ears Can Open Your Mind. “There’s too much blues and not enough jazz,” I complained during the 2015 Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival. That was until the 2016 10th Anniversary event, when I had the opportunity to hear Shakura S’Aida unplugged in a small... by Penny Zibula | Feb 26, 2016 | Food & Beverage, Middle East, Weekly Wow!
Moti Bohadana’s Unique Way of Honoring the Women in His Life. There are many nations that come to mind at the mention of better-than-average beer: Ireland, England, Germany, the Czech Republic and, thanks to the proliferation of microbreweries, the United states, to... by Penny Zibula | Feb 19, 2016 | Central and South America, Food & Beverage, Weekly Wow!
How a Los Angeles Attorney Turned Her love of Chocolate into Profit. The first time I met Deborah Gershon, she was offering samples of her handmade chocolate from behind a vendor’s table at the weekly Tuesday Market in Boquete. That tiny bite gave such a jolt of... by Penny Zibula | Feb 12, 2016 | Food & Beverage, Hints for Happier Travels
Feed Your Face Without Emptying Your Wallet. Do you love to travel, but the cost of feeding yourself and/or the family while on vacation makes you lose your appetite? Here are some tips to help keep you and your bank account full. 1. A taste of home: It may sound... by Penny Zibula | Feb 12, 2016 | Middle East, Weekly Wow!
Where Christianity’s Greatest Despair and Its Brightest Hope Meet. Kneeling in front of the large flat stone of limestone marble, my fingertips tentatively touched the smooth, cool surface. It was not the original anointing stone where Joseph of Arimathea placed the... by Penny Zibula | Feb 5, 2016 | Central and South America, Weekly Wow!
On-Again Off-Again is bad for Romance, But It’s a Great Way to See a City. Two days in Panama City, and too many things we wanted to see; this was the dilemma facing Simon, Otto and me. Fortunately, City Sightseeing Tours offered a WOW of a solution through its Hop On... by Penny Zibula | Jan 29, 2016 | North America, Weekly Wow!
43 Reasons to visit this Constantly Evolving Downtown Area. The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated was the day my childhood ended. At 12 years of age, I suddenly found myself living in a world where heroes died, and even someone as classy and elegant as Jackie could...