Cc: John and Harriet Halkyard, E mail halkyard@..., Moderators of the Yahoo User Group "99DaysToPanama" and authors of the book, same name, which may be...
Hello, We are, Brian (62) and Kit (48) and a crazy little dog named Dina. Brian is an automotive mechanic retired from USFWS and Kit still works freelance...
Brian and kit, it sounds like you have a great setup that you have fitted to your personal needs. You will have a great time. Time is my only comment. We did...
... your personal needs. ... 99 days, but it really isnt enough. As you can see from the book, we were on the move almost every day. Count on taking the 4...
Driving Central America...from a forum..good advice for first timers......Driving Central America Just returned from driving Chicago to Panama City, Panama...
We were in Central America from December 1st to February 28th this past winter. We drove a camperized van and enjoyed our trip immensely. However, we didn't...
Brian, Thanks for the compliments about the book. very encouraging. My thoughts on doing Mexico first: by the time you reach Chiapas you are half way to...
Hi Hanson Family, we also are preparing to drive to Panama in our rv and looking for other rigs to travel with. our trip will be a move so we won't be making...
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My partner and I were in country last November for a fews weeks and fell in love with the country. I bought the 99 days book a few months back and found it...
Your vehicle...US Plates..you generally are not allowed to leave the country without it..it's in your passport..you cannot fly back and leave it..you should...
Hello fellow travellers, Here's another letter from the "mixed four". It's been a while and the information is overflowing in my head. I'm afraid it's going...
John, I just received this e-mail from Lisbett and wondered if you could tell me where in Placencia they camped? If you have any other info. it would be ...
Ah, such a nice report! We were all set to leave in June, but then had issues with the tenant in our house and ended up evicting him & finding our Central...
I have never been accussed of being the sharpest tack in the box, so I hope you will clarify for me. If I drive a car into Panama on a tourist visa, I will be...
I meant to comment on Liesbet's problems getting A/C to work on the current in Central America. We recommend taking 100 ft. of a 15 amp extension cord (12...
Easy if you are filing for the PENSIONADO (retirement) program, if you have a pension or social security benefits from your home country, you have to be there...
For the drive down, make sure the vehicle is in top mechanical condition, nothing ruins a journey more than a mechanical breakdown, even minor, in the middle...
Harriet has a story about being lost in the jungle and breaking down. She says don't worry because the locals are so adept at fixing things.. "someone will...
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Hoping someone has some additional info that might help us out. When we entered Guatemala we were given 40 days for our car. We were told we could get an...
Hi Liesbet, Although I have written to the Guatemalan consulate for clarification, I found the attached document on the web. It states that you can only...
I forgot to mention the following from the document I attached (in case you can't open it).. it seems it is possible to transfer the permit to someone else's...
You have to go into the City to get a proroga extension as John said or transfer the vehicle to someone else, at the address John gave you in the city they...
Unfortunately we have a truck camper (not really unfortunately, but for this it is), so we only received a normal import permit for our truck when we entered...
I am interested to know if anyone has travelled from Cancun to Guatemala, via Belize City to Punta Gorda, Belize to Puerto Barrilo, Guatemala. Does the ferry...
We traveled from Mexico to Belize City to Placencia to Independencia to Punta Gorda to Puerto Barrios but we just had our suitcases and no car... With our 38'...
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