点评:My husband and I were part of tour group #332 and were very pleasantly surprised with what we saw, heard and experienced through the Panama Relocation Tour (PRT). Each tour guide's knowledge, interaction and truth about Panama was invaluable. The tour was very well organized and informative. This was definitely money well spent.
However, I would like to have been better prepared for what the overall look of the towns and surrounding neighborhoods were. Although the online videos show a wide variety of homes and options, most show very little about the immediate areas that surround them. The videos I saw showed more of the public tourist upgraded central areas. Showing more of the surrounding areas (day and night) would provide a better "360 view" of what to expect overall and aide in providing a more holistic expectation in my opinion. While It's great to see the mix of nice properties and personal experiences at various price points, knowing more about the specific neighborhoods those properties inhabited would have been helpful. The neighborhoods aren't good or bad, just defined differently than they would be in the states. For those trying to make a decision whether to move, realize that doing an "apples to apples" comparison is not the most helpful perspective. The most helpful perspective is an "apples to oranges" comparison. Both are fruit, and good for you but taste VERY different.
Overall, PRT provided a ton of great, useful information and perspectives on multiple locations in a very short period of time. Our tour group bonded very quickly and forged great relationships all due to the atmosphere and leadership provided by our tour guides.
After receiving the online guide, the information provided on the tour was reinforced AND expanded on in an easy to reference manner.
It's great to know that there are options available for our retirement. We definitely have a tough decision to make.
翻译:我和丈夫参加了332号旅行团,巴拿马移居之旅(PRT)带给我们的所见所闻和所感都让我们惊喜不已。每位导游的知识、互动以及他们对巴拿马的真实描述都弥足珍贵。整个行程组织得井井有条,信息丰富。这绝对是一笔物超所值的旅行。
不过,我希望事先能更清楚地了解城镇及其周边社区的整体情况。虽然网上的视频展示了各种各样的房屋和选择,但大多数视频对房屋周围的区域着墨不多。我看到的视频更多地展示了经过公共旅游开发的中心区域。如果能展示更多周边区域(包括白天和夜晚的景象),就能提供更全面的视角,帮助游客对巴拿马的整体情况有一个更清晰的了解。虽然看到各种价位的优质房产和个人体验固然很好,但如果能更多地了解这些房产所在的具体社区就更好了。这些社区本身并无好坏之分,只是与美国的情况有所不同。对于那些正在考虑是否搬家的人来说,要知道“苹果对苹果”的比较并非最有帮助的视角。最有帮助的视角是“苹果对橘子”的比较。两者都是水果,都对身体有益,但味道却截然不同。
总的来说,PRT在很短的时间内提供了大量关于多个地点的实用信息和视角。我们的旅行团成员很快就建立了良好的关系,这都归功于导游营造的氛围和出色的领导。
收到在线指南后,旅行中提供的信息得到了巩固和扩展,而且易于查阅。
很高兴知道我们有多种退休选择。我们确实面临着一个艰难的抉择。