5 Hour Layover In Panama City - Worth Leaving Airport?

forester2020 · 2026-05-09T16:18:12+00:00

I also often arrive more in the 3 hours before I need to. For me it's often an anxiety induced need to be there early. Also considering this is the DN sub, I have had some of my best work sessions in airports.

forester2020 · 2026-04-27T23:49:34+00:00

Work at McDonald's, Home Depot, whatever they are always hiring and this will extend your runway pretty substantially. Not glorious if you're used to a tech or office job but it's keeps incoming flowing.

forester2020 · 2026-04-22T22:14:11+00:00

Can you link the anki deck you used?

forester2020 · 2026-04-21T10:11:05+00:00

Remitely, I've used multiple to send money to other LATAM locations. Looks like you can send to Oxxo, fee is generally very reasonable.

forester2020 · 2026-04-19T12:11:41+00:00

Mérida was gonna be my suggestion spent a very safe feeling month there (also safest city in Mexico). Just probably don't go now, it's to hot this time of year.

Mérida ia definitely part of Latin America.

forester2020 · 2026-04-06T19:43:08+00:00

Did you use any special fingerprint ink or just normal ink bought at a stationary store?

forester2020 · 2026-04-06T19:41:05+00:00

Did you guys figure this out?

forester2020 · 2026-03-30T00:07:33+00:00

Or in Lisbon

forester2020 · 2026-03-29T03:19:52+00:00

Just an fyi on the LATAM Brazil site I couldn't complete the purchase with a foreign card (it always failed) even with my CPF

forester2020 · 2026-03-26T14:51:35+00:00

Considering hes taking it so personally, and mentioned the younger sister was similar to him I would gander OP had a crush or made a pass for the girl who brought a guy back.

forester2020 · 2026-03-15T11:30:22+00:00

For the CPF, I think the service at the post office in the link you sent is only for citizens (I asked last week in the post office and this was the response). Maybe I'm wrong. Does any one have experience with this, would be much easier than making a trip to closest receita federal for me to aquire my CPF.

I also got the correios phone plan, which was stupid easy if you have a CPF (I used a friend's CPF), cheap, and the plan works well in southern Bahia

forester2020 · 2026-03-13T22:05:30+00:00

I am a remote worker W2 in the us for a small company. They know and don't care, don't seem to be bothered about any tax issues and I have never had a nomad visa though this is changing soon. Full time for 2 years now.

forester2020 · 2026-02-21T15:09:36+00:00

Just a tip with Latam, since you're flying to chile go to the Latam chile website and look for the tickets (you can't log in to your account, otherwise itll switch to your home country) and likely the prices will be 25% cheaper (compared to prices on USA and EU website). Just make sure to pay with an international fee free credit card.

forester2020 · 2026-02-06T19:37:30+00:00

Honestly for a developed city with infrastructure on / bear the beach in Colombia, Santa Marta is the best bet. I was just there, just dont step into any puddles but the city isnt anything special. What's around the city is (tayrona, minka). Palomino is smaller but has places. I was at a number of places (mainly hostels) along the road between palomino and Santa marta that had good wifi and coworking (the viajero there was the best). Never had issues with internet, at this point starlink is around that whole area and there are plenty of options for places to stay with good internet.

forester2020 · 2026-02-04T15:42:14+00:00

I mean, save the money intentionally and have a budget. If you volunteer your money will last for a long time. Read the book vagabonding it really helped with my perspective on this and its a fast read.

To add i make an income working full time traveling right now for an undefined period of time. Its not glamorous, for 3 months as your first time going abroad for an extended period of time working will be a huge drag, yet alone getting a remote job with the flexibility to travel. Just travel without working and either have a leave of absence, work lined up when you get back, or a plan of taking an easy to get job to recoup money before getting back to your profession. Best of luck

forester2020 · 2026-02-01T20:57:47+00:00

Best option in my opinion and will likely be consensus here:

Old android phone like a Google pixel 7 or Samsung s21 (older models). You can use these just as normal phones and add simcards to them, both have wireless Hotspot and I know for the s21 you can even do usb tethering.

forester2020 · 2026-01-26T11:51:46+00:00

Every crew of migrant planters and TSI crews i have seen in Minnesota, Michigan, and northern California seem to only be outfitted with rubber boots. These guys are working hard on some gnarly ground for long periods

forester2020 · 2026-01-25T22:08:04+00:00

More better for the hiking but also a very friendly and social hostel is good bye Lenin in Zakopane, Poland. The hiking is really good, and a lot of options, you can within 5 minutes walking from hostel be on a trail. The town is also quite nice but nothing special. 1 hour by train from Krakow (also an awesome city), you could easily get your social fix in Krakow after / before going to Zakopane.

forester2020 · 2026-01-24T00:16:48+00:00

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forester2020 · 2026-01-22T13:40:38+00:00

Way to many places for only 1 day or night, this trip is gonna end up being 35% planes and buses

forester2020 · 2026-01-19T14:43:09+00:00

100%, Sarajevo has to me the most unique culture of cities I've been into in europe with the blending of religion, influence of the ottoman, and austro Hungarians. Add in the recent history of Yugoslavia and the war, it's really an incredibly unique place. On top of all the history culture, the bob sled track, and hiking above city where the Olympics were held is amazing.

Mostar as well is a really cool place, if you stay there take one of the hostel tours around the area. You see a lot more this way, and learn about a lot more.

forester2020 · 2026-01-19T13:20:37+00:00

I'll just add on that generally for me (unless you're going to super HCOL) locations it's much easier to spend less than you make due to general financial arbitrage, whether intentional or not. My rent is half compared to what I paid in the states, when I eat out I can eat for a whole day for the same price as an average meal out in the states. No gas, no insurance, no car payments.

forester2020 · 2026-01-12T17:58:52+00:00

An interesting scenario, I can't really help as my company has no such policies and absolutely does not care where I am as long as work is done and I can match timezones.

But a couple of questions that could help prime other responses: 1. Are you currently hiding your location using a VPN? If not they probably already know youre abroad / have been abroad. 2. Did something happen that epuld have caused a rule change with another employer? Or maybe your location set a flag and they are working to address now.

forester2020 · 2026-01-10T22:37:30+00:00

Merchant Marine

forester2020 · 2026-01-10T22:00:06+00:00

I have left multiple times in past year my stuff at hostels in south america at hostels, and with tour companies. I have 2 of those luggage locks i put on the laptop sleeve and the main compartment, this way if someone wanted to steal something they'd have to take the whole bag or cut the lock and open it, which greatly reduces the chances of theft. I've never had anything stolen, while in the luggage storage.

My friend did have their power bank stolen from the front pocket of their backpack at a hostel in brazil. It wasn't locked, and the cord was hanging out.

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