Setting sail towards new horizons

A recent dinner at Roosters Restaurant in Winston-Salem, North Carolinahe gave me the opportunity of a short exchange with a handsome couple from Roanoke, Virginia.

When they introduced me, curious about my name, without a single crumb on their tongue, they asked how spells, performs “Yeimi” for Jaime, begins dialogue which allows us to scratch the brains of strangers, opening up a world of possibilities.

First of all, accustomed to Anglo-Saxon culture, gringos only enjoy vacation week and they are shocked faced with the reality beyond its borders where there is a very common period of annual leave that extends up to four weeks.

This fifty-something couple has only traveled to 9 states surrounding Virginia and never outside the United States. Their global vision is hampered because despite enjoying higher incomes than the rest of the world, the average North American visits 17 countries (out of 50) in their lifetime.

This is partly because they have been brainwashed since childhood to live in the best country in the world, a quarter of its population has never traveled outside its borders, and more than 50% only know 5 countries, Europe accounts for most of its visits.

Despite having a more globalist vision, we suffer from similar indices where, despite the Lilliputian geography, most of our countrymen have never visited our largest and most mysterious province, ie. Darien where Balboa discovers the South Sealimiting our surroundings to weekend beach visits, expanding to Azuero during Carnival, the occasional visit to Chiriqui, enjoying the isthmus of ecological riches, places of vibrant cultural experiences and endless possibilities.

Despite the fact that there are no official figures for Panamanian travel trends, we can raise the curtain to an increase in their dexterity throughout life, because as a result of our privileged geographical position we enjoy greater opportunities than our neighbors to travel, learn and enrich our lives.

It’s a limitation, just likeResidents of developed countries, our lifestyle is influenced because of shopping habits that limit our budgets, because of “fashion”, having the best car, getting into debt until we can say no more.

With so many alternatives, the world is getting bigger ever smaller, with a “travel now, pay later” approach. QBecause at the end of the day, life is experiences, not things, nor objects of stupid vanity.

Venture beyond Tocumen, visit different destinations and variables and enrich your life with oxygen experiences.