The moment I entered the Colonial Highlands town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, I knew that something was going to change. I didn’t know what was going to change, or how, but I knew something would. And, as the poet Rainer Maria Rilke put it, “There is only one journey—going inside yourself....
A GPS system, a rental car, and a few wrong turns. That’s how Debbie and Patrick Fishell found their way to the coastal town of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Originally from Oahu, Hawaii, the couple were always keen travelers. “We spent eight years in Micronesia running a charter boat business, and all three of our children were born overseas...
“Without exception, everyone I have met has been friendly and welcoming. Perhaps this all has something to do with the idea that ‘rushing’ isn’t living. It seems everyone has time to say ‘bonjour’ or ‘bonsoir’ as we encounter each other on the...