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September 15th, 2014
(1 for nearly each 30+ year of travel) Enough of this perpetual dredging up of the past here lately. The [&hellip
Nope, No “Resolutions” Here – Only GRATITUDE!
December 31st, 2024
I’m actually right in the middle of pecking the final chapter of my “Europe ’24 Trifecta” (Ireland), but… On this, [&hellip
I Guess I Wasn’t Too Very “Naughty”…
December 26th, 2024
Look what Santa brought me for Christmas this year! Though (after 13+ years of living in various Asian rice paddies [&hellip
New Year’s Eve… Staycation in Cuenca!
December 3rd, 2024
Though (understandably) satiated from my recent near month wandering around London, Belgium and Ireland (details of the latter skip among [&hellip
Europe ’24 Trifecta: Belgium
November 16th, 2024
Just the quickest glimpse of but a single corner of one of the few countries I’d somehow missed in my [&hellip
Europe ’24 Trifecta: London
November 5th, 2024
Initially, London was merely a convenient hub as a layover enroute to my main target for this trip: Ireland. I’d [&hellip
Back Across the Pond…
May 26th, 2024
Months of “waffle, Waffle, WAFFLE”… As some of you know, I’ve recently been a good bit waffly about where on [&hellip
Van Gogh VIVO! An Immersive Experience in Cuenca
February 25th, 2024
As you all well know – I ADORE living on this 8,400+ foot mountain-top in Cuenca, Ecuador. And there’s plenty [&hellip
Cuenca 10 Year Anniversary!
February 12th, 2024
Good-NESS – whodda thought? Who’d have thought that this life-long wanderlust would still be tucked upon the same 8,400+ foot [&hellip
Travel Today… UGH. :(
January 24th, 2024
***Red Alert*** !DANGER! ***Red Alert** RANT AHEAD !!! Please proceed with extreme caution [&hellip
Quito Street Art
December 29th, 2023
The final days of 2023 are swiftly slipping away, and I’m anxious to share the details of one last memorable [&hellip
Thanksgiving Tasting Menu at Casa Dyannita
November 26th, 2023
‘Tis (once again) the season. And for those of us who hail from the U.S. of A. – it all [&hellip
Nuema
November 12th, 2023
Yep, I did it again. Went and recklessly dropped $100+ on LUNCH. Much like my amazing 17 course lunch at [&hellip
Northern Ecuador Adventures
October 14th, 2023
Always good to shake things up a bit in life. Be it changing your job, your hair style, or in [&hellip
*FINALLY* A Peek at Quito (and Surrounds)
August 30th, 2023
No matter if the destination lies a gazillion air miles away, or but a quick whiz north to the capital [&hellip
Time to Fill in the Gaps: Dubrovnik, Montenegro & Turkey
June 16th, 2023
A chum here in Cuenca recently returned from a visit to Turkey and posted some of her photos, which reminded [&hellip
The Dilemma of a Veteran Traveler
May 21st, 2023
Not complaining mind you, but the truth is… While I’ve never been a “country counter”, what with 50+ foreign lands [&hellip
Welcome
Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
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