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
Browsing the "Expatn" Category
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
Ah the Fun of Living in a Foreign Land…
March 9th, 2022
I’ve been busily prepping for my next Great Adventure (actually, a rather tame month-long return to Europe, but all new [&hellip
Slip-Slidin’ Awaaay…
August 29th, 2020
DON’T FAINT!!!I know, I KNOW… it’s been seemingly an ETERNITY since I last managed to pop in here to share [&hellip
Cuenca Never Ceases to Enchant: Killa Raymi
October 1st, 2019
While I may well have slowed waaay down on pecking my zany world travels here (sorry, Montengro and Turkey but [&hellip
Continuously Wandering the Globe…
October 29th, 2018
lol – given this arguably significant 7 year anniversary – how could I NOT re-post above ↑ the pic of [&hellip
An Expat Munchies Crisis
May 20th, 2018
I suspect I’m not alone in occasionally suffering from a sudden, insatiable craving for some stray food – be it [&hellip
Learning Spanish vs. Learning English
March 31st, 2018
Yes, we expats here in Cuenca have quite a formidable job to learn the language of our adopted home. It [&hellip
Take a Great Leap [Interview]: Anita in Lagos, Portugal
January 31st, 2018
From emails sent in by TL readers, it seems that many of you are dreaming of likewise taking the “Great [&hellip
7 Tips for (successfully) Moving to a Foreign Country
July 31st, 2017
I’ve been at this expat thing now continuously for more than 6 years, and I’ve watched many expats come and [&hellip
Expat Super Bowl Memories
February 6th, 2017
Much like most everybody else on the Planet, I spent most all of yesterday mingling with fellow expat friends (along [&hellip
Tales from the Expat Carnival: Bookstore Edition
January 30th, 2017
I swear… nearly three years. Three YEARS now, and still… Still, most every.blessed.day. it’s s.o.m.e.t.h.i.n.g. Some stray bit of serendipity as [&hellip
My 6th Expat Christmas
December 22nd, 2016
There was a time (after buying a one way ticket to Vietnam and thereafter selling most everything I once owned [&hellip
(Another) Slice of Expat Life in Cuenca, Ecuador
December 5th, 2016
Yep, I simply can’t help but share another magical day here atop this 8,000+ foot mountain in the Andes. I’ve [&hellip
DIY Transfer an Ecuador 9-I Visa to a New Passport (Part 2)
August 19th, 2016
Whew! First of all, I’ve been busy. Busy with a myriad of “gotta-do” chores that need doing before I take [&hellip
DIY Transfer an Ecuador 9-I Visa to a New Passport (Part 1)
July 23rd, 2016
Woo-Hoo! Could it be any easier? The task: Transfer my 9-I permanent residency visa from my old passport to my [&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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