Two Faces of Travel: Aggravation – and – Anticipation
This week I paid for a few hours of Spanish language tutoring and I really enjoyed the conversation. It was a great time to voice my frustrations, ask my questions […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Another Week is Past
Hello everyone! A big welcome to the new followers of my blog and thanks to all of you for reading. Sometimes it feels a little lonely so, if you wouldn’t […]
Come Tour Cuenca With Me
Santa Ana de Los Cuatro Rios de Cuenca – simply known as Cuenca – was founded by the Spaniards on April 12, 1557 but it isn’t the first city to […]
I Should’ve Packed Lighter
I have a confession to make. I brought too much stuff! I’m usually an advocate of packing light, but knowing we were going to be renting apartments for a month […]
This Week’s Culinary Adventures
This week we visited the Feria Libre, a huge outdoor market. It’s chaotic, crowded and confusing. There’s everything for sale: meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, clothing and shoes. We didn’t have […]
Eureka! The Best Coffee in Ecuador
I found it! The most delicious coffee of Ecuador. – a flat white. It’s 2 shots of espresso with 1 part whole milk topped with a bit of foam. We […]
The Search for Accommodations -Part 2
For those who are counting – we have stayed in 9 locations during our first month of travel. Due to the ever-changing variety of mattresses, pillows, sheets, temperatures and noises […]
From 0 to 8400 in 6
We are in beautiful Cuenca. Ecuador’s 3rd largest city and listed as a UNESCO world heritage sight. The elevation is 8400′ (Quito was 9350′) and the population is 350,000. We […]
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