Living as an uninformed expat for the past two years, the American media hype (dross, drivel, spin, or whatever your personal flavor of the day may be) typically arrives months or sometime years late–if it arrives at all. Today, however began with a pleasant and rather timely headline. Former US Vice President, Al Gore, has [...]
On a sunny Ecuadorian morning a few days ago, I awoke with something funny in my head. From the depths of the warm cocoon that is my alpaca blanket, I jotted down on the nearest sheet of paper a few lines of haiku that flowed out without much forethought. Funny how Zen just happens [...]
Continuing with a series I’m calling SAGEFAQ this entry addresses frequently asked questions about getting around in Ecuador.
In general, how is bus travel in Ecuador?
Do Ecuadorians travel with livestock on buses?
What is the lechero?
How can I avoid the lechero?
What are the travel times between the major terminals in Ecuador?
Night bus versus day bus for long [...]
Part One of my series on SAGEFAQ tries to help solve your money problems… no, we’re not giving away free money
*Money Issues, a.k.a “$end mon€¥ ₦ow, Mom!”*
# “How do I carry around my money?”:#1
# “Should I take traveler cheques with me?”:#2
# “Are Visa, MasterCard useful and are ATMs available in South America?”:#3
# [...]
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Being one of few (active) members of the HospitalityClub.org and CouchSurfing.com living in Cuenca, Ecuador, I have the really nice opportunity to be contacted by lots of people traveling through ecuador. On my profiles, I advertise my willingness to help people with any questions they have. I’ve been receiving [...]
Senryū is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction but tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature. Senryu are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are serious.
tilled Andean hillside
under alpaca yarns
all of Ecuador shivers
I just arrived in Manaus deep in the middle of the amazon this morning at 4:15 AM a bit battered and beaten by 6 days and nights on a riverboat headed upstream from the delta into the interior. sleeping in hammock on the crowded boat was not very comforable at all, and the bathrooms were [...]
Well I´ve been in brasil one week and have pretty much been exposed to only one group of capoeira. So based on my impressions thus far, I just want to get some of the thoughts out of my head that i´ve been running around with for the past few days. My goal is not to [...]
My friend Marek, after a recent visit to Ecuador, found and sent me a link to an article about climbing Ruca Pichincha near Quito. I really liked the article and upon browsing the site, called Live Travel Guides (www.livetravelguides.com) for a few minutes found many other great articles filled with tons of great advice and travel [...]
As a traveler, a tech person, and occasional internet addict, I’ve been slowly scouring the web over the past few years for the most useful sites and computer tools I can find to help the independent globetrotter while on the road in distant countries. These tools range from travel forums, to wiki guides, to [...]
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