The Middle of the World - Ecuador Travel & Living

• Touring Ecuador? Things to consider. 9 years ago Being that I am a Travel Agency and I specialize in Ecuador, I wanted to share this information with you.  I felt it was important to share these vital tips for planning a successful trip to Ecuador.  People should come prepared especially if this is your first time leaving your native country...
• Sketches of Cuenca #8 - New Gringo in Cuenca 9 years ago Its been a sport in the USA for years to beatup McDonald's. Their sin?, offering food which generates repeat business. No enterprise can do otherwise and survive. Ronald's employer thrives with 33,000 stores around the world. Blamed for the millions of excess pounds on gringo frames in North...
• Ecuador Travel Tales - Glen Bruno and the Other Side of Cotopaxi 10 years ago Ecuador Travel Tales - Bruno's search for the Toucan and the other side of Cotopaxi.Meet Bruno, Ecuador's latest adventurer taken on a guided tour of Ecuador, around the Northern Sierra by us.Bruno is a Canadian based in Newfoundland, and has been to Ecuador a few times.  This time he came with a...
• Sketches of Cuenca #7 -Street Car for Cuenca - Glen Birbeck 10 years ago SOC #7 Street Car for CuencaOne hundred twenty years ago they were called street cars or trolleys. As the innovation was introduced throughout the developed world it evolved. It was elevated in places (the "L" in Chicago) and depressed in other places, (the subway), where the streets were too...
• Sketches of Cuenca #6 Bill and Learning Spanish 10 years ago A great deal of the apprehension and mystery potential expats face is that of a new language. There is no single point as important as speaking the language.  No, I did NOT say you must speak Spanish to live here. An Ecuadorian doesn't need to speak English to live in the USA, but think about...

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