“La Vida es Cor…

“La Vida es Corta, No Corras”

“Life is Short – Don’t Run” – Old Spanish Saying

La Semana Ultima (Last Week)

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Well, by now you are beginning to wonder if I forgot how to post or if my internet is down or my iPad broken – nope – just lazy. New Year celebrations were definately a high-lite and then it was the beach, pool, beer and reading in no particular order but each day covered all. […]

“Ano Nuevo” Celebrations in Salinas

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Let me start by saying that I do not have the writing skills to even come close to accurately describing New Year celebrations in Salinas. I will try to provide you with an overview but please keep in mind that any superlatives that I come up with pale in comparison with the actual events. It […]

Salinas New Years

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As I understand it we should be in for quite a show tonight while we celebrate New Years Eve here in Salinas. In Salinas the New Year eve tradition starts with “Ano Viejo” meaning old year. This tradition requires the releasing of all the past years good and evil spirits by destroying and then burning […]

Sidewalks in Ecuador

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Now, you are probably thinking to yourself, “what about sidewalks can possibly be worthy of a blog related to travel in Ecuador”. If you were not thinking that then I was doing it for you, let me continue. From my observations of sidewalks in Ecuador from Quito to Guayaquil to the coastal towns and cities, […]

Ruta Spondylus

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The coastline road  from Salinas up towards Manta used to be called the Ruta de Sol (Sun route) but was changed to reflect the fact that there was more than just sun to see along the route. Thursday morning we decided to rent a car from nearby Budget Rent a Car here in Salinas.  The […]