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Tips for Working Remotely + Rocking It
February 5, 2019 Live & Work Abroad balance, Cuenca, daily routines, life choices, live abroad, millennial, post grad life, self care, work abroad
What Not-to-Miss in Ecuador (On a Budget)
February 4, 2017 Travel Ecuador allyouneedisecuador, amazon, Andes, backpack, banos de ambato, black sheep inn, Cajas, canoa, coast, cotopaxi, Cuenca, Ecuador, hostal izhcayluma, jungle, montanita, puyo, quilotoa, secret garden hostel, sierra, South America, travel, vilcabamba
Ecuador is called "El pais de 4 mundos" (The Country of 4 Worlds) for good reason. In just one day you can pass through the Oriente (Amazon), Sierra (Andes), and the coast! Ecuador is such
Read MoreThe Best Day Trips from Cuenca, Ecuador
January 30, 2017 Travel Ecuador artisan, banos, Biblian, Cajas National Park, Chordeleg, Cuenca, Ecuador, Giron, Gualaceo, hike, Ingapirca, Naranjal, Saraguro, Sigsig, South America, Tarqui, travel, Waterfalls, what to see, where to go, Yunguilla
Cuenca has so much to offer in its centro historico, but if you are a resident or a traveler with some extra days, you should consider venturing out of town! Whether you're looking to hike
Read MoreHow to do Cajas National Park
January 17, 2017 Travel Ecuador Cajas National Park, Cuenca, Ecuador, hike, how to get to Cajas, Parque Nacional Cajas, South America, where to hike in Cajas
Cajas National Park is a MUST if you are traveling Cuenca or the southern provinces of Ecuador. For me Cajas is a mystical land full of geological mystery. Every time I arrive to Cajas I
Read MoreWhy do Ecuadorians drink instant coffee?
December 29, 2016 Travel Ecuador Andes, coffee, Cuenca, Ecuador, instant coffee, Puro Cafe, South America, speciality coffee
If you walk into a Cuencana grandmother’s kitchen, you’ll likely be presented with one of two options: instant coffee or cafe pasado. Cafe pasado is coffee prepared using the region’s traditional technique: a long coffee
Read MorePhotos That Will Put Ecuador at the Top of your Travel Wishlist
December 16, 2016 Travel Ecuador alausi, allyouneedisecuador, banos, banos de ambato, beach, black sheep inn, botanical garden, Cajas, Cajas National Park, canoa, casa de arbol, catedral nueva, chucchilan, crater lake, Cuenca, Ecuador, fall in love, hobbit home, hostal izhcayluma, hostel secret garden, jungle, montanita, oriente, pailon de diablo, paragliding, paute, podacarpus national park, puyo, quilotoa, reverse culture shock, riobamba, sierra, South America, sucua, swing, swing at the edge of the world, the devils nose train, travel, vilcabamba, Volcan Cotopaxi, waterfall, Zamora
Cajas National Park Cajas National Park lies outside of the city of Cuenca. Spend one day hiking or a whole week. The park is HUGE and offers hundreds of lakes. Volcan Cotopaxi View of the
Read MoreHow Moving Abroad Will Change Your Way of Thinking
December 9, 2016 Live & Work Abroad Cuenca, Ecuador, life choices, live abroad, Living abroad, millennial, move abroad, Moving Abroad, post grad life, South America, travel, work abroad
For most of us, moving abroad was a lifelong dream. It was something we always thought about as being a normal part of life. Whether it was for the travel, the language, the culture, or
Read MoreShopping for Handicrafts in Cuenca, Ecuador
November 30, 2016 Travel Ecuador artisan, coffee, Cuenca, Ecuador, fair trade, guitars, handicraft, handmade, market, shop, South America, what to buy, where to shop
Where to Go and What to Buy in and around Cuenca, Ecuador Finding the right souvenir for you or your loved ones is harder than you might imagine in Cuenca. In a land full of
Read MoreThe Culture of Motorcyclists in Cuenca, Ecuador
November 30, 2016 Travel Ecuador Cuenca, Ecuador, herederos del pasado, LAMA, latin american motorcycle association, motorcycle, motorcycle life, motorcycle travel, South America
Spend one afternoon in Cuenca and you’ll quickly notice a great number of motorcycles and scooters making their way around town. While this is not unusual in Latin America, I was perplexed by the lively
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