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What should you bring to Cuenca?

What should you bring to Cuenca?

I’ve been corresponding with a friend who is moving to Cuenca in less than three weeks; he is dragging three suitcases behind him.   I too arrived here “Bedouin-style”, carrying what I considered to be only the essential items certain to be of use and irreplaceable....
Stories from home

Stories from home

There are few conditions that scream with such volume or shrill insistence as those employed in the information media business. There are deadlines to meet and important stories that need telling, right now. Urgency becomes common. Common becomes rare. Rare becomes...
This Vilcabamba resort keeps it simple

This Vilcabamba resort keeps it simple

A sampling of six resorts in Vilcabamba reveals that many no longer maintain a personal website detailing unique characteristics room rates. They now rely primarily on room booking sites like Booking.com, Expedia.com, and others to direct guests to their businesses....
Birds on the wing

Birds on the wing

I lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, for a spell ​when I was younger, ​and absolutely loved it. ​I was enthralled by the incredible variety of migrating birds ​summering in the wetlands of Lake Pend Oreille and among the bugs in the aspens, hawthornes, and cottonwoods leading...
Our long journey offers only one refuge

Our long journey offers only one refuge

The far northwest weathered me. I learned at an early age to shoulder the weight of strong nature, to endure long periods of darkness, and to find comfort in solitary pursuits. But, there was nothing, not a single thing about the country that made me feel big and...