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Continue reading →: Dutchman in Amsterdam, Finally
Some of you may know of Bruno’s personal shame: Despite his Dutch origins, he had never been to the Netherlands (though he had passed through the airport more than once). Until today… During our 8-hour layover between Panama and Singapore, we hopped on the train into Amsterdam and wandered around…
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Continue reading →: Come find paradise in Costa Rica. Bring your fortune.
Costa Rica has figured out good service, and paired it with well-preserved natural environments – forests full of wildlife and breathtaking beaches – and they seem to know what it’s worth. Just to explain: We are about to move to Indonesia, but Bruno has a conference in San Jose, Costa…
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Continue reading →: 12 Signs You’ve Been Living Abroad
1. You try to kiss people on the cheek when you meet or greet them, causing an awkward moment. 2. Everything seems to lack salt. 3. Americans look fat to you, as though they are all just a little bit swollen. 4. Cars seem to get so much space for…
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Continue reading →: Back to the Future
Between leaving Ecuador and moving to Jakarta, I am spending a few weeks in New England with my parents. Though this blog is more traditionally about our adventures abroad, the experience of being ‘home’ merits a few entries of its own, mostly because Americans seem to live in the future,…
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Continue reading →: Bullfights: Ethics, Culture and Politics
The bullfight displays much more appreciation for the bull itself than most people offer to the steak on their plate before they eat it.
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Continue reading →: Ode to Bruno’s year in Ecuador
Bruno is about to leave Ecuador, taking the first step in our move to Indonesia. In honor of the year he has spent living here and all his many visits before, I have compiled some of his most Ecuadorian experiences (to view as a larger slide show, just click any…
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Continue reading →: Training for tourism
In 1908, under President Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador’s railroad from Guayaquil to Quito was finished. It was widely known as the most difficult railroad in the world. Some 2,500 workers died building it, including one of its chief engineers (John Harman, an American from Virginia). One section of the railway, called El Nariz…
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Continue reading →: The closest point to the sun
Chimborazo, a volcano in central Ecuador, happens to be the closest point to the sun on Earth. Because the Earth bulges at its center, the volcano’s proximity to the Equator makes it the farthest point from the center of the Earth, even though it is not the tallest mountain from…
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Continue reading →: Climate change comes to the Andes
Today we saw firsthand some of the effects that climate change is already having in the Ecuadorian Andes. We are staying in a tiny town called Chugchilan, in a remote area of the western Andes. We love the hostel we are staying in, and today we took a guided tour…
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Continue reading →: Roadtrip part 1
We are making use of a long weekend to take a road trip. We’ll post more about it in a few days, but just getting to our first destination is worth describing. As Ecuador’s capital, Quito can feel quite modern, but other parts of the country are still rural and…
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I’m Katherine
I started this blog while living as a single expat more than 20 years ago. Now with husband and two kids in tow I’m keeping the adventures alive. Follow along for travel tips and life detours!
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