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Photo of the Week

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, culture, photos, Uncategorized on: February 16, 2020

Old cypress barn north of Oil Trough, AR. …

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The Honesty Box

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Faith, Stories, writing on: February 5, 2020

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely that what others …

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The King’s English

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, culture, humor, The South on: June 27, 2019

    You'll find a bonus story here and there through The King of Highbanks Road manuscript. One such bonus is a list of my dad's favorite sayings. …

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Mid-South Food Truck Festival

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Food, fun, photography on: May 7, 2016

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40 Beds in 40 Nights … or … Know Your MATL

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, journal, Spain on: March 10, 2016

“I may look calm, but in my head I’ve killed you three times.” ~ unknown philosopher   The hiking/walking/pilgrim community is a fairly tight-knit group …

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Pamplona – Camino Magic

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, journal, Spain, Stories on: February 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/ySHN9dglUAk?t=38s (Above: Heinrich's reading the Pilgrim's blessing before leaving Pamplona. It was one of the most special moments I …

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Day Trip to Manta, Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, photography, Travel on: October 31, 2013

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House Hunters International in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador: The Inside Info

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Entertainment, Media, TV, writing on: October 3, 2013

Remember the pop-up videos on VH1? I enjoyed those little factoids and tidbits because they revealed things you'd never know, even if you watched a hundred …

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House Hunters International in Ecuador: Answers to the Questions

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Entertainment, journal, Latin America, TV, writing on: October 1, 2013

(Blogger's Note: The House Hunters International episode featuring our home buying experience in Ecuador will air this Thursday night at 9:30 Central on …

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House Hunters International: How We Got On

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Latin America, Media, Stories, TV, writing on: August 9, 2013

(Blogger's Note: For four days during late March and early April, Dana and I filmed with House Hunters International, for an episode that's coming up on HGTV in …

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Goodbye, Ecuador. For a Time.

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, writing on: March 28, 2013

It's time to go home. One hundred days that Dana and I have been in Ecuador now. Beginning today at 10 a.m., we'll drive an hour to Manta, take a domestic …

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Saturday in Jipijapa

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, photos on: March 2, 2013

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Carnival in Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 11, 2013

The world stops when it's Carnival in Ecuador. It's yet another time when nationals from all across the country descend on the coast for the four-day holiday, …

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A Birthday Gift to Myself: The Way of St. James

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", culture, Faith, journal, life, writing on: February 10, 2013

“I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.”  ~ Herman Melville February 10, 2013. My 47th birthday. Oh, the humanity. I've almost always …

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Road Signs of Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Expatriate, humor, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 6, 2013

It's a 20-mile drive from our home to the nearest "major town" in the Manabi province. And from our back door to Jipijapa we go from sea level to 2,500 feet in …

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Otavalo – South America’s Most Famous Market

by: Steve Watkins In: Art, culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, photos on: February 4, 2013

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Mud Baths at Agua Blanca

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography on: January 27, 2013

Today, we visited Agua Blanca, a spring in the Machalilla National Park near Puerto Lopez. Agua Blanca is a beautiful forest, wild animals everywhere and a …

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My New Hair Fashionista: Antonio Delgado

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, fashion, journal, Latin America, life, photography on: January 24, 2013

It's been 45 days since my last haircut in the U.S. For me, that's a long time. Today, 6,000 miles from home, I found a new hair cut guy. He works from a …

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How to be the Most Popular Guy at Nawi Fest

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, humor, journal, Latin America, photography, Travel on: January 20, 2013

How does a fair-skinned, blue-eyed gringo at his first Nawi Fest become the most popular guy on the Malecon? Mostly, he just acts himself, and walks the …

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Photos About Nothing

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, Travel on: January 9, 2013

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