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House Hunters International in Ecuador: Answers to the Questions
(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
(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 …
Our Continuing Gringo Education
After 17 days on the ground in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador, we've just scraped the surface on all there is to learn. These are a few lessons from the earliest days of …
Goodbye to the Old Years: The Ano Viejos in Ecuador!
In Denmark, they break dishes. In the Philippines they wear polka-dots. In Ecuador it seems we burn "scarecrows" at midnight. It's a cultural New Year's …
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Arkansas to Ecuador: When God Said ‘Yes’ to Our Most Laughable Dream
"Where there is no vision, the people perish." ~ Proverbs 29:18 It's been quite a year. My dad died in January. Dana and I explored Ecuador in April, bought a …
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Puerto Cayo House Update
Just click on the link above to see the photos. A visual update on our Puerto Cayo construction progress. Primer going on with paint to follow this weekend. 30 …
New Pics from Las Palmas
The latest pics at Las Palmas. Things are really taking shape! …
Getting Serious About My “Midlife” #BucketList
"A life is not something you choose. It's something you live." ~ from the movie, "The Way." [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9PjBR8W74] *** Four …
Las Palmas Hires Strategic Marketing Staffer
This media release was distributed today by Gary & April Scarborough, owners/developers of Las Palmas, Ecuador. Feel free to contact me for more …
New House Pics from Puerto Cayo
It's been a while since we've received photo updates on our home in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador, so we were thrilled to get a few last night. Fifty-seven days and …
Check Out House Hunters International – Tonight!
Just a reminder to anyone who enjoys House Hunter's International, or who's dreamed about a beautiful home on the beach - check out tonight's show featuring …
House Hunters International – Behind the Scenes in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador
(Blogger's Note: Dana and I met Gary and April Scarborough during a whimsical trip to Puerto Cayo, Ecuador earlier this year. We took on both a friendly and …
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The Difference in a Year
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." ~ Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding from Shawshank Redemption A year does make a …
The Market in Otavalo
Can't wait to visit the market in Otavalo. Known as the most famous market in South America. …
Sharing some profound thoughts from a great blogger. 99 days from today, I'll actually be on a plane to Quito, Ecuador, so at least if the world ends, it'll be …
International Living in the Making
It took a few weeks to realistically conceive how construction of a home could be managed from another continent 5,000 miles from the building site. But with …
Dreams and Visions: Is There a Difference?
I just began wondering about this. I'd search the internet for a profound quote, but here's what I think: "A dream is something hoped for. A vision is a dream …
Moving Right Along
I was quite surprised to see this FB post from the Las Palmas Blog Today. What a great thrill. I'm already happy just with the storage shack! Click below to …