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Robert Bradley

I would be hard-pressed to name the 12 things I like best about living in Ecuador: tucked-away haunts serving coffee and munchies amid endless conversation, oases of beer and laughter […]

A friend of mine shared a good way to escape the congestion of Cuenca and see the countryside. He suggested I go on a tour of small towns served by […]

I was talking with a friend at a party recently who, after a few drinks, sheepishly blurted out, “I decided to move back to the US, or perhaps somewhere else. […]

It is common to see resident eagles gliding high over the village of Zhumir when the air currents are favorable; a cast of raptors scanning the valley floor flecked with […]

It is difficult to describe the moment accurately. It was like being doused with cold hard rain while scurrying home under a swollen thunderstorm, or the moment you realize while […]

Perhaps my greatest luxury was packing a camera. I had long admired photography as both an intimate artform and one with a lasting impression, yet I never indulged in the […]

The headline above is borrowed from a notice posted on a bookstore window in San Anselmo, California. More than a few news programs in the media recently sparkled with airbrushed […]

The traditional greetings of “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” were spoken with an air of heightened reverence this year. An empty sky, many months long, weighed heavily on everyone, […]

It was as clear as the lilt of a meadowlark. Relief from a series of brutal winter storms finally arrived, just in time to chase the clouds away and celebrate […]

The canton of Sigsig, about an hour southeast of Cuenca, is a rich agricultural area of lovely small farms squeezed between steep bluffs and deep canyons. I had long been aware […]

Creative men and women intuitively know that every artistic pursuit is dependent on three equally essential elements: art, craft, and music. It is worth noting, as well, that one cannot […]

Editor’s note: This column is the second of a two-part series. To read the part one, click here.  On the day Kane Flambures retired, he packed his duffel bag with […]

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