Expat Life
By Chuck Bolotin Our views of living or even visiting different places are of course based largely on what we’re used to. That’s where we get our baseline from which we form our perspective. For example, if we live in the U.S. and then move to Mexico, we would naturally compare our life in Mexico...
By Carol E. Leutner When I chose Cuenca, Ecuador as my retirement home in 2015, I didn’t consider whether it would be a good place to write. Cuenca checked all my boxes — location, climate, cost of living, a language I’d studied, and medical resources. A place to write wasn’t on the list. Perhaps in...
By Cliodna O’Flynn I am wondering if trying to control the amount of time I spend on the Internet in direct or indirect contact with home, with Ireland, has become necessary. I am worried that as it gets easier to connect with back home I am both mentally and physically spending less time where I...
Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it is hard to cover every piece of information, a broad overview will be provided in each section. Low thyroid...
By Jeff Van Pelt I want to share some lessons I have learned about staying safe on a bicycle in my 10 years of riding in Ecuador, but first some background. Ecuador is a cyclist´s paradise. There are so many country roads, green pastures, mountain views, remote and interesting pueblos, seaside towns and beaches, and...
Cuenca expat Jerry Rabas is in the hospital with a life-threatening blood clot that will require at least one surgery and extensive recovery, procedures that will exceed his savings. While many of his friends are contributing, he still needs contributions from the broader community. Jerry has been a fixture in expat community, a good friend...
Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it is hard to cover every piece of information, a broad overview will be provided in each section. Low thyroid...
By Nancy Bilyeau The Nazca Lines in Peru have baffled mankind for quite a long time — and now the mystery is even more intriguing. They are a series of enormous geoglyphs etched into a roughly 200-square-mile stretch of the desert, created by pre-Inca people somewhere between the 4th century B.C. and the 10th century...
By Adrian Chiles Ronnie O’Sullivan has won an awful lot of snooker championships. This month he has added the 2023 Shanghai Masters to his collection. But he won’t be keeping the trophy. He doesn’t want his trophies. “I don’t want any memorabilia left by the time I’m 70 or 80,” he said. “I’m preparing for...
Author Dan Buettner worked for more than a decade to identify hot spots of longevity around the world. With the help of the National Geographic Society, Buettner set out to locate places that not only had high concentrations of individuals over 100 years old, but also clusters of people who had grown old without health...
Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it is hard to cover every piece of information, a broad overview will be provided in each section. Low thyroid...
By Billy and Akaisha Kaderli In preparing for a retirement abroad, we would wager that most people occupy themselves with the practical concerns of: residential visas; banking; owning property; finding a doctor they like and medical care that they can afford and dealing with any language barriers. These are pragmatic topics with realistic solutions. And,...
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Week of May 05
Record Number of Tourist Visas Granted to Ecuadorians by the United States between October 2022 and September 2023.
Minister of Energy Advocates for Legislation Empowering Private Companies in Electrical Supply Sector.
Noboa Stands Firm: No Extradition of Fugitives from Ecuador.
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