Six of us set out from Cuenca for Vilcabamba on a wet Saturday morning. The monotony of the four-and-a-half-hour journey by minibus was broken by much storytelling, laughter and, of course, a stop for lunch at one of the many roadside restaurants along the way. Franny, the leader of our…
One Day - a street dog's story It’s been a cold night. I can’t control the shivering that wracks my body. My bones ache as I pull myself from the hollow that’s been my home for the last few months. I stretch, first one way, then the other, easing…
There's a great British expat community here in Cuenca and it was through the groups Whatsapp feed that I first heard of Joseph Kennedy. He'd recently interviewed John Lay, another Brit, who it turns out, worked with Jools Holland. The interview was fascinating and prompted me to contact Joseph to…
Send Marmite!!!!! You either love it or hate it! Me, it's my go-to whenever I fancy a piece of toast. But my carefully protected stock is running low - I'm down to my last jar! With no prospect of a trip home to the UK, for the foreseeable future to…
June is supposed to be the beginning of the dry/sunny season here in Ecuador. I miss sunny days! Yesterday I woke to a cloudy sky and watched mesmerised as the rising sun slipped behind the clouds to produce the breathtaking scene below. Sunrise over Cuenca