O.k., o.k. it’s been a (goodly long) while. Quite the (nearly 3 month, gasp!) hiatus since I managed to pop in here w/ a bit of TL blather. Agreed. I am nothing but a wretchedly unreliable Blatherer these days. And it isn’t as if I have nothing to say. I do have a boatload of [&hellip

You're reading (Another) Slice of Expat Life… originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

Already into the first week of a new year and much to catch up on here amid the halls of TL. A report on my recent spin around neighboring Colombia of course (Bogotá and Cartagena), but first a quick report on my (12th!) Christmas here in my beloved Cuenca, Ecuador. No snow of course (as [&hellip

You're reading Giving a Tiny Bit Back… originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

I’m honestly not sure which I adore more – traveling the world, or… EATING my way through it! Consequently, I’ve shared a goodly number of globe-grazing here in the TL halls over the years (like here, here, here, and here). I’ve covered everything from the humblest 50¢ street ceviche-ish snack, to my (OMG $200!) lunch [&hellip

You're reading The Saga of a Burmese Salad… originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

Never a dull – even when you’ve lived in a foreign country more than a decade. Still adoring my adopted home here in Cuenca, Ecuador (especially my sweet digs overlooking the gurgling Rio Tomebamba). And while you’d think that after 11+ years of wandering these charming cobbled streets and noodling out where to unearth most [&hellip

You're reading In Search of a Simple Rubber Band… originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

An absolute FIRST for the TravelnLass. Seriously. How many airplane tickets have I booked in my life? Surely HUNDREDS! It’s pretty much the first thing I do once I decide what corner of the globe I’ll head to next. And how many times have I completely changed my mind after coughing up the rubles for [&hellip

You're reading Um… The TravelnLass Takes a U-turn originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

I always admire a bit of entrepreneurial ingenuity among the locals in my beloved adopted home here in Cuenca, Ecuador. And street food has long been my personal jam

You're reading “Just the Juice” – a Cuenca Street Food Tale originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

Given that I’m pushing *50* years of traveling DIY solo… And furthermore, most every trip has been carry-on only – be it 10 days in the Portuguese Azores Islands, or 43 days through 8 different countries in the Balkans. In short, I dare say I’ve (necessarily, by way of sheer frequency) gotten pretty darn good [&hellip

You're reading My “Capsule Wardrobe” (a.k.a. Traveling Light Yet Stylish) originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

S’been awhile since I pecked a post on what-all social doings I’ve been enjoying here in my (still beloved!) Cuenca, Ecuador. Oh, there’s BOATLOADS of social events going on near-DAILY here: musical events galore, art exhibits, gringo theater, bridge clubs, craft classes, et al. But the truth is – after more than a decade here [&hellip

You're reading A Taste of India… in CUENCA! originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

As many of my TL readers well know, I’ve long declared that for me – the hours, days, weeks (and yes, often months on end!) of bleary-eyed online research for my travels – is almost as much fun as the trip itself. Not only does the blissful planning and dreaming while-away dreary days of otherwise [&hellip

You're reading Anatomy of an Itinerary (a.k.a. My Next Adventure…) originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.

Yup, you just KNEW I’d feature those glorious Cliffs of Moher prominently at the tippy-top of this post. They truly are a marvel, and happily (given the fickle Irish rain/high winds in October), I lucked out and had the PERFECT weather the afternoon I visited. Indeed, with 11 days on the ground in the Land [&hellip

You're reading Europe ’24 Trifecta: Ireland originally posted on TravelnLass and copyrighted by Dyanne Kruger.