The Panama Hat: A Timeless Fashion Statement

Photo: NYTimes, August 7, 2008
The Panama hat continues to be a fashion favorite around the world.

Vanity Fair Magazine has just published its 2008 International Best-Dressed List and Heinrich Furstenberg, one of the winners, looks dapper in his Panama hat, which is blocked in the Havana style.

H.S.H. PRINCE HEINRICH VON UND ZU FÜRSTENBERG, 58-year-old German [...]

Pro-Ecuador’s First Intro Tour is a Rousing Success!

How much you choose to immerse yourself in the culture will largely define your experience in Ecuador.
–Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos

The first Pro-Ecuador Intro Tour has come to an end after a 7-day whirlwind trek that stretched from the beaches of Manta and Bahia in the west, then northeast [...]

Cuenca Hotels: Great Selection, Great Value

Something about colonial cities makes my heart sing. I’ve been in many of them throughout Central and South America. Antigua, Guatemala, is one of my all time favorites. It has been fully restored and is a tourist’s delight.
But Cuenca is something special, in the sense that it is not necessarily a [...]

Cuenca, Ecuador: It Feels Like Home

Like Jason, I too am back from my trip, but while he was tripping around the U.S., I was doing the same in Ecuador. When I departed on May 2, I had the mistaken notion that I could continue to post regularly, but time and travel restrictions prevented me from doing so.
The good news [...]