Tips for success come from a life that is full of surprises. The nice ones are delights which is why research and writing are so much fun.
Life is full of surprises. The nice ones are delights which is why research and writing are so much fun.
Recently I stumbled across a delightful surprise [...]
Published on December 30th, 2007
A reader and good friend sent me this note in response to our Ecuador Coastal tour article at http://www.garyascott.com/catalog/ecuador-coastal-real-estate-tour
“Hi Gary , This is a note of critical response to today’s article. I was extremely disappointed at how you “blew off” Esmeraldas. Some of our best new friends in Tonsupa, 25 klicks south of Esmeraldas, are missionaries. [...]
Published on December 30th, 2007
Ecuador real estate stories can help us understand this country better. Many readers are now living full or part time in Ecuador . We can learn about this wonderful country from these readers. Here are a few comments they have shared.
“Hi Gary I live in Manta I have been living [...]
Published on December 29th, 2007
Multi currency lessons on value can be seen in one of the State Street Global Advantage Funds that are advised by Michael Keppler.
Recently we announced that we were adding reviews of the State Street Global Advantage fund to our multi currency studies in our Multi Currency Portfolio Course. Learn more about [...]
Published on December 28th, 2007
Small at home internet businesses set us free.
A new year is about to dawn and Merri and I will greet it with a dawn walk through gentle Cotacachi, a village filled with peace.that seems to just get better and better. Here is one of the many lamp lined avenues shining in [...]
Published on December 27th, 2007
Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in Britain and most Commonwealth countries, the day after Christmas. The celebration began back in Victorian England, for the day after Christmas, when the rich would box gifts and give them to the poor. The Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas, sings about giving these gifts such as [...]
Published on December 26th, 2007
What a special day! How magnificent that we celebrate this great power of light and positive energy so near the darkest, shortest day of the year.
This is one of our views from our suite at El Meson de las Flores .
Dawn,
During the day.
And at night.
This the day of birth…of dawn and all things [...]
Published on December 25th, 2007
One of life’s greatest joys is anticipation. The proof? Christmas Eve as a kid when things are good.
Looking back many years ago to Rockwood , Oregon. The Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs had been read. The tree was up. Gifts were wrapped and stacked shimmering beneath lights that bubbled in the dusk and [...]
Published on December 24th, 2007
Cozy wealth is better than money can ever be.
Ma and I fill up the bird feeder in our front yard.
The time is noon. The temperature at 24.7 degree F and falling. The wind is gusting to fifty and that snow is pelting like flat bullets. The barometer suggests more snow as well…three inches [...]
Published on December 23rd, 2007
Export businesses are fun and this is important because many million of us in the western world have two problems…inflation & stress.
All currencies are losing purchasing value. Many people need new and more enjoyable ways to earn income. One way for those who like to travel is to go places, find great [...]
Published on December 22nd, 2007