American Dreaming
By Peter Stromberg As I stood on the beach last weekend, I found myself engaged in a conversation with an Ecuadorian businessman who had...
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Mark Bradbury
- Apr 15
- 5 min
LA GENTE DEL ECUADOR
By Mark Bradbury I’ve been writing articles for different magazines over the past 15 years, and sometimes I get an assignment that can...
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Mark Bradbury
- Jan 15
- 7 min
TIME TO PARTY!
By Mark Bradbury Three years ago, in September of 2019, I was contacted by Tina Rettka, a Canadian expat living here who wanted to do an...
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Mark Bradbury
- Sep 15, 2022
- 7 min
Tourism in Manta and Manabí Province
By Mark Bradbury As the admin for a Coastal Facebook group here in Manta, I have seen so many requests from people wanting to know what...
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Mark Bradbury
- Aug 15, 2022
- 4 min
Patriotism in Ecuador
By Mark Bradbury I was asked to do an article on Ecuadorian patriotism for the August issue of Hi Expat Magazine and even though I wasn’t...
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Mark Bradbury
- Jul 15, 2022
- 5 min
Will You Marry Me in Manabi? At the beach, in the mountains, or maybe in a steamy jungle?
By Mark Bradbury This is a question some of you may have already asked, or you may have at least been thinking about it. Perhaps you...
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Mark Bradbury
- Apr 15, 2022
- 5 min
Hi Expat Magazine – April 2022 Issue
By Mark Bradbury This month’s issue addresses environmental ocean conditions here on the Ecuadorian Coast. It is a big ocean that...
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Mark Bradbury
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
MANTA: THE HOT EXPAT DESTINATION IN LATIN AMERICA
Sometime in the last quarter of 2014 I had decided to leave my comfort zone, the United States, and become an “expat.” Prior to that I...
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Mark Bradbury
- Feb 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Carnaval in Ecuador
What do lime green or electric blue baking flour, water guns, soapy foam spray, big parades, costume parties, eggs, and more water have...
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Mark Bradbury
- Jan 15, 2022
- 5 min
Manta – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
As the owner and administrator of a local Facebook group, Manta and Manabi Expats and Amigos, I see and hear a variety of opinions and...
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Mark Bradbury
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
HiExpat - December Editorial
Today I would like to talk about something new coming to Manta and to the Province of Manabí. It is a great new communication forum...
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