Doug Hansen
Doug lives in Carlsbad, CA, and has lived, worked or travelled in 80 countries. Doug has been doing photography since 1968, with an emphasis on his passion for nature and travel. He has an international MBA from Thunderbird, a degree in Accounting, and has been a financial adviser for over 10 years. Three times in his life he have set off with a backpack and travelled for over a year with an open agenda. Those special travel experiences gave him a tremendous sense of joy, peace and aliveness. You can read more about my journey at http://www.hansentravel.org/
Articles by Doug Hansen
Discover Ecuador's Shangri-la of the South
A growing number of travelers from around the world have begun an exodus to a tiny town in southern Ecuador—Vilcabamba—that sits tucked away in a green valley...
Ecuadorian Nature Reserves Provide Dazzling Bird Displays
In 1998, a small group of birdwatchers stared intently as a diminutive bird darted along the ground and soon they realized that they had discovered a Jocotoco...
Is Cuenca, Ecuador, Still the World's Top Retirement Destination?
Back in 2008 and 2009, three influential magazines published highly complimentary articles about the relatively undiscovered Ecuadorian town, Cuenca, that set...