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  • Otavalo and the Equator Hungover from the night before, I took my anti-malarial tablet which I had forgotten to take in my drunken stupor. A while later, when we were getting ready to leave on the truck, I found out why you shouldn't take Posted by oharridge in South America | Jul 25, 2008
  • Quito, Part 2 After the wonder of the Galapagos we were a little disappointed to return to the concrete pick-pocketing jungle of Quito and after the Galapagos, we had spent up! Ollie ran straight to an internet café, "Got to upload the photos, Posted by dee d in South America | Jul 25, 2008
  • Jueves, 24 de Julio Hey everybody, So I left San Francisco, with great memories of the city and all the people I'd been hanging out with together. Thank you. It was hard on getting by without a cell phone, but I managed. It definitely was Posted by Moysa in Americas | Jul 24, 2008
  • Galapagos Islands, Day 5 So, this being our last day on the Galapagos we decided to make the most of it. After leisurely waking in the lovely hotel that cost us a fortune here on Santa Cruz, we decided to hire snorkel gear and Posted by dee d in South America | Jul 24, 2008
  • Galapagos Islands, Day 4 The boat had been travelling overnight so we awoke in the busy harbour of Puerto Ayora (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ayora). Our guide hurried to get our things off the boat as some people were leaving the islands that afternoon. The night Posted by oharridge in South America | Jul 23, 2008
  • Galapagos Islands, Day 3 Again we heard the boat bell early to tell us it was time to disembark. The boat had set sail just prior to dawn so as we stepped out into bright sunshine we were anchored at a new island [url=http://www.galapagosonline.com/Islands/islands/Sombrero_Chino/ Posted by dee d in South America | Jul 21, 2008
  • Galapagos Islands, Day 2 The horn on the boat sounded at 6am to get us up for the panga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panga_%28boat%29) ride to Bartolome Island (http://www.galapagosonline.com/Islands/islands/Bartolome/Bartolome.html), as the sun rose over the v Posted by oharridge in South America | Jul 20, 2008
  • Galapagos Islands, Day 1 So we had finally had enough of everyone else’s stories about how amazing the Galapagos Islands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos) are, we bit the bullet and got ourselves some tickets. The next 3 nights we would spend on the boat “Amigo” t Posted by dee d in South America | Jul 18, 2008
  • 27. Ecuador Back in Quito from Colombia... waiting for my flight in a couple of days... Arran hatches his plan to head to the coast tonight and be re-united with Josiah (It is now 10.30pm... he is leaving at about 12). I Posted by BeesKnees in Ark At Eee: Beesy Hits The Road | May 21, 2008
  • Otavalo On the way to Otavalo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otavalo) we had to cross the equator for a quick photo stop. We had a talk from a guide about how the giant calendar we were standing on works. Then the guide tried to sell us Posted by oharridge in South America | Jun 12, 2008
  • Quito We'd heard about a lot of security risks in Quito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito) and read the advice on the handouts we were given before arriving at our hotel. This Dragoman leg finishes in Quito and the Drago hotel was damp and smelly and Posted by oharridge in South America | Jun 12, 2008
  • Misahualli It was hot and humid, so hot in fact even I was sweating, lots (obviously you can imagine the state Ollie was in). The background noise was a loud and constant buzzing, so infiltrating you wondered if it was just Posted by dee d in South America | May 21, 2008
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The lifestyle of a shoestring adventurer has its many advantages: frequent, deeply meaningful interactions with the local culture, thrilling gastronomic gambles, and the addictive freedom of unbridled itineraries. However, penny pinching also attracts the Posted by MegMc2003 in Lo siento, amigo... | Jul 9, 2008
  • Ups and Downs Ups and downs I’m over three months into living in Quito, and the time has absolutely flown by. I’m increasingly glad that I’m staying here through next January (as opposed to leaving in November, which is what I had initially planned) Posted by Rtrangsrud in wanderlust | Jul 6, 2008
  • Sun, Surf and Scarlet Skin Our time in coastal hippie haunt Montañita may be defined by its polarities: days full of sweet sunshine relaxation...nights full of lunar-lit, dance-crazed fiestas. Waking one morning to the sound of crashing ocean waves, we crawled out from beneath o Posted by MegMc2003 in Lo siento, amigo... | Jul 3, 2008
  • Wrapping it up.... Ecuador that is. Ecuador is an enchanting land. Varied in landscape and terrain, you can find anything here. It has beaches and mountains, markets and malls, and everything in between. I have spent a majority of my time in the highlands region (center Posted by bejuan99 in B-Juan's World Tour | Jun 30, 2008
  • Arrived in Quito, Ecuador After two fabulous days on the beach in Miami with David´s parents, we arrived in Quito around 7pm. We stayed at a great hostel, The Secret Garden, in the city´s Old Town district. The 5th floor rooftop terrace looked Posted by shantitrav in South America | Jun 30, 2008
  • Baños Baños (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C3%B1os) is THE place in South America to do extreme sports. We had saved a lot of money in the past few days by scrimping and saving so we were fully prepared to have a go at everything. We had Posted by oharridge in South America | May 21, 2008
  • La Primera Semana Quito - Galapagos - Guayaquil - Mancora So James and I have been gone for just over a week and we´re having lots of fun. Out first stop was Quito. We had planned on spending a couple of days in Posted by jeh62 in Vivir es Viajar | Jun 27, 2008
  • The Boobie Dance It took us two days of grungy grumpy travel to set foot on the gorgeous Ecuadorian coast - I swear I witnessed Kelsey´s icy blue glare melt a bit at the sight of the sun. We´d chosen the quaint little Posted by MegMc2003 in Lo siento, amigo... | Jun 25, 2008
  • *WARNING* This one is a long one, so you might need a work package if you make it to the end. Lockhart told me its ok if you use his. Its Q8ZW01... So where do I start. I think I left off Posted by bejuan99 in B-Juan's World Tour | Jun 25, 2008
  • "If I die... As we were standing rather awkwardly on the Pan American, we reconsidered our decision to flag down the bus to transfer town Quevedo. We´d been told several times that a bus traveling the same route - (described by Lonely Planet Posted by MegMc2003 in Lo siento, amigo... | Jun 25, 2008
  • Andean Adventures Before we left for the highlands, Kels and I made one last stop in el capital: La Virgen de Quito, a large monument perched rather conspicuously on a hill overlooking the city. The monument afforded us a new panorama that Posted by MegMc2003 in Lo siento, amigo... | Jun 23, 2008
  • The Highs and Lows of Humanity Kelsey and I are now back from the remote Andean highlands, so I can catch you up on all the magnificent adventures we´ve had so far... During our last full day in Quito, Kelsey and I apparently set out with the Posted by MegMc2003 in Lo siento, amigo... | Jun 19, 2008
  • Cuenca Another border crossing, another stamp in our passport. The border crossing we passed through to get into Ecuador (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador) was the most hectic yet. There was a busy town right in the middle of no man's land, we drove Posted by oharridge in South America | May 14, 2008
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