- On the moveWe've been in Ecuador just over a month now, and we've certainly been busy. After heading straight to Quito, the capital of Ecuador, we got a sense of city living and got unnerved by the amount of heavy handed security Posted by pixies in Mr and Mrs Pixie Go Round the World | May 23, 2012
- My life is full of exitement!Saturday I left Cuenca, my longest home during this trip - a whole 3 weeks! I learned some Spanish, danced alot (and got some hands placed where they should`t be) and did alot of exiting things. Let me prove that Posted by LinnSailer in No plan is the best plan | May 22, 2012
- Travelling Around Mainland EcuadorHello,
It has been awhile since we have posted an entry and so much has happened! First of all we need to recount what happened upon our return from the Galapagos. Once we landed in Quito, we hopped on Posted by Drifters in Around the Globe in 2012 | May 19, 2012
- Las Islas GalápagosThese magical islands, once Charles Darwin's playground, are very much worth a visit. Many tropical animals can be seen from very close-by on land and in the sea.
[img=http://p Posted by Gitan Jean in Asia-América del sur | May 11, 2012
- Otavalo On Sunday, 6 May, we continued our trip up north. After about two hours by bus we reached Otavalo, which above all is famous for its indigenous market and handicraft. Unfortunately, we could only take a look at the nice Posted by ilka_lenin in A Dream Comes True | May 10, 2012
- Quito and Mindo We arrived at Quito on Thursday morning after another night's ride on the bus and went directly to the "Mariscal", a modern touristic part of the city. For me it felt a bit like "coming home", since I had stayed Posted by ilka_lenin in A Dream Comes True | May 9, 2012
- Ross left meThe 27th of April Ross left me to go back to the boring real world. He left me this picture so I won´t forget him.
But the image I have of him in my head is more like this
[img=http://ph Posted by LinnSailer in No plan is the best plan | May 8, 2012
- On the Road Again: From Guayaquil to Mompiche and AtacamesAfter having spent over a month in Guayaquil and its surroundings, we have started travelling again. Our first destination was Mompiche, a tiny little village in the province of Esmeraldas and home to one of the most beautiful beaches in Posted by ilka_lenin in A Dream Comes True | May 8, 2012
- Our Time With the Animals of Galapagos
We got up early in Pasto because we had plans to catch the morning bus to the Colombia/Ecuador border, and we were more than ready to leave our not so clean hotel room. The ride from Pasto to Posted by Drifters in Around the Globe in 2012 | May 7, 2012
- General Information* Population:
*National Religion: Catholic Posted by harndan in Un viaje a Ecuador | May 2, 2012
- We're here!Since the last entry, we've been pretty busy. The list includes making the house rental-ready, moving out, driving up north to see my family and return my brother's car, and having a problem tooth extracted and then dealing with the Posted by pixies in Mr and Mrs Pixie Go Round the World | Apr 19, 2012
- Sun, Sea and SerenityThe cure for the dog tiredness we've had seems to be Puerto Lopez. We're finally at a point where we feel refreshed and ready to challenge ourselves once more.
It didn't start out like that though. We got to Puerto Lopez Posted by pixies in Mr and Mrs Pixie Go Round the World | Apr 28, 2012
- Galapagos islands... This blog contains a lot of photographs. I won't apologise for that. I hope you enjoy the photographs as much as we enjoyed the trip to the mighty might amazingly awesome crazy Galapagos Islands.
We had been planning to Posted by LinnSailer in No plan is the best plan | Apr 22, 2012
- Still in Ecuador - Ruta del Sol We arrived to Ecuador almost 4 weeks ago and since then, we have pretty much slowed down our pace of travelling. We have been to the beach several times (e.g. Playas, Salinas, Montanita, Puerto Lopez), but always went back to Posted by ilka_lenin in A Dream Comes True | Apr 19, 2012
- Amerikan seikkailu 2005, osa 13.==19.6 Sunnuntai==
==ECUADOR 19.6 – 30.6==
* päiväntasaaja museo, Museo Solar inti Ñan
* pirun vihreä luonto, muhkurainen maasto
* naisten pitämät knallihatut
* asukkaista suurin osa yhä intiaaneja
===Tärkeät faktat:===
* valuutta: jenkkitaala
Posted by Hapa in Hapa`s travels | Apr 12, 2012
- Sacred Sueños
Vilcabamba, Ecuador: an odd assortment of established ex-pats, transient long-term travelers, vacationing gringos, and locals both catering to and trying to ignore all the foreigners. This ecle Posted by tltisme in A Longwinded Journey South | Apr 7, 2012
- Why and Why Not
Why to Live on a Mountain:
1. The View
2. Going down to town is easy
3. You enjoy building stairs and terraces
4. Amateur meterology becomes a Posted by tltisme in A Longwinded Journey South | Mar 30, 2012
- Goodbye for now Ecuador. Hello Peru!
We’ve come to the end of our time in Ecuador, a 3-week-turned-month-and-a-half adventure through a relatively small country with immensely diverse peoples, landscapes, climates and cities. We h Posted by AmyERichards in A Longwinded Journey South | Mar 28, 2012
- Ecuador - Half Time Half time - after having been travelling for two months, we finally arrived in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Here, we will be staying with Lenin's family and take a break from travelling for a couple of weeks before continuing our trip to Posted by ilka_lenin in A Dream Comes True | Mar 28, 2012
- Counterfeit Cash
During exchanges with vendors here, bills are nearly always checked for authenticity, although we hadn’t felt the need to take the same precautions about the cash we were handed until recently. Posted by AmyERichards in A Longwinded Journey South | Mar 25, 2012
- Police Corruption and Futbol FansSo far, we have traveled for 6 weeks in Ecuador, feeling safe in most every town or city we have visited. Still, police corruption has been a common theme in many of our discussions with Ecuadorians. We had Posted by AmyERichards in A Longwinded Journey South | Mar 25, 2012
- QuitoQuito, Ecuador's capital and second biggest city has some nice sights like the colonial center and la Mariscal, where all tourists are based. Like all big cities in Ecuador, it is a bit dangerous, though, so you never really feel Posted by Gitan Jean in Asia-América del sur | Mar 24, 2012
- Quito, el mitad del mundo
I've now been in Quito for almost 4 weeks. I've been filling my time by taking spanish classes at a school in La Mari Posted by amandabridgeman in Tengo suerte | Mar 21, 2012
- Vilcabamba to Piura, Peru using Macara border crossing Why a post about leaving Vilcabamba without a post about Vilcabamba first? Well, it just seems to suit since we really couldn’t wait to get out of there. To be sure the city of longevity famous for its 100 year Posted by dariusz in Indulging the Wanderlust | Mar 18, 2012
- Quilotoa Loop Day 4 - Taking the Milk Truck to the MarketThe last day of our trek was not really a trekking day. We needed to get from Isinlivi to the market town of Saquisili for the weekly market which is known to be one of the most authentic ones in Posted by dariusz in Indulging the Wanderlust | Mar 18, 2012