- Otavalo
Today is no good. I already managed to lose my sunglasses after wearing them for just about a half hour, I am sunburned from Otavalo, and my stupid credit card company put a block on my card even though I Posted by KerriBerri in Kerri | Mar 17, 2008
- Banos, Land of Adventure (Part 2)
When we last saw our intrepid heroes, they had hitched a ride to Banos, only to discover that an unplanned detour was about to take place...
Imagine that deep TV narrator voice when you read the sentence above. Right. Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 12, 2008
- Banos, Land of Adventure (Part 1)
We spent three days in Banos, a great little town that´s about 4 hours (by bus) south of Quito, and which is nestled between several steep mountains. It´s also only 8km from Volcan Tungurahua, which a couple of months Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 12, 2008
- The past few days... y manana vamos a Otavalo
I´ve been sick during the past few days with a 102 degree fever so I haven´t done as much lately before and after Spanish classes. I was pretty upset the other day because I´d been sick, but since our house Posted by KerriBerri in Kerri | Mar 14, 2008
- Wah-Wah in the Amazonian Jungle, Pt. 1
The Amazon Jungle couldn't have seemed more vast than the way we traveled to and through it. Travel, though, was really only I could ask for and more. I felt tested at every step of the way, battling Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Mar 8, 2008
- Time flies when you´re having fun..
It´s been a little while since I last updated...
2 weeks ago I went to Riobamba to ride the train down the Nariz del Diablo which is basically just a stretch of track that winds down the mountains, unfortunately riding on Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Mar 13, 2008
- Ecuador
Before we set off on our Galapagos trip we spent a couple of days in Quito. I was pleasantly surprised by Quito. I had read the streets were unsafe at night and there was much petty crime during the day, Posted by paulandjes in Paul and Jess Go Global | Mar 12, 2008
- Un poco mas de Quito
So the canary who was nameless died yesterday. Boohoo. At least we still have Mozart and his friends to serenade us as we dine.
Rachel and I planned to go visit the old town, el centro historico, the other day, but Posted by KerriBerri in Kerri | Mar 10, 2008
- Things we saw on the bus ride from Quito to Banos...
* Someone dressed in a really worn out Barney (you know, the purple dinosaur) costume trying to draw passing buses and pedestrians into an ice cream shop.
* Another macho-man movie on the bus! This time it was ´Black Dog´starring Patrick S Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 9, 2008
- Cuenca and the Incapirca ruins
[b]´How does it feeeeeel? How does it feeeel? To be without a home, Like a complete unknown, Like a rolling stone ?
Hello everyone
Just a quick update on our progress as I am not sure when we will next have access Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Mar 9, 2008
- Bats in the Belfry
We spent today wandering through Old Town in Quito. Oddly, it seems that every other store is either a party store selling pinatas, or is a shoe store. It´s as if Carmen Miranda and Imelda Marcos collaborated to Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 5, 2008
- Tu hables Espanol? My Brain Hurts.
Okay - I will admit that Spanish is much easier than I thought it would be. But you must... speak.......very.........slowly. The blank stare I display when a local has spoken to me is slowly being replaced with basic Posted by joannacez in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 4, 2008
- Donde es la clase? Lost in Quito...
We made it back from the Galapagos Islands--tan, tired and a little fatter for all the buffet food we ate on the Coral II.
Now it is time to get down to business of learning the local tongue. After a Posted by joannacez in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 3, 2008
- To Market, To Market / Raptors
=> Got up early and walked to the Animal Market in Otavalo. Muddy, smelly, chaotic and interesting.
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- Quito!
We arrived in Quito safe and sound but haven´t been able to use the internet much because our homestay doesn´t have internet. Our flight was perfect, no turbulence or anything, yay. We met an old couple in the Miami airport Posted by KerriBerri in Kerri | Mar 8, 2008
- On to Otavalo
Today was our last day of Spanish class in Quito. Neither of us was very enthusiastic about another day of learning new vocabulary, adjectives and verbs (yeah, weak, we know), but when we finished at noon we were happy Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 7, 2008
- Galapagos...Now With Photos!!
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/29255/IMG_2739.jpg thumb=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/29255/thumb_IMG_ Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 2, 2008
- Spanish, Salsa lessons and the Equator
I´ll be there in the mornin´, cant you see I´m tellin´ stories, my sweet angels everlasting true love ways
I´ll wait I sow the seed, I set the scene and I watch the world go by
[i]Tellin´ Stories by The Charlatans[/i
Hola amigos
We Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Mar 6, 2008
- Galapagos Islands
"And I think to myself, what a wonderful world" What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Hola
We are back in Quito studying Spanish after a 4 night/5 day tour of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands are historically, geographically a Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Mar 2, 2008
- ...Got Some Catching Up to do...
We´ll have to fill in some details and post some of our photos over the next few days, but to quickly catch you up with the (mis)adventures of Jason y Joanna:
23-Feb: Got a last-second phone call at our hotel Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Mar 2, 2008
- Illness Strikes Back
I think the third time of succombing to some kind of illness in one lone month is just three times to many. I really wasn't prepared for having stomach problems on this trip, but low and behold, I apparently Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Feb 29, 2008
- Día del Campo
Saturday was the Lewis & Clark College "día del campo." It was an abnormally sunny day, and also a late start. I was supposed to round up the family to arrive by eleven but at eleven we were Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Feb 26, 2008
- Ceremonia cultural con la energía de la Mama Quilla
Wednesday would have been like any other day had there not been the rarity of the lunar eclipse at night. Cuenca invited all to come and see/participate in the Ceremonia cultural con la energía de la Mama Quilla in Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Feb 22, 2008
- Andean Music, Wine and a Warm Fire
We stumbled upon an unexpected treat when we got back to Caskaffesu. Susan and Luis were rehearsing their Andean music in the dining room in front of the fire. They have a bunch of different instruments, including a Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Feb 23, 2008
- Goodbye Brazil, hello Ecuador
´And we can build this dream together, standing strong forever, nothing's gonna stop us now. And if this world runs out of lovers, we'll still have each other, nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us, now´
[i]Nothing´s Gonna Stop Us Posted by murray2701 in murray and lynn`s adventures | Feb 23, 2008