- Baños
Hello all,
Well here we are in Baños, a spa type town that has natural hot springs and lots of different tourist activities.
Before getting here we left Quito to travel to Mishualli, a town in the Amazon basin. Posted by G-H Kerr in South America | Sep 15, 2007
- On s'en va dans la jungle !!!
Nous partons 3 jours dans la jungle ...
EXTREME JUNGLE TOUR
du velo pendant 2 heures (descente de montagnes)
du rafting pendant 2 heures (ayayayay, descente de riviere !!)
et puis canoe et toutes sortes d'aventures en pleine nature.
De retour lundi Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Sep 12, 2007
- Working with animals
I arrived in Ecuador having just finished volunteering in the Dominican Republic working in the National Aquarium. It had been 3 years since I had last been in South America and there was a nice feeling of returning to something Posted by Nico G in Arriving in Ecuador | Sep 13, 2007
- 8. Foot-loose and fancy-free in Ecuador
After Machupicchu, I left the Mission Australia trekkers in Lima - they were starting the long journey home to Australia and I was travelling on to Ecuador. I was glad to be striking out on my own, but was also Posted by ninabred in My (first) trip of a lifetime! | Sep 11, 2007
- Ecuadorian Drivers Ed
Today I (Pete) started Ecuadorian drivers ed. I can drive legally in Ecuador with my US and international licenses, but to be covered by insurance, which is not mandatory in Ecuador, I need an Ecuadorian license.
The last Posted by Pete-Tesha in For His Children Ecuador | Sep 11, 2007
- Des oiseaux en plein vol
Ayayayayai...
Tant de choses a raconter ENCORE sur Otavalo (meme si nous ne somme plus la depuis ce matin)...
Avant de vivre de nouvelles aventures, je veux d'abord etre certaine d'avoir partage le meilleur de cet endroit que nous avons TELLEMENT aime. Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Sep 10, 2007
- 7 days in Otavalo and still going...
Back to the writing pad. Sorry to all who have been waiting. It's just that this place has been too much fun and extremely busy and crazy and we moved in with a family and I have a Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Sep 5, 2007
- Wells Fargo is Terrible
After two weeks I finally recieved my debit card in the mail.
Wells Fargo couldn´t FedEx it to me, so I lost a lot of time and money on my vacation, but I was very lucky.
Don´t put yourself in the same Posted by amiopia in Amy´s Backpack | Sep 10, 2007
- Bye bye Quito
Today we are leaving Ecuador. We really liked Quito, it is the most beautiful Latin American capital we have seen, apart from Rio, which is beautiful in a different way. Old Quito is really stunning, although our photos this Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Sep 9, 2007
- Ecuador coast - Canoa
We changed our plans to visit the Cuyabeno reserve in the Ecuadorian jungle and decided to head for Ecuador`s coast for some sea breeze and seafood. So we went to Canoa, a tiny seaside village about 9 hours from Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Sep 9, 2007
- Update
Well here we are the 2nd last evening in Quito.
Finished Spanish lessons for this week. Now need more practice. Will likely take some more lessons later on but time will tell.
Weather here today was overcast and about 15 C Posted by G-H Kerr in South America | Sep 7, 2007
- Thoughts on Mortality
You know what I think would make a great joke at my funeral? For people to show a slideshow of all my ugliest and weirdest pictures (preferibly the ones where I have red eyes) and display these pictures to Posted by Pete-Tesha in For His Children Ecuador | Sep 4, 2007
- Galapagos
We are back from a great trip to the Galapagos. We spent 8 days on a boat that held 16 people max. However we never had more than 12 and mostly only 9. The others were all Posted by G-H Kerr in South America | Sep 4, 2007
- Otavalo part 2: The Market
Hello all it's me again Gregory. Due to popular demand and Flavia’s writers cramp. I will update the blogger for us.
Otavalo - a wonderful town with nice people where the partying / celebrating does not seem to stop. The Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Sep 2, 2007
- Otavalo part 1: tours and lagunas
From Mindo we travelled back to Quito and from there to Papallacta (2 hours) for a day at the best thermal springs in Ecuador. The weather was terrible and the road likewise. We got to Papallacta ok and checked Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Aug 31, 2007
- Mindo
On Saturday we left for Mindo, only 2.5 hours north of Quito. We wanted to go to the thermal springs of Papallacta, but we realised in time that going on Saturday night was not going to be such a Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Aug 29, 2007
- AmaZONia
De tussenstop in Otovalo stelde niet veel voor buiten veel lokale minderheidsgroepen (of indianen-afstammelingen) en de "immicracion" die iedereen om half 7(!!!) kwam wakker maken om de identiteit te controleren... Was maar een macho-pummel die niet met Posted by DrPaddo in drPaddo | Aug 26, 2007
- Looking back on our first days in Quito
I started telling you about our 3rd day in Quito because I had just experienced it and was still feeling so HIGH from the whole experience but I must also tell you about the rest of Quito in words and Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Aug 31, 2007
- Oh Quito ...
Je vais d'abord commencer avec aujourd'hui, troisieme journee a QUITO.
Par ou commencer? Tellement c'etait extraordinaire.
Nous avons decide de commencer notre journee en prenant le telepherique qui nous a amene a 4100 m d'altitude pendant 2,5 km. Q Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Aug 30, 2007
- PHOTOS FINALLEMENT/FINALLY!!!
FINALEMENT des preuves qu`on est pas cache dans les toilettes de l`aeroport Trudeau...
FINALLY PROOFS THAT WE ARE NOT HIDING OUT IN TRUDEAU AIRPORT ...
Neto, mon nouvel ami qui parle fran Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Aug 29, 2007
- Pictures from the South Coast of Ecuador
Below are some pictures from the last 2 weeks:
These are some of my friends from Quito. They grew up in the Galapagos Islands but came to Quito because of their band....Arcabuz
A Posted by Hughes9115 in South America | Aug 29, 2007
- GI: My crisis
Wow, it´s been a long time since I´ve written. This was not my intention, it happened because the machine in Santa Cruz ate my debit card and I have been waiting here for a new one to come, so Posted by amiopia in Amy´s Backpack | Aug 28, 2007
- Jungle
It’s amazing how close the jungle is to Quito. The drive takes about 5 hours, but it’s less than a hundred miles away as the crow flies. Quito is in the mountains, and both the native and modern Posted by Pete-Tesha in For His Children Ecuador | Aug 27, 2007
- Final Coast stop in Ecuador (Canoa)...
Desolee pour le retard. I have not been doing my job properly it seems. Just too relaxing among the palm trees, fishermen, blue (although very cloudy) skies, hammocks and wonderful meetings.
Comme entree, un petit resume d'une magnifique semaine Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Aug 26, 2007
- Baños to Quito through Latacunga, Quilotoa and Cotopaxi
We met in Baños last Saturday and spent three nights there. Baños has a micro-climate which sees lots of rain throughout June, July and August, and we got no exception. So we didn't do much, we just hung around Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Aug 24, 2007