- Quitting QuitoWednesday came round again and as an escape from all those mierdas irregular past verbs we chicas once again sought solace in the free stomach churning (the next day they work as an amazing laxative) cocktails of Bungalow 6. Beforehand Posted by Liz-Buff in Llama Drama | Jun 5, 2011
- In the GalápagosWe arrived safely this morning. Our B&B is a one-woman operation and we have a great view of the bay. Internet is spotty so we will do our best to post but it may be intermittent. This afternoon Posted by kxa52 in Wandering Andersons | Jun 4, 2011
- Montezuma's First VisitMy travels to Mexico over the past two years have prepared me well for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montezuma%27s_Revenge#Montezuma.27s_revenge|what has been happening to me for the past 24 hours]]. My Michigan MAP team remembers (fondly, I am sure), i Posted by kxa52 in Wandering Andersons | Jun 3, 2011
- La Ultima VistaGuest Blogger Todd IV!
The morning started off with adventure; half of the K & K equation (Kurt) came down with some kind of sickness (enfermo). This delayed our start to the morning activities, but I filled that time by supervising Posted by kkanderson in Wandering Andersons | Jun 3, 2011
- Journey to the Middle of the EarthOutside of Quito is a small tourist trap called ¨La Mitad del Mundo¨. I say tourist trap fondly as it was, surprisingly, thoroughly enjoyable (and scientific!). We pulled into what looked like a cement fabrication driveway, turned the Posted by kxa52 in Wandering Andersons | Jun 1, 2011
- Day 1 & 2 Yesterday (Wednesday) was the day after my flight so I slept in til about 11 & had the rest of the day to do some exploring. The Mum and Dad from my host family were both at work, and Miki Posted by EmmaLaBlogista in Emma in the Andes | Jun 2, 2011
- Early days in EcuadorWell! I arrived into Quito on Tuesday after a pretty lengthy journey from London, via Madrid. My initial flight left from Heathrow at 6am on Tuesday 31st May. I had been planning on kipping in the airport itself the night Posted by EmmaLaBlogista in Emma in the Andes | Jun 1, 2011
- Amazing GalapagosArrived back in Quito yesterday after 8 days on a boat sailing around the Galapagos islands. The first couple of days on board were a bit rough but I got my sea legs by the end of the trip and Posted by yorkshire_rebs in A traveller at last | Jun 1, 2011
- Kristen climbs the cathedralToday was a fun day. We had the morning booked with our excellent Spanish teacher (a recent college grad and Quito resident), and we decided to take our learning to the streets. Rather than learn via the classroom, Posted by kxa52 in Wandering Andersons | May 31, 2011
- Dia del NinoI write this whilst listening to the Archers omnibus-oh the joy to hear the voices of Elizabeth and Kenton. All I need now is Marmite on granary toast and a cup of tea. Oh no, Elizabeth has found out about Posted by Liz-Buff in Llama Drama | Jun 1, 2011
- A Hairy SituationLet's just say that there aren't many things that Tom Brady and I don't have in common (e.g., beautiful wives, Michigan grads, etc.). Yet, before the trip, I was forced to make a decision to distance myself from Mr. Posted by kxa52 in Wandering Andersons | May 31, 2011
- When in Quito...eat Cuy?Hola from Ecuador! Today we were at the language school brushing up on our espanol, when we were asked to join the group for lunch! For those of you who know Kurt (oh wait that is everyone on this blog) Posted by kkanderson in Wandering Andersons | May 31, 2011
- To be pacificoGreat weekend had 20th-22nd May in Atacames. A real tropical paradise with thatched bars and hammocks on the beach. A rather bumpy 7 hour ride in an "executive coach" overnight to get there. When asked by Hermano, the organiser from Posted by Liz-Buff in Llama Drama | May 30, 2011
- Last week in Ecuador and the southern hemisphereWell, it's amazing what you can achieve in a week. After a few hours of tussling with all that is sensible and better for the budget I booked flights back to the Galapagos. I managed to sneak in one more Posted by hollyk in South America | May 28, 2011
- Galapagos IslandsHei
Da jeg kom fram til Guayaquil om kvelden, etter den livsfarlige bussturen, saa hadde jeg tenkt aa lete etter noen reisebyraaer som kunne selge meg flybillett til Galapagos. Ville reise der saa fort som mulig, siden Guayaquil skal ogsaa vaere Posted by hege85 in Min store reise til Sør-Amerika! | May 23, 2011
- A community stay in the Ecuadorian JungleEvery since I visited the jungle in Bolivia I think a piece of my heart remained there and has been calling me back this entire time! So heading back out the jungle, this time in Ecuador was both a relief Posted by katieOZ in Katie Saunders Blog | May 22, 2011
- CanoaNaa skal jeg fortelle om da jeg endelig kom meg til en strand og saa sjoen for foerste gang siden eg var i Norge :)
Flydde foerst fra La Paz til Lima der eg maatte bli en natt foer jeg kunne Posted by hege85 in Min store reise til Sør-Amerika! | May 20, 2011
- Eating the petsHola pesonas. I write this at 18:12 on a Friday night in Quito when those of you in the UK are just draining the last of your pints. In just under 5 hours I will be catching a bus privado Posted by Liz-Buff in Llama Drama | May 20, 2011
- Back in the northern hemisphere!Had a lovely scenic drive from Quito to Otavalo this morning, crossing the Equator at some point (although sadly there was no signpost). Although the scenery was lovely, the taxi driver was a worse driver than me (!!!). He had Posted by yorkshire_rebs in A traveller at last | May 20, 2011
- Banos and the Quilatoa Loop: Mid April 2011After the Galapagos it was time to kiss the beach goodbye once more and head inland. Our destination this time was the small town of Banos, set 1800m above sea level with a population of about 15000 people. Banos is Posted by katieOZ in Katie Saunders Blog | May 19, 2011
- QuitoLenge siden jeg skrev blogg naa... Har reist alene den siste tiden, og ikke hatt saa mye tid til slikt.
Har hvertfall beveget meg opp fra Lima til Quito naa, og er snart ved verdens navle. Traff far idag (han ligger Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | May 19, 2011
- Finally arrived!I've finally arrived in Quito after a bit of a flight disaster- our plane from Heathrow couldn't leave the airport because there was an unspecified problem with the breaks, which they spent 2 hours trying to fix after everyone had Posted by yorkshire_rebs in A traveller at last | May 18, 2011
- Out and about in QuitoThe weekend arrived-hooray a proper weekend. In spite of regressing 20 years and being back in school and still being rubbish at los verbos y verbos irregulares it is such a treat to awake at approximately the same time each Posted by Liz-Buff in Llama Drama | May 17, 2011
- Volcanoes, Quito and cloud forestsI have to cast my mind back to think about where to start this entry - it seems like I've done so much in only a couple of weeks.
From Banos and the ash I stopped off in Latacunga, just off Posted by hollyk in South America | May 15, 2011
- Getting HighTiredness hit on first night and managed to put wrong key in lock of 2nd locked door which got stuck but fortunately Fernando didn´t notice because he was apparently a little "tired" and had to go stright to bed. Perhaps Posted by Liz-Buff in Llama Drama | May 12, 2011