- January 15We had a lovely little hotel in Tena, right on the river. Woke up this morning and birdwatched from bed! After breakfast in the riverside dining room, we did a little walkabout town before going to the bus depot. We Posted by katdill in Trip to Ecuador and Peru | Jan 15, 2012
- January 14This morning we decided not to stop at Baeza, because it is pretty small and not far enough along on the road to Coca. We traveled to Tena instead. Daniel drove us to the Quito bus terminal, which took an Posted by katdill in Trip to Ecuador and Peru | Jan 14, 2012
- January 13 for sure todayYes, I blew it yesterday. For some reason, around supper time we started thinking it was the 13th and our anniversary. Wrong, but now we've celebrated it twice!
Today was Culture Day for us. We took the trolley (kind of Posted by katdill in Trip to Ecuador and Peru | Jan 13, 2012
- A school day with a difference...We’re so close to the Equator you could almost touch it...well the same could be almost said about the Sea Turtles we snorkelled with today! Following my earlier dive adventures across at Daphne and Beagle islands I thought I’d Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 12, 2012
- ..now for some advice from your friendly tour guide!The Galapagos archipelago is without a doubt a living museum of evolutionary change. The islands appeared from lava eruptions that came from the bottom of the ocean and can rise to as much as 2,600ft. The lava, from Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 13, 2012
- January 12We had a great day today traveling with Luli's father, who is a retired chemical engineer. We paid him to drive us out into the country to visit many small towns, Calderon, Guayllabamba, the equator, Cayambe, San Pallo, Otavalo, Posted by katdill in Trip to Ecuador and Peru | Jan 12, 2012
- To the edge and back...The only downside to having a seafront bedroom is that you’re constantly thinking that someone has left the tap on, making you want to go to the bathroom all the time. That aside, we woke to yet another burrrrrriful Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 11, 2012
- Isabella.....a women like no other!As we bade farewell to our lovely B&B on Santa Cruz, the housekeeper gently took me by the arm and said watch out for Isabella....”her charms are notorious and i have no doubt that you will easily succumb to them...many Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 10, 2012
- January 10After a very long day of late airplanes and rushing through airports, we finally arrived in Quito around 11:00 p.m. We were met at the airport and brought to the B&B apartment by the owner's son, Daniel. Pilar, the owner, Posted by katdill in Trip to Ecuador and Peru | Jan 11, 2012
- Things not to tell your wife/ girlfriendI should have known better but with such an amazing spectacle on display I couldn’t help myself as I turned to Leigh and blurted out that I absolutely loved Boobies! Surrounded by so many at one time what was Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 8, 2012
- The land that time forgotAnd now for one of the best kept secrets.....the Galapagos Islands are without a doubt one of the nicest places in the world that we have ever had the good fortune to visit! For starters, the food is an Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 9, 2012
- Beneath the waves lies a world like no otherAs he pointed to me i realised that this was probably going to get very messy, heck I’d probably even be responsible for causing an international incident on this one. For starters underwater hand signals vary greatly from country Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 7, 2012
- New Year in Ecuador Hi my little blogettes, I hope you are all well.
I’m doing great and have been enjoying my time in Ecuador. My last blog was from Colombia where I spent Christmas in the sun. From there I took a flight Posted by niccismith2000 in Nicci's Travel Blog | Jan 8, 2012
- The Journey BeginsWe decided the journey began in the Miami Airport with a couple of margaritas.
We're now safely at our hotel in Guayaquil, it's hot and humid here. It's nearly 10pm, and we got up before 6am, so we're going to call Posted by martyjoetravels in Ecuador-Panama-CostaRica-Nicaragua | Jan 7, 2012
- Connecting the dotsToday sees us criss crossing the country as we make our way from Brazil to Ecuador and our next destination of the Galapogos Islands! Whilst i don’t mind 3.30am wake up calls, being greeted by Leigh with the wild Posted by Rosscopico in South America 2012 | Jan 5, 2012
- 8 Days In A Lovely BoatHaving not had internet access for the last 8 days, we apologize in advance if this message is rather lengthy, but we have had an absolutely incredible experience in the Galapagos Islands.
Our flight from Quito to Galapagos on AeroGal Posted by sandjharvey in Christmas/New Year 2011/12 | Jan 5, 2012
- EcuadorWELCOME TO SOUTH AMERICA!!!
Today is an exciting day because it is the start of 2 and a half months of solo traveling through a huge, beautiful continent, with so many experiences to come and so many new friends to make! Posted by neekspencer in Dom takes on the Americas! | Jan 3, 2012
- Quito for ChristmasWe have had a great start to the Ecuador leg of the holiday. We started day one wandering the old town, taking in some amazingly lavish and ornate churches. Each of them was light and bright compared to Posted by sandjharvey in Christmas/New Year 2011/12 | Dec 27, 2011
- I´m not a celebrity, don´t get me out of hereQuito is just a distant memory now and I´ve since teamed up with 9 other intrepid explorers. We headed to Otavalo to see the "famous" markets ( no I had never heard of them either) and a chance to try Posted by esotericmind in Witterings of a ditherer | Dec 22, 2011
- galapagos[i]I'm torn between just putting the photos up and that being the whole blog and actually writing about the Galapagos. I am not exaggerating when I say words can't describe its beauty - you just neeed to go! However, I Posted by tcorrea in Tom & Ines go places | Dec 21, 2011
- Quito, A Tale of Two CiudadsI´m not normally a nervous flyer, but on the flight to Ecuador, the woman sat next to me performed the Catholic holy trinity action no less than 3 times before we were about to take off. I wondered if she Posted by esotericmind in Witterings of a ditherer | Dec 14, 2011
- Mainland Ecuador [i]We wanted to do 2 main things in Ecuador - the jungle and the galapagos. Everything else just kinda happened in between. We happened to land in Ecuador on the first day of a 5 day public holiday in which Posted by tcorrea in Tom & Ines go places | Dec 8, 2011
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- November 2, 2011: Ecuador: Quito: The Equatorial Egg Master===We can’t tell you how good it feels to wake up in a big soft bed and have a nice hot shower after a trip to the Amazon! After breakfast we decided to head over to the Mitad del Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | Nov 2, 2011
- Jungle boogie in the Cuyabeno Fauna ReservePossibly the most famous attraction of South America is the Amazon jungle. The river, it's basin and tributaries take up a huge part of the continent, and related tourist activities (and, unfortunately, mining and forestry) take place in several countries Posted by tcorrea in Tom & Ines go places | Nov 29, 2011