- New Town, Quitobeuna!
Woke up really early again :( and feeling like ratshit with my cold. but felt better after a hot shower and brekky. Got on pc and heard all abut the terribl Japan earthquake and tsunami, and how there is a Posted by boocy in Setting Forth in the Universe | Mar 12, 2011
- Exploring Old Town , Quito (Ecuador)buenos tardes!
before i begin, for those of you who dont know, my older entries can be found the 'table of contents' button on right. they will appear as a list. the latest entry always shows on this page.
Well, last night Posted by boocy in Setting Forth in the Universe | Mar 10, 2011
- An unexpected night in Santiago \ Hello Ecuador!Hola, buenos noches.
Well, after 4 days travelling, I made it to Quito, Ecuador!!! WOOOOHOOO. And what a journey it was.
yYoull have to forgve my grammar. I am on a sp Posted by boocy in Setting Forth in the Universe | Mar 8, 2011
- Weekend Trips part 2
Mindo
Mindo is a small town in the cloud forest north of Quito. The natural environment is beautiful – waterfalls, butterflies, bird life and bizarre undergrowth straight out of science Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Mar 7, 2011
- Las Galapagos
Sunset on San Cristobal
One of the first things to say about the Galapagos is that it is not a pristine, unspoilt, uninhabited paradise. The 3 largest islands have towns with ( Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Feb 16, 2011
- QuitoFinally, I managed to find some time to complete the last posts on our Ecuador journey. Indeed, we meanwhile already started our next trip to Morocco;-).
Quito became already a bit familiar after our fourth time short visit. Posted by alec.puype in Ecuador & The Galapagos | Mar 2, 2011
- Cuenca, Ingapirca & CajasLazy as we were (and to gain some time), we took the morning flight from Quito to Cuenca. A short taxi ride to our hostel and then we can start exploring Cuenca.
Cuenca is churces and plazas p Posted by alec.puype in Ecuador & The Galapagos | Feb 27, 2011
- South America - Week 16 & 17
(Franck)
After leaving the Galapagos we landed at Guayaquil around midday and headed straight to the bus terminal to escape this town as soon as possible! After I had my first Big Posted by lebrunfo in The travelling frogs | Feb 5, 2011
- EcuadorEcuador is full off sweet, sweet fruit! And you get these fruits in all sorts of versions…from smoothies to big delicious fruit salads. And best of all: Its sooo cheap. I will for sure miss stepping out on the street Posted by Oreo in My journey | Feb 2, 2011
- Leaving Cuenca...again and mancora. 11.1.11 - 17.1.11
11.1.11 had my final class today. i really did not want to drag my ass out of bed. i tried to fix the problem with my bus ticket and then it just got worse. Then I had problem Posted by becksl19 in Private | Jan 30, 2011
- 4th week in Cuenca. 4 Jan - 10 Jan
4.1.11 - 7.1.11 Classes all week. I asked Diego in this time if he wanted to go riding and it sounded like he didn't, so i said I would go myself. But he said he wanted Posted by becksl19 in Private | Jan 30, 2011
- Third week in Cuenca. 28th Dec - 3rd Jan
28.12.10 - 30.12.10 I just had classes all week. I sent Alex and email saying I just wanted to be friends becuuase diego was contacting me online and I liked him, but I did not like Posted by becksl19 in Private | Jan 30, 2011
- Second week in CuencaSecond week in Cuenca 21st - 27th December
21.12.10 On the Tusday I was still not feeling the best. I had gone the night befre to try and do my police report. I had been sent from one place to the Posted by becksl19 in Private | Jan 30, 2011
- first week back in CuencaFirst week in Cuenca 14th - 20th December
On the 14th i met Angie on the bus and she helped me get across the border. We caught taxis, walked and got two vans to Cuenca. She invited me to her brothers Posted by becksl19 in Private | Jan 30, 2011
- Back in Cuenca8.12.10 - 13.12.10 Back to Cuenca
I spent my last day in BA just walking around and playing online. I got to the bus port early, two hours before my bus. The bus was late and the details were not coming Posted by becksl19 in Private | Jan 30, 2011
- Weekend TripsBaños – Ruta de las Cascadas. 14th-16th Jan
My first weekend trip was to the much celebrated holiday destination of Baños – famous for aguas thermales (hot springs) and adventure spor Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Jan 29, 2011
- South America - Week 15 & 16
We arrived in Cuenca in the evening and checked in at the Posada del Rio, a pleasant hostel where we had agreed to meet with Nath, Nico and Hugo, the French family who we have Posted by lebrunfo in The travelling frogs | Jan 27, 2011
- Now that is what you call a wet landing!
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It is difficult to describe how I felt to have arrived in Galapagos but it sure was a special feel Posted by Spinky in Wherever I May Roam | Jan 27, 2011
- Viva Quito!
I didn’t really get off to the best start in this continent. All day flying, waiting in airports, (and eating the biggest Posted by Spinky in Wherever I May Roam | Jan 25, 2011
- Quito in perspective
So it’s been 3 weeks in Quito and already I’m feeling the taste of living in a foreign country that I’ve been craving. There’s something deeply refreshing about not just a change of scenery, Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Jan 23, 2011
- South America - Week 14
(Franck)
We left Cajamarca on the 6am bus to Chachapoyas. This journey was described in the lonely planet as being treacherous because it consisted of 12 hours on a dirt roa Posted by lebrunfo in The travelling frogs | Jan 15, 2011
- Quito by nightCheck out some pictures of Quito by night – beautifully lit, especially the Old Town, or Centro Historico – the very first UNESCO World Heritage site.
We ate empanada de viento – kind of like a huge doughnut but Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Jan 8, 2011
- Magic in QuitoAfter another broken plane left us stationary in Madrid airport for 2 hours, and an 11 hour flight, I arrive in Quito.
My homestay family are very welcoming – Lorene and her 18 year old daughter. Her husband Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Jan 7, 2011
- Christmass in VilcabambaIt seems like my travelling has slowed down to a snail´s space with the next place to trap me being Vilcabamba.. This might not be such a bad thing, hopefully staying just over a week in the “Valley of Longelivety” Posted by o_aggie_o in Agnes on the move, mas o menos... | Jan 5, 2011
- Ecuador: The Voyage of the Galapagous Vision Finally looking indian, dishevelled and like a backpacking hobo has payed off. We arrived on the Galapagous Islands, backpacks in tow, with no tours booked, at 10am. By 2pm, I had negotiated a sweet deal for an 8 day cruise Posted by meghatron in The Adventures of Tron | Dec 27, 2010