Destination: Ecuador
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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 | By yu-en-me | Views [399] | Comments [19]
so ok, it´s been quite a while since i last wrote, but i´m going to unashamedly use my ´state´ as the excuse: i´m pregnant! and now that i´ve ruined all chances of building up the suspense, i guess i´ll just jump straight to the FAQs: wtf! you´re not ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By trondbond | Views [383] | Comments [14]
Hei kjare venner og familie. Daa e eg her igjen direkte inne fra guayaquil. Eg maa fyst beklaga at tastaturet her nere isje e norsk, saa eg faa isje brukt dei 3 siste bokstavane i alfabete.. sorry:-) Det gaa fortsatt bra med meg. Har naa hatt mitt forste ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By k-lero | Views [436] | Comments [13]
Seguimos con la ruta. Estoy un poco espeso hoy pero ya llevo bastante retraso, así que se hará lo que se pueda... Ecuador era un país que cuando comencé el viaje no sabía si visitaría o no, nadie me había hablado de él y no tenía apenas información, ... Read more >
Tags: ecuador
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Views [314] | Comments [11]
Jajamensann da var eg her igjen:-) Regner med du har savnet meg? Selvsagt..Her nede er temperaturen fortsatt meget behagelig, pluss minus tredeve grader, hva har dere hjemme? haha.. nei det var stygt sagt.. Tenkte eg sko begynna aa fortella litt om ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By racheljames | Views [200] | Comments [9]
¡Hola! We made it ! Our first day in Quito - spent lots of time wandering around the city in the morning. First impressions, slightly overwhelming as there is so much traffic and seemingly very few rules! The buildings are amazing, all different shapes ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Views [258] | Comments [8]
Buenos Amigos! Da er jeg her igjen, direkte inne fra Guayaquil Du sitter nok naa paa din stol eller I din sofa, forhaapenligvis har du ogsaa en rykende varm kopp med kaffi trygt plantet I handen. Kansje er det tidlig, kansje er det sent, uansett hva ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Views [243] | Comments [8]
Heisann alle sammen der dere er hjemme I Noregs land J Hva nytt har hendt hjemme da? Hva har foreksempel prinsesse Martha drevet med I det siste? Siste nytt fra Hotell Ceasar? Give it too me people!! Neida, slikt er uinterressant, det som er interressant ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By dawnski | Views [175] | Comments [8]
It's Sunday now and I feel nicely relaxed, as I steered clear of the partying last night and went to bed at around 9. Never let it be said that I don't know how to have a good time! It seems as though I missed lots of mischievous goings on though. Still, ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [971] | Comments [7]
yay! i am here in ecuador. So far the experience has been amazing. I am currently in the capital, Quito. Today we went to the equator, went to the largest basilica in South America (La Iglesia de la Compania), to the Ecuadoran version of the Statue of ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [273] | Comments [7]
Yay! I am finally here. Today was my first day of classes ... and wow this is going to be a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. My host family is great :) mi madre is a little bit overprotective and wouldn´t let me leave the house without ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [2473] | Comments [6]
I have a novel to write about the week I just spent on the farm outside of Vilcabamba. I found it through WWOOF (worldwide organization of organic farms), and we decided to spend a week there. Vilcamba is in the south of Ecuador, 1 hour by airstream-... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [2033] | Comments [6]
Soooo... I ran into a little problem with some parasites this past week or so but no worries I am feeling much better now! Today I am probably going to be getting some medicine. I had a pretty intense fever and wasn´t able to eat anything for 4 days.... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1025] | Comments [6]
When I arrived at the village of Juyuintza, which is in Shiwiar territory and is in the Ecuadorian Amazon close to the Peruvian boarder, I had no idea what to say or how to act in front of the large tribal group. The pilots wife said to me just before ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [609] | Comments [6]
Good morning my favourite readers, I write to you from the HMAS Darwin, affectionately known as the Darwin Yatch (see photos). I decided that I would write on each day as they happen so that I don’t have a big FO post to write when I get back.... Read more >
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [285] | Comments [6]
There was still so much to see and do in Costa Rica but I'm very excited about this next leg of my trip. I left at 9 am to the San Jose airport and waited in line for an hour, good thing I was 2 hours early! Security is much the same as we have experienced ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By trondbond | Views [207] | Comments [6]
Ho ho ho! Jammensanten det nærme seg julaften med stormskritt. Det merkes her i ecuador. Snøen har begynt å legge seg i tynne lag langs gatene, bassenget har blitt en fin hockeybane, og julelysene tidobler den totale belysningen i Guayaquil. Fotballbanen ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [1281] | Comments [5]
I got to experience Palm Sunday here more out in the country among the indigeous people of Ecuador and it was really cool. We were on our way to Igapirca (an Incan ruins site) and we stopped at a really amazing church up in the hills. Then we stopped ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [423] | Comments [5]
Hidey ho, I'm so tired right now but I will try to recount the past few days as well as I can. Thursday was jungle day. We had booked a 2-day jungle tour from Quito and spoken to Mowgli once we got to Baños (the guy who came from the jungle, remember?), ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By sandn | Views [240] | Comments [5]
If you are a budding photographer, a wildlife enthusiast, a sucker for baby animals, an evolution admirer or just enjoy relaxing on the calm ocean waters in a comfortable boat with a few interesting people and an excellent cook; the Galapagos is the ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 | By trondbond | Views [227] | Comments [5]
Hola.. Då har eg komt meg ner ifra fjellet, rettere sagt fra den idylliske byen Cuenca. Der har vi vært fra fredag til idag (søndag). Av vollontørene var følgende personer med: Ragnhild( reiseleder), Gunnhild, Hanna, Silje, Emma, Maria, Ranveig, Simon, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By tpara | Views [187] | Comments [5]
On my final morning in Cali my hosts decided to follow me to Popoyan, and for only the second time on the trip i had motorcycling travel companions. The roads were in great shape with magical scenery, mountains, rivers, rolling fields filled with all ... Read more >
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 | By maud-pierre | Views [149] | Comments [5]
Bonjour a tous d'equateur. voila cela fait un petit moment que nous n'avons pas donne de nouvelles mais ce n'etait pas evident d'avoir acces a internet! deja je m'excuse pour les probables et nombreuses fautes de frappe, je ne suis pas habituee au ... Read more >
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 | By will | Views [2968] | Comments [4]
Going to the Galapagos is an expensive business and this tends to put many inderpendent travellers off going there, which is a great pity as it’s a fantastic place. There are ways to get around the expense and have a great time, this is how we did ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By lani | Views [1580] | Comments [4]
Isla Isabela is a place here in Galápagos that was recommended to me by many travellers as a nice place to visit, so I booked a 3 day trip to see what it was like. I had high expectations, which were exceeded completely! This has been my favourite place ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Tue, 8 May 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [1276] | Comments [4]
Well, I just got back from a weekend in Saraguro, an indigeous culture group 3 hours south of Cuenca. It was definitely a weekend packed full of experience. We arrived there in the late morning and were quickly shuffled off in a chiva (an open air ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
