Destination: Ecuador

Llegada a Quito, Ecuador :: Getting to Quito, Ecuador

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By jorge_tote | Views [1918]

Hola, Llegue a Quito el martes pero no he tenido internet. Espero muy pronto tener internet bueno y poder contarles todas mis historias y mostrarles unas de las tantas fotos que he tomado. Ahora no puedo porque me encuentro en un computador muy viejo ... Read more >

Gallery: Cuenca & Loja

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Cuenca

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1421]

Bussed to Cuenca where we couchsurfed with Patricio right near the town centre. When we arrived we accidentaly went to the wrong address and had to walk about 12 blocks to Patricio's house. He has a lovely house too and it was full of other couchsurfers, ... Read more >

Look into my eyes, my eyes, not around the eyes...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 | By iainjosim | Views [1272] | Comments [1]

We’re still coming down off the Galapagos high. We’d been looking forward to it for most of the trip, and our 8-day tour really lived up to our expectations, especially because we were joined by our UK friends, Jen and John, who we have been travelling ... Read more >

Tags: bartolome, fernandina, galapagos, genovesa, isabella, rabida, santa cruz

Gallery: Galapagos Islands

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 | By iainjosim | Photo Gallery

Gallery: From Puyo back to Riobamba

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Macas and back to Riobamba and on to Cuenca

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [2654]

We thought we would take a different route south and planned to go to Macas by bus then across the National Parque to Guamote and on to Alausi where we wanted to catch a tourist train down the Devils Nose and back riding on the roof of the train then ... Read more >

Gallery: Volunteering near Puyo

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Volunteering at Fatima

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Volunteering in Fatima and Zanjarajuno

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [4118] | Comments [1]

The bus from Riobamba took us thru Baños, which is a popular town where there are thermal springs and lots of touristy things to do. A strange name for a town, kinda like Te Teko near Rotorua...  However we did not stop here but continued ... Read more >

Gallery: Horse trek in the Chimborazo foothills

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Galapagos

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By roy-sarah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Trekking in Riobamba

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Riobamba

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1376]

We arrived from Quito after a four hour journey and ate a very late lunch while waiting to be picked up by our couchsurfing friend Wladimir (yes a russian name is quite common in these parts apparently). He grabbed us and another couple and we headed ... Read more >

Quito

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1048]

$2 each to bus to Quito in a bus that looked like a bordello! It had red seats and curtains and tassles everywhere. In Quito we wandered uphill from the terminal and asked at all the places right there and got a double room with baño for $8 at the ... Read more >