Destination: Ecuador

Gallery: Fotballkamp

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Visning rundt paa prosjekt

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Aapning av ny bane

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Rundtur paa prosjekt, kirkebesok, fotballkamp

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By trondbond | Views [589] | 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

Gallery: Cotopaxi

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By rayen | Photo Gallery

yes, I am STUDYing abroad

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By anita | Views [691]

It seems that despite stories of me zooming around the country in bus, boating on active volcanoes, getting lost on 5 hour hikes, the topic many of you are asking the most about is "what about school?". I'm sure the padres will appreciate ... Read more >

Tags: Living Abroad

Cotopaxi

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By rayen | Views [1169]

Ich bin vom Berg zurück: Heute morgen war ich noch 5.897 m hoch oben auf dem Cotopaxi. Nach einer Woche Aklimatisierung zwischen 3.200 und 4.000m ging es Heute morgen um halb zwei nach einer kurzen und kalten Nacht vom Refugio in 4.800m Höhe 5 Stunden ... Read more >

The Ecuador side of the Kumuka trip..

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Views [1552]

Ok so i´ve given up on documenting every day on here as im like 3 weeks behind.. ¨haha... i knew that would happen¨ I can hear Toby saying right now... :) The Amazon Jungle, Ecuador So the first place i went to with the Kumuka group was to a hostel ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Mushrooms and Garlic

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [940] | Comments [3]

I spent my entire first day in Quito flinging about the phrase " Que bello !"   Well of course I meant " Que lindo " or " Que bueno ," but blank stares were hardly a source of correction.   Was my pronunciation off? ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Foodways

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [668] | Comments [1]

As usual, I'm increasingly intrigued by the food system here.   My family shops at the SuperMaxi, I imagine comparable to Stop & Shop.   They shop there because, as opposed to the local markets, it offers fresh, clean, and organic products.   ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Meet the Family

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [832] | Comments [4]

Saturday, Sept. 15 2007 They say; " El cielo de Quito es como el caractar de las mujeres.   Muy variable ."   Well, if you ask me, I just blame it on the mountains.   The city is surrounded by an extraordinary panorama of rolling ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Jungly

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [1640] | 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

The end of the trip

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By tammyrenwick | Views [710]

Well unfortunately there will be no more photos on the blog as my camera was stolen today with all the most recent photos. What can you do eh? Am now in Quito, spending my last few days before I fly home. Spent this morning exploring the Old Town ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Gallery: Pichincha

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By kbaeza | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Amazonia - Tiputini Biodiversity Station

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By kbaeza | Photo Gallery