Destination: Ecuador

Ecuador

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 | By lou | Views [1500]

Quito - Old Town *starting out in the Capital* Rain.  Lots of rain.  There´s about 4 hours of clear sky in the morning.  On good days.  I take my Spanish classes in the afternoon and wake early to see some sun and leave the hostel ... I visit ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Day from hell

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 | By vegemite_vagabond | Views [477]

Ok, so yesterday I crossed the border from Ecuador into Peru, and it ran far from smoothly! I arrived at immigration, and the bus driver came up and told me to get off the bus, that I needed to get an exit stamp.  And so I lined up to do so, turned ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Sore Derriere

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 | By vegemite_vagabond | Views [497]

Ok, so where did I leave you? In Banos I believe. Well, I decided to go ahead and attack the mountains surrounding beautiful Banos by horseback.  Upon meeting my horse, Loca (spoanish for Crazy - not promising!), I noticed her harness did not seem overly ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Quito to Banos

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 | By vegemite_vagabond | Views [489] | Comments [1]

After a marathon flight (London to Quito , Ecuador via Miami and Bogota, Colombia), I arrived in Quito, the bustling capital of Ecuador. It was 11:30pm, so after checking into Hostel Huauki, I hit the sack and was in the land of nod within 10 minutes.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Vilcabamba

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cajas National Park

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ingapirca

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Riobamba

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

A Non-Eventful Month

Wed, 2 Aug 2006 | By clarinette | Views [999]

Well, it seems that I have a lot of time to account for but not too much to tell! Since I got back from Colombia I have been in Ecuador... In the first week back, I went to Riobamba (in central Ecuador) where I stayed a week, visting little towns in ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: El Salvador

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By kelly4563 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Saquisili

Sat, 1 Jul 2006 | By sarah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cotopaxi

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

The Blind Adventure

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 | By clarinette | Views [1068] | Comments [2]

The blind trip to Mindo... I embarked on a trip to Mindo on Thursday of pure faith, based on a recommendation from someone that I had met in Ibarra. I did not know where it was, how far it was, what it looked like or any other information except that ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Mindo

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

Imbabura

Tue, 30 May 2006 | By clarinette | Views [3015]

I have been in the Imbabura proivnce now for over a week (A week longer than expected!) and even though I am loving every mintute here I think that I have overstayed my welcome! This week has been one of interesting adventures and new experiences...... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors