Destination: Ecuador

el paro

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 | By sarah | Views [979] | Comments [1]

This weekend I'm staying in Ibarra,  because the roads in most directions are blocked. The government is about to sign a free trade agreement with the US, and indigenous of the sierra have spend the past week sitting on the major roads in protest. They've ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

smile and nod...

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 | By sarah | Views [662] | Comments [1]

I am so often confused here. Sometimes it's because of the language, but sometimes because things actually make no sense. Like Saturday two weeks ago, when three tradesmen arrived very early, dug a hole in the floor of my perfectly adequate shower, then ... Read more >

Tags: oh ecuador...

Central Ecuador and Trekking

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 | By willlou | Views [1006]

Having got back to Quito from the Galapagos we spent a few days there, seeing films and catching up on admin. We were also waiting for our sleeping bags which were in the post, these had been sent onto us by our friends in Seattle and were taking a very ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

The Galapagos for Inderpendent Travellers

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 | By will | Views [12782] | Comments [9]

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

Gallery: Galapagos

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 | By willlou | Photo Gallery

The Galapagos Islands

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 | By willlou | Views [2819] | Comments [2]

For the last three weeks we have been wildlife watching and enjoying the Galapagos Islands. Rather than take a week long boat cruise, we decided to travel around the islands more slowly on our own, organising day trips as we went. The Galapagos have ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Ibarra

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 | By sarah | Views [1006] | Comments [2]

Ibarra is where I'm living.There are about 100,000 inhabitants, but no cinema yet, so the debate continues over whether it is a small city or a big village. It's about 2-3 hours north of Quito, and surrounded by huge mountains every direction. Cloud ... Read more >

Tags: Ibarra

Gallery: Lita

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 | By sarah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: la finca

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

la finca, Never Never Land

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [9378] | Comments [11]

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

Gallery: Otavalo

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 | By sarah | Photo Gallery

Cuenca

Thu, 2 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1577] | Comments [1]

Cuenca is beautiful. The most beautiful city in Ecuador, I would venture to say. Very well maintained colonial buildings, situated in an easy to walk downtown... the river seperates the old city from the newer section. Redtiled roofs, cobblestone streets.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: cuenca

Thu, 2 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Riobamba

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Riobamba

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [2518]

Decided to spend the night in Riobamba after Baños, before heading to Cuenca. Nice town. Hot shower with free fruity shampoo. Lots of families, mostly indigenous folks. no gringos! Best Pizza I ate so far in Ecuador! I walked the whole town in a ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road