Destination: Ecuador

Baños

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1100]

From Tena, we headed 4 hours (5 with the delay in the tunnel) to Baños, so named because of the natural hot springs in town... Everyone in Quito loves this town. It´s easy to see why. It´s very charming, colorful, and everyone is on vacation. Happy ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: banos

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Gallery: tena, la selva (the jungle)

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Southern Colombia, Quito and Andean Trekking

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 | By willlou | Views [1181]

Since the last update we have explored the southern part of Colombia and are now in Ecuador. From Popayan, a beautiful old university town in Colombia we took a five hour bus journey over the mountains to the small town of San Augustin. This town should ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Ecuador

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 | By willlou | Photo Gallery

out of QUito, into the jungle

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [3061] | Comments [2]

Well, this is the second attempt to compose this entry (first time the computer crashed before I was able to save), so it´s going to be abbreviated... --finally leave Tena, show up at the Terminal 7am, no joke 5 minutes later we are on a direct bus ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: around quito

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

trying to leave Quito

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1314] | Comments [1]

Well, we were going to leave Saturday, then Sunday... now we finally get our act together to leave this morning, and we are informed that the buses are on on strike. Less pollution on the roads for one day, hurray.... and we get yet another day of bumming ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Gallery: Cotacarchi

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 | By sarah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Quito

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 | By sarah | Photo Gallery

Galapagos

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1649] | Comments [2]

Well after being back in Quito for a few days already, it´s already difficult to put into words the past week at sea, touring around the Galapagos with my dad, and his girlfriend Mary. It was such a visual and visceral experience that I will probably ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Galapagos adventures

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

spanish classes continue on the coast, new years week

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1438] | Comments [3]

Still recuperating from new years week at the beach. I left last Sunday night, taking the all night, 8 hour bus ride from Quito to Guayaquil (the largest city in ecuador) with my spanish teacher, Annabell, and my friend Atiya (lives in Germany, but she ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: la playa.. ecudaor

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 | By ldeutch | Photo Gallery

Photos: Galapagos

Sun, 25 Dec 2005 | By shaz | Photo Gallery