Monthly Archives: November 2009
Things We Learned and Liked-Ecuador
Things we learned: Currency: US Dollars Cities Visited: Quito, Otavalo, Baños, Guayaquil, Galapagos, Cuenca, Loja Learn Spanish here, it’s affordable. If you have flexibility in scheduling, book tours in or near the location of where you’d like to go because … Continue reading
Spanish School, Salsa, and Shamans
The town of Cuenca is the second to last stop on our way out of Ecuador. We decide that Cuenca is the perfect setting to learn Spanish. It is small, affordable, quaint, and a notch in a long series of … Continue reading
The Longest Day
Our last morning on the Galapagos was a bittersweet day. We were both amazed at how quickly time passed and were sad that our time had come to an end on the islands. On the other hand, our poor bodies … Continue reading
Galapagos 3: By Land, Sea and Air
As we returned from the Galapagos Islands and began talking about how we would summarize our experience there, it became clear that photos could only truly do it justice. With that, we decided to develop a photo essay of the … Continue reading