Tag Archives: Ecuador
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
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
Galapagos 2: Into the Ocean
The ocean was our worst enemy during the first night of our voyage on the Encantada. None of us, Courtney and Thantcyn included, had gotten any sleep due to the massive rocking of the boat. Deenaree spent some of the … Continue reading
Galapagos: We Arrive!
When we discussed our trip to South America, our big expense came down to a choice between hiking a week on the Inka trail in Peru or exploring the wildlife of the Galapagos in Ecuador. Of course, the Galapagos won … Continue reading