Ecuador

EXPERIENCING AMAZING WILDLIFE MOMENTS ON GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

On my arrival around 11am on a late September day it was very cloudy and I thought that this must be possibly what they call winter on Galapagos island. But it cleared up during the day and afternoon was fully sunny. I realised later that this is the usual way the weather behaves during winter season. I landed on the island of Baltra, which hosted a former American Air base of the US Army and…

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2 WEEKS OF SPANISH AND KITE SURFING CLASSES IN MANTA

David and I have been travelling together since end of September which makes life a bit easier and some exciting time together is ahead of us. We decided to spend our first few weeks together in Villa Kite at Santa Marianita beach close to Manta, where we took 2 weeks of Spanish lessons. The hotel was perfect: we got a special price as we booked in for 2 weeks, rented kite material and I took…

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RELAXING IN BANOS & CYCLING CHIMBORAZO, ECUADOR

From Quito I headed towards Banos, a spa town close to the most active volcano in Ecuador: Tungurahua. Signs of evacuation spots have been visible everywhere in town. Unfortunately clouds have been covering up the almost 5000m high stratovolcano to make it unable to see it. Instead I enjoyed the hot springs in town, a steam bath and some low budget sports like bike ride (renting bikes for 5 USD per day) and a hike…

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SOME FUN DAYS IN QUITO, ECUADOR

I booked into the hostel Boutiquito which is a bit off the Mariscal quarter, the so called party and tourist quarter of Quito. 2 reasons which made it a good choice: a much quieter location off the tourists but fully safe and this breathtaking view from the lounge into the valley of Quito. Having met 2 girls in the hostel with similar objectives we planned our stay through: seeing the town, the equator and if…

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