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Collection of 366 travel stories from Ecuador. Written by your friends on the road.

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Picture from story Honestly, it was THIS big ...!!

Honestly, it was THIS big ...!!
2008-04-30, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Well, I've been scuba diving .... first time since I got my Open Water PADI back in Almeria, Spain. The dives were around Cousins Rock, just off the uninhabited island of Isla Santiago. I'd alread...

 
Picture from story Goodbye Quito...

Goodbye Quito...
2008-04-28, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Greetings from the Galapagos Islands - 1000 miles off the coast of Ecuador, just hanging around in the Pacific Ocean ! So, the end of my time in Quito (barring one night when I fly back to get my f...

 
Picture from story Wild, caged animals and goodbyes ...

Wild, caged animals and goodbyes ...
2008-04-24, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

On Tuesday we took the kids from both the north school and the south school to Quito Zoo. Now, I've never agreed with zoos - apart from conservation ones like the fantastic Jersey Zoo - but I had to s...

 
Picture from story Eventually - I got to Mitad del Mundo !!

Eventually - I got to Mitad del Mundo !!
2008-04-19, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Well, it's only taken me 7 weeks but I eventually got to see the equator line thingy ! So, mum and dad have been and gone but it was absolutely great to see them after nearly 7 months. We've got...

 
Traveler cbr600f

A slight copy from a well known networking site ...
2008-04-15, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

I thought the following might give you an idea of life in Quito or Latin America in General - I have cut and paste it from a Facebook group called ... "You know you've lived in Quito when ...", if the...

 
Traveler cbr600f

Still here in Quito ..
2008-04-14, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Just a quick entry as I've had a few emails checking I'm ok after the horrific bus crash here in Ecuador at the weekend. I'm absolutely fine, bit of a subdued atmosphere though as you can imagine.

 
Picture from story A fairly packed week !

A fairly packed week !
2008-04-09, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Hi all, last time I reported (excluding book reviews) I mentioned that the organisation was hosting a party at Bungalow 6. Well that was last Thursday night and what a laugh ! The owners wanted us to ...

 
Traveler cbr600f

I'm getting too good at this photography lark ..
2008-04-02, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

..... and my 2nd appearance on "photo of the day" on the home page !! I have to admit, when I took this one back on the San Blas islands I was hoping they would spot it ! Just spent the afternoon w...

 
Traveler cbr600f

My first visit to a tattoo parlour .....
2008-04-01, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

..... Don't worry, haven't had one done nor do I intend to ! (I've just tried to put the word tattoo into spellcheck on Word then realised of course the spellcheck is Spanish - doh !) This Thursday ev...

 
Picture from story Never walk alone on 10th August ...

Never walk alone on 10th August ...
2008-03-30, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

....... The quote from Maria that resulted in hilarity in a taxi .... Well, what a week, new housemates (Maria and Christina from Norway and Emma from Milton Keynes), people leaving, football games...

 
Picture from story An unexpected holiday ....

An unexpected holiday ....
2008-03-24, Banos, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Well, I had an unexpected holiday last week (for those of you thinking everything I'm doing is a holiday, it isn't ... it's an experience !!). We only worked Monday and then had the rest of the week o...

 
Picture from story End of week 2

End of week 2
2008-03-14, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

My word, I think I've just seen a patch of blue sky so this will have to be a short entry ! So, we seem to have had some success insisting on rules of behaviour with the kids, they've been really w...

 
Traveler cbr600f

Rain, altitude, socks and dvds !
2008-03-11, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Hello all, I haven't been mugged by the way, the reason for no photos is that I haven't got any decent ones to put on at the moment, the weather makes everything look drab and dreary. Next time I repo...

 
Traveler cbr600f

My first week in Quito
2008-03-07, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Well, I think I've got a bit used to the altitude now but still can't get used to how cold it is at night here ! Luckily though the place I am staying in has a fireplace so I've been practising my fir...

 
Traveler cbr600f

Oh my god ...... it's so cold !!
2008-03-03, Quito, Ecuador. By: cbr600f

Greetings from South America ! Just a short entry to say I'm here in Quito safe and sound and freezing my bits off ! I'm sure all my friends back home will be pleased to hear that after all my paradis...

 
Picture from story nutmegs and cockfighting

nutmegs and cockfighting
2007-10-29, guayaquil, Ecuador. By: vorn

went arse over on the remains of some fruit i think, on the way to the truck so that wasnt a good start. richard-one of our rugby watching drinking partners thought he would come too and found it very...

 
Picture from story failing on the neck of the moon

failing on the neck of the moon
2007-10-19, quito, Ecuador. By: vorn

into ecuador-my last new country for the year, as all the other countries i am going to this year i have already been. spent the first couple of days in quito checking out the old town with neil an...

 
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Arajuno Road Project and Santa Martha
2007-03-14, Puyo, Ecuador. By: NicoG

I arrived in Ecuador having just finished volunteering in the Dominican Republic working in the National Aquarium. It had been 3 years since I had last been in South America and there was a nice feeli...

 
Picture from story We Hold On

We Hold On
2007-09-09, Quito, Ecuador. By: supernova

Keep going on till dawn How many times must another line be drawn We could be down and gone But we hold on The diarrhea began within 24 hours of my arrival. You see, I had to travel unexpecte...

 
Traveler helanus

The city has officially redeemed itself!
2007-04-19, Riobamba, Ecuador. By: helanus

So in Riobamba right now with Iván on way to meet ppl in Cuenca- Cass, Rach, Helen 3, Fabio, Alex an maybe a few more. All very exciting. Last chance to see the girlies b4 they head off down to Peru. ...

 
Traveler helanus

Bak to the jungle
2007-04-16, Tena, Ecuador. By: helanus

So from Thurs to Sun last week, went bak to the Sinchi Sacha cabins in Ahuano with Iván, cos he had two British tourists who spoke no Spanish an wanted me to act as a translator- in true Ecuadorian st...

 
Traveler quierodedo

not actually in quito, but it sounds way cooler.
2007-04-13, quito, Ecuador. By: quierodedo

made it back to boston. leaving quito totally sucked. just wasn't ready. but i was actually ok til i got to the miami airport. something about people looking at me weird when i started speaking sp...

 
Traveler helanus

Mon-Weds
2007-04-05, Tena, Ecuador. By: helanus

Just went up to Quito with Iván for a few days to get cédula (ID card) as part of my visa. It was a good trip, nice excuse to go to the capital again- mustve been like my 7th time or something. We vis...

 
Traveler quierodedo

a bit about these so-called galapagos islands...
2007-04-03, galapagos islands, Ecuador. By: quierodedo

i´m not sure why i said ¨so-called.¨ that makes absolutely no sense now does it? WELL ANYWAY. galapagos islands. you may have heard of them, i believe they were recently discovered by the discovery...

 
Picture from story General Update (sorry havent written for AGES)

General Update (sorry havent written for AGES)
2007-03-29, Quito, Ecuador. By: helanus

Am in Quito doin last bits of visa. Took only an hr this mornin to wait so were out by 10. Just hav to go bak on Fri to collect it then on Mon hav to do some stuff but will go bak to Tena for weekend....

 
Traveler Orion777

Quito, the end of the road
2001-07-15, Quito, Ecuador. By: Orion777

Quito was, for us, the end of a great trip and plenty of adventures. It was exhaustion as well: after miles and miles, hours and hours in creaky buses leaving at 5 am and arriving at 2am and other thi...

 
Traveler quierodedo

let me tell you something about the secret garden
2007-03-27, quito, Ecuador. By: quierodedo

it´s SO fun working here! but now i´m done... when i got back from the jungle, we all moved from the cave into apartments because the owners moved to cotopaxi. did i already write that before?...

 
Traveler helanus

Weekend in Ahuano prt 2
2007-03-19, Tena, Ecuador. By: helanus

So yesterday after Iván an I managed somehow to get up at 7 to make pancakes for breakfast for the girls- he´s very good at cookin I am pleased to discover!- we went to the museum an the zoo in Ahuano...

 
Traveler helanus

Weekend in jungle in Ahuano prt 1
2007-03-18, Tena, Ecuador. By: helanus

So went to the jungle this weekend with Iván, Keyla an the March volunteers- Debbie, Rachel (2), Vicki an Carol. Went on Friday an got to the cabins Sinchi Sacha (Magic Forest in Kichwa). After havin ...

 
Picture from story Serious relaxation

Serious relaxation
2007-03-16, Vilcabamba, Ecuador. By: rossycaz

We are now at our last port of call in Ecuador before Peru. Vilcabamba is known as `The Valley of Longevity`. Apparently more people than is the norm live to be 100 here. We were hoping the years wou...

 
Picture from story No more chicken .......

No more chicken .......
2007-03-12, Cuenca, Ecuador. By: rossycaz

After our longest bus journey to-date (6 hours) last Friday, we´ve arrived in Cuenca, Ecuador´s 3rd largest city. And a very nice place it is too - the old town at least. It´s all cobbled streets and ...

 
Traveler helanus

Free raftin on Sat
2007-03-11, Tena, Ecuador. By: helanus

went rafting on saturday. Two of our friends, Tuti an Eduardo, are part of the rafting squad for Ecuador, and they have just won a competition to go to the world rafting competition in Korea represent...

 
Traveler helanus

Helen 3´s birthday
2007-03-12, Tena, Ecuador. By: helanus

Ws Helen 3 an Tuti´s bdays on Sat night so we all went out. Played pub golf, which is where u pick 9 pubs an hav a chosen drink at each. U then hav to drink said drink in 1, 2 or 3 goes. I only manage...

 
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The Ashington weather curse strikes again!
2007-03-08, Riobamba, Ecuador. By: rossycaz

The main reason for stopping here is to catch the train that goes South. It´s supposedly a spectacular journey down a series of switchbacks and you can ride on the roof. I say supposedly because we´ll...

 
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Did you hear something???
2007-03-07, Guaranda, Ecuador. By: rossycaz

Another overnight stop. Not much to do here except eat chocolate and cheese (locally produced). And would you believe it - late last night, in Banos, the weather cleared and Tungurahua decided to eru...

 
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Clean again!
2007-03-06, Banos, Ecuador. By: rossycaz

We´re back in Banos for 1 night only to break up the journey from the Oriente before heading South, and to have a hot shower! It´s still very cloudy so no chance to see the volcano erupting.

 
Picture from story Tarzan eat your heart out!

Tarzan eat your heart out!
2007-03-05, Misahualli, Ecuador. By: rossycaz

For the past 3 nights we´ve been staying in a lodge, owned by the ´Alberge Espanol´ hostal in Misahualli, in the Oriente (Ecuadorian Amazon lowlands) on the banks of the Rio Napo, about 1 1/2 hours do...

 
Traveler markos

My Visit to Ecuador
2004-03-23, Quito, Ecuador. By: markos

After flying over Mexico and Central America from Houston I arrived in Quito's Mariscal Sucre airport just before 2300 local time. Customs was a breeze as was obtaining a city map and booking a taxi. ...

 
Traveler quierodedo

4 days in the jungle
2007-03-05, tena, Ecuador. By: quierodedo

yeah i went to the jungle! it was so fun. awesome four days, three nights. the hostel didn´t really know what to do with me when i got back and they felt bad for not having a bed for me...so i we...

 
Traveler jess

the last stop...
2007-03-05, Vilcabamba, Ecuador. By: jess

I've bought my ticket and I'm ready to head down to Peru. It has been one little adventure after the next. It sounds like I will cross the border around 2am. Nothing but adventures to be had... ...

 
Picture from story Moving on... Peurto Lopez

Moving on... Peurto Lopez
2007-03-01, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. By: jess

Let's see. So now I have finished school and have started the vacation part of the trip. It is like starting up travelling all over again to leave Cuenca. Cuenca is like a second home. All of the ...

 

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