Leaving Quite, Ecuador, heading to Bogota, Colombia
April 27, 2019
We are done with Ecuador and heading to Bogota, Colombia
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Mindo, Ecuador
April 27, 2019
April 23 – April 27, 2019 From Galapagos, we got back to Quito, Ecuador, rented a car and braved our way through north Quito, driving on the roads with 3-5 lanes of traffic with no road surface markings, in a car that could barely pull us up any hill. For the last 4 days of … More Mindo, Ecuador
Leaving Galapagos, heading to Mindo, Ecuador
April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019 Our short visit to Galapagos is over. We used up every possible minute of our time in Galapagos, all five of us getting bad enough sunburns, we swam with iguanas, turtles, baby sharks, saw many giant tortoise and different bird species and lounged around with sea lions.We are now on our way … More Leaving Galapagos, heading to Mindo, Ecuador
Galapagos, Ecuador
April 23, 2019
April 19-23, 2019 We didn’t think we would be able to make it to Galapagos. You don’t usually do Galapagos on a budget. The “proper” (usual) way to do Galapagos is to stay a minimum a week, preferably longer (1-3 weeks) and do a guided cruise that includes visits to all the islands. We did … More Galapagos, Ecuador
Leaving Quito, heading to Galapagos, Ecuador
April 19, 2019
On the move again, off to Galapagos today.
Quito, Ecuador
April 19, 2019
April 14-19, 2019 After Peru, we went to Quito, Ecuador where we spent 5 days. Quito is the capital of Ecuador and it has a reputation of a good retirement spot for various expats (the whole Ecuador, not just Quito). It uses US dollar as its national currency. We all claim that we didn’t enjoy … More Quito, Ecuador
Not All Travel Days Are Good Days
April 17, 2019
Quito, Ecuador Not all travel days are good days. We spent the last two days doing almost nothing, not enjoying Quito, Ecuador much. Our Airbnb looked great on first sight but we encountered more problems than any sort of comfort. We were probably tired too. We can’t find good food, any decent stores, we were … More Not All Travel Days Are Good Days
Cusco, Peru
April 15, 2019
April 11 – 14, 2019 We spent 3 nights in Cusco where we did some school work, lounged around a lot and ate some good food. We spent considerable amount of time in the town square where people watching was our main activity. Nina chased some pigeons, Maksim learned to do a good cartwheel and … More Cusco, Peru
Leaving Cusco, Peru, heading to Quito, Ecuador
April 14, 2019
Another early morning flight – it’s 6am and we are saying goodbye to charming Cusco, Peru and many Inka walls to soon be in Quito, Ecuador for a week long celebration of Semana Santa (Holy Week before Easter). On a side note, my muscular husband couldn’t pass through our gates this morning (notice original Inka … More Leaving Cusco, Peru, heading to Quito, Ecuador
Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu, Peru
April 12, 2019
April 9-11, 2019 The most expensive part of our trip to Machu Picchu was local transportation. In most countries so far, most of our budget went on accommodations and then food, with transportation being in the 3rd place. However, in Peru, we spent more than 36% of our budget on local transportation: 1 – round … More Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu, Peru
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