(This is a long one, partially because I included some specifics for a couple attractions. So get a bevvy handy.) With Semana Santa upon us, we decided to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for the tiny Salento, with a population somewhere around 5,000 depending upon who you Read more…
Soooooo our departure from Guayaquil was delayed by six hours. In itself not too terrible, I suppose. But it meant a flight that would have had us in Cali before 9pm – able to go through customs, ride into town and check in at a decent hour so we could Read more…
After leaving Bogota to enjoy the holiday season in Ecuador, including spending Christmas in Quito, where we bore witness to an impromptu parade of 50 motorcycle-mounted Santas, Katie and I moseyed on to Guayaquil for New Year’s Eve. A city of four million and the largest in Ecuador, Guayaquil sits Read more…
Guayaquil, a city of 4m and the largest in Ecuador, sits on the Rio Guayas, with a bridge connecting a nearby island and continuing to the opposite side of the river where you’ll find the town of Duran (insert “Rio”, “Duran Duran” and “dancing on the sand” jokes here). We Read more…
Guayaquil, the Malecon 2000, Santa Ana Hill and Iguana Park Haceinda La Danesa
Quito… ECUADOR! (cue Sash!) Oh Quito, such a fun yet odd place for a Christmas Holiday. Lots of fun. Odd in that we got to see about 50 people dressed as Santa on Motos drive down 12 de Octubre, some with Mrs Claus riding on the back, some kids riding Read more…
