What Lies Within
When I was outside on the small Quito side street, looking up at the beautiful Baroque facade towering over me, I had…
Category: Ecuador
Big and…Boring…
Quito‘s Museo Nacional del Banco Central del Ecuador, a.k.a. National Museum of Ecuador, a.k.a. Central Bank Museum, took a while…
A Crater Hotel
Just to let you know right off the bat, I have no experience with staying at this hostel situated in…
Strike a Pose!
My second day trip in the Galapagos Islands was to South Plaza (Plaza Sur) Island – a sea lion retreat…
Bartolome Island, Galapagos
My first day trip in the Galapagos Islands was to Bartolome Island. A 2 1/2 hour boat ride from Santa…
Tortuga Bay
On the opposite side of the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, you will find…
Charles Darwin Research Station
In Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island you’ll find the Charles Darwin Research Station, a namesake of the man the Galapagos…
Where the Sea Lions Roam the Streets
Puerto Ayora was my arrival port into the Galapagos Islands, and I almost wasn’t let in! Because stupid me had…
Hilly Quito
The very best thing about Quito’s old town are the hills! When you arrive from the airport after dark, you…
At the Equator
Supposedly this is the true middle of the world, as opposed to Mitad del Mundo next door. Then again some…
I Wanna Live in a Crater
Or more specifically this crater. Pululahua Crater outside Quito. When viewed from the crater rim, as we came over the…