Hello! Greetings from Quito, I hope everyone is well? Well my first couple of days have been spent in the City of Quito, with a population of 2 million it is the largest in Ecuador. I have been staying with an ecuadorian family, who have been brilliant, even thought their english is as good as my spanish, we have been getting on fine. Food is different, but lots of chicken and rice so I have had no problems with it so far. My rucksac took a different flight to me, which after a whopping 21 hours since leaving the hotel in [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone, Just a quick note before I leave to say thanks to everyone who has sent me best wishes for my trip. Everyone has been wonderful and very supportive. Darren and I are sat having a beer at the Airport Hotel and I am getting more nervous by the minute...although the Becks is helping ;o) So Au revoir for now and the next time you hear from me I shall be in Ecuador! Byeeee Lorna xxxxxx [View Full Entry]

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Hello all So the aim was to do a few blogs first so that you all have some idea of how I am feeling before I go...the days are slipping away fast and I think I have about 3 weeks left until I go! It also gets me used to writing whatever comes into my head... should not be difficult I hear you mutter.. and then deleting the rubbish to try to make it all seem like something worthwhile reading. I thought I had best start getting a little bit of practice into this diary/ blog type stuff, The panic has [View Full Entry]

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