It doesn't get much more basic than this, I don't think. Basically a hut with no soundproofing, and enough spaces in walls for whatever is crawling around. The net over the bed did help, though...
From Loathing to Tolerance of Being Almost in the Middle of Nowhere (AKA the Amazon) April 3rd 2008 Hello everyone, I realize I'm a little behind but been traveling some more (in fact I'm in a McDonald's in Guatemala City for the hotel conference I decided to attend. I might write more on that later...). Anyway, while I have a half hour of free wi-fi thanks to McD's, here's what I previously wrote on the Amazon...
I’m back in Quito, and quite frankly freezing as I went from 90F and about th ... read more
South America » Ecuador » East » Cuyabeno Reserve The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more
After 36 years living in Minneapolis, living the "conventional" life, and taking the 2 weeks of vacation earned to get to somewhere quick in the US, it's time to find "new places to go"... new places to go physically - (never been to Ecuador or Panama, and only a week in Nicaragua in 2006), new places to go mentally- finding a new way of thinking about the world and my life, and hopefully financially - new places to go to earn a living and/or a way of making a living!
So, here we go...I saved the cash, rented out the house, and told my friends and family I'm read... full info