Vilcabamba Square

September 14th 2009
From Colombia I was on a mad dash for Quito. This meant that there were a couple of things missed and a couple of good sites and stops bypassed, but I had my mission. I know not why nor ever discovered, but there is a short ‘low season’ in the Galapagos from May through mid-June and I wanted to catch some of the lower fares. Having dallied in Venezuela too long, meant by the time I had bren ... read more

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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

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Charlene Mills

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I'm a retired American from the Northwest, and I am 67. I left the U.S. on 9/11 (isn't that a date for a departure). Little wonder it was such an easy ticket to get! As one of my best friends has always said, "Life's a risk, so you might as well just do what you want." The current travel plan, subject to change at anytime, is to spend about 9 months in Asia, then, around mid-June, when Asia becomes unbareable, climate-wise, depart Asia for Brazil. My first stop is Bangkok. This will be my 5th trip to Bangkok and I'm going there specifically to get tickets to other places. If you're ... full info

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