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South America » Ecuador » North » Quito April 27th 2018

Quito is the capital of Ecuador and is 2,850 metres above sea level. The word Ecuador is Spanish for equator and the central square of the city of Quito is located about 25 kilometres south of the equator. It is the second highest capital city in the world, the first being La Paz. Quito is located on the eastern slope of an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. When you travel into the town from the airport one wonders at how some of the houses manage to cling to the mountains as they seem to be precariously balanced. But more about our journey into the city later in the blog. We had arrived after midnight at the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport which opened in February 2013. It is the busiest airport in Ecuador and is ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito April 26th 2018

Up at 6 to receive the good news that our bags were waiting for us at the airport. Both our host and hostess had arisen too early yesterday, being unsure precisely when and how we would get to their home. So this morning only Art got up to call a cab and see us off. The cab (Lyft - much much less than a regular taxi) arrived expediently and off we drove to the airport. We found our two delayed bags!!! Our plane took off late and we had a bit of a bumpy ride to Houston. At Houston we found our daughter Caroline and her friend Max and boarded our flight for Quito, Ecuador. We arrived there after midnight with all the bags! We quickly checked into the Wyndham Quito Airport Hotel and went to ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Historical Center March 31st 2018

Pour ceux qui pensent que voyager est un plaisir, voici le résumé de ma journée de changement de pays. Pas d'agence pour organiser le voyage et ne se soucier de rien, pas de bus direct entre Quito et Pasto ou Cali pour faciliter les choses et pas de budget pour prendre un avion. Réveil matinal donc à 7h00 pour quitter l'hostel à 8h00. 15 minutes de marche avec les sacs jusqu'à l'arrêt de bus pour prendre le trole (trolley) en direction de la gare routière. 30 minutes de trole ensuite avant d'enchaîner avec 5h de bus jusqu'à Tulcan, ville frontière avec la Colombie. Le point positif c'est qu'il y a des bus toutes les 10 ou 15 minutes et au-moins je n'aurai pas à attendre dans la gare routière. Arrivé à Tulcan, des taxis attendent à ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Historical Center March 30th 2018

Upon arrival in Ecuador, the 23rd and final country on our round the world trip, the beach started calling and we found ourselves in the beautiful coastal town of Montañita. Down to our last couple of weeks and acutely aware of the weather at home, we were keen to savor the sun and enjoy the beach life for a few days. Hammocks, beach strolls, amazing sunsets and tasty food - it was pure bliss. But all too soon it was time to say good bye to the beach bum life and we made our way to the city of Cuenca, a natural stop from the coast to Baños. Cuenca was originally established as the second capital of the Inca Empire after Cusco but today it is a famous expat destination. An exact number of expats hasn't ... read more
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Graceful as ever!

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito February 20th 2018

Oh my! Once again it's been 2 months since I last published a blog entry....what's my excuse this time? Well, Dec and Jan & Feb have been filled with celebrations and travels, but also with health concerns and solutions. Let's start with the good stuff!! December birthday joy included a fabulous party for sisters Carol and Pam; live music, lots of dancing and a gathering of good friends! For the first time ever I got to play with Christmas decorations, preparing the BIB Bazar Charity Shop for holiday sales. It was so much fun to drape the windows with garlands and hang delicate globes and icicles. On New Year's Eve I started a new tradition, hosting a small luncheon at my home. Since I'm not much into crowds and bars, I decided to mark the end ... read more
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South America » Ecuador » North » Quito February 15th 2018

In Quito we stayed at a very basic hotel in the historic centre next to Plaza Santa Domingo, a good choice as all the interesting sites were within a few blocks. We again took the city walking tour which provided great insight into the local history and culture. At one particular vantage point we could see 6 churches within a few blocks of each other. The Franciscans, Dominicans, and Jesuits had different influences on the city and each built churches in very different styles. The Jesuits may have the most notable church in Inglesia de la Compania de Jesus in which the entire walls and ceilings are covered in gold reportedly amounting to 7 total tons. No photos are allowed in this church, so you have to look them up. Ecuador uses the US dollar as ... read more
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South America » Ecuador » North » Quito February 12th 2018

GÜN 11 12 ŞUBAT PAZARTESİ: Dün gece nasılsa geç yattım.Bu sabah 07:00 ye kadar uyuyabidim.Bana çok iyi geldi. Nezlem öksürüğe dönüştü.Toparlanıp yola çıktım Santo Domingo kilisesini ziyaret ettim. "Din Pazarlaması" tüm hızıyla devam ediyor .. Eskiden kiliselerde mum yakarlardı şimdi teknoloji devrede… artık kırmızı ışık veren led lambalar var ..kutuya parayı atıp istediğin mumu yakabiliyorsun …mumun bulunduğu sıraya göre fiyatlar değişiyor ... Çağa uyan bir ritüel geliştirmişler.. Sevgili İsa, vakti zamanında sinagog kapısında ticaret yapıyorlar diye yırtındın ...arıza olduğunda yakalandın ...ticarete mani oluyor diye çivileyip tablo diye astılar ...bir de bunları görsen senin adına ne madrabazlıklar dönüyor ...haybeye gittin yani... Oradan “La Ronda” adı verilen bir mahalleye gittim.Burası bizim Sulukule’nin Qu... read more
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South America » Ecuador » North » Quito February 10th 2018

GÜN 09 10 ŞUBAT CUMARTESİ: Sabah kahvaltımı yapıp yollara düştüm..O saatte dahi ,sokaktaki insan sayısı beni şaşırttı. Cartagena, ulaşım açısından çok rahat bir yer. Otelin hemen önündeki duraktan bindim kartımın son atışını kullanarak, "Rafael Nunez" havaalanı önünde indim. Bunları yazmamın sebebi hikmeti, taksinin pahalı olması ve toplu taşımanın aksine, çok hesaplı olmasıdır. Valiziniz tek ise bu yolu izlemenizde yarar vardır. Daha önce yazdım ,Cartagena hava alanı bizim taşra alanlarını andırıyor …küçük ve kompact … Cebimde 19000 COP para kaldı. Uçağım Bogota aktarmalı, orada harcarım diyorum.. Rahat bir yolculuktan sonra, Bogota ya vardık . Alanda Crepes&Waffle a gittim.Bu şirkette Colombia’ da Valdez kadar yaygın. Paramı masaya koydum ..”Hepsi bu kadar buna göre bir şeyl... read more
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South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Historical Center December 8th 2017

I stayed at a hostel operated by a mother and her son. The son appeared to be in his late 30's. They were both artist and rather eccentric. Their art work can be found throughout the hostel. I continued my search for replacement tent poles. I did not find any...... read more
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South America » Ecuador » North » Quito August 6th 2017

David here... The 8.5 hour bus journey was the usual mix of bad films, terrible music, great scenery and the pain of reclining seats. Arriving at the Carcelen bus terminal, we were immediately surrounded by taxi drivers before we'd even got our luggage. We had done our homework though, and knew we could get a local bus from behind the terminal pretty much to our hotel. We had 3 bus numbers to look out for, but the buses didn't actually display any numbers. So we jumped onto one displaying Versalles, a road near our hotel. The local bus wasn't too busy, but we couldn't sit together so I made my way further back and sat down. As the bus got busier a shifty group of people got on. Suzanne spotted them looking at her handbag and ... read more
Las Empanadas de Morocho de la Ulloa
Another city, another cable car
Quito spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy?




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