Blogs from Montañita, West, Ecuador, South America - page 4

Ecuador, we have arrived. After not being able to connect to the internet with my own computer for a few days, I've delayed in keeping you all up on what's going on. After spending a sweaty few days in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I met Max at the MIA and we caught the 927 to Guayaquil. We arrived in Guayaquil around 815pm on Monday nigh and hurried our way through customs with rumors of a direct bus to Montanita at 9. We caught that bus, but it wasn't, in fact, a direct bus. It took us two hours closer to Santa Elena, dropped us where the busses usually drop, but by then it was too late for catching our connector bus. So the nice, elderly, conveniently waiting men were there to give us a taxi ride to ... read more

So here I am in South America again! After a ... read more

I am back in California, Left Ecuador a week ago, Didn't have good internet in Ecuador. This is from the point of view of a retired, divorced, Spanish student, with an eye out for a retirement lifestyle, not into Indigenous culture , don't lay on the beach and I didn't get to many traditional places especially colonial places. But I was in several small towns, one big city and one little city (libertad). Salinas area is considered a resort for the Guayaquil rich (who are looked down upon by even the well to do who I met) , & about 200 expats mostly USA. I would have been bored silly in days if I had not got lucky and met Sonia from the Couchsurfing website. She took me places and introduced me to educated interesting people, ... read more

So I haven´t written any blogs for ages and I´m starting with the most recent as it´s what I can remember best and you´ll just have to read them out of order. I haven´t uploaded photos for ages either. I´ll get round to it at some point but I can´t guarantee it will be soon as I´m having a bit too much fun in Quito. When I left Huaraz, I was planning on heading up to Máncora to catch some rays and try out surfing. I couldn´t go directly there so I decided to stop off in the quieter beach town of Huanchaco. I got there quite early and it was foggy and grim, just like in Lima. I had a couple of hours´snooze in Casa Suiza, - which I really couldn´t recommend because the staff ... read more

Muistatteko viela Pentin? Viimeksi tapasimme hanet Vietnamissa syksylla, ihmettelemassa Saigonin mopotiheytta (Mopoja, mopoja, mopoja, 6.10.2009). Kotiin paastyaan Pentti vannoi, ettei lahde iskelmaradion kuuluvuusalueelta enaa ikina. Mutta niin kuin teras taipuu, vuoret murenevat ja E-liike uudistuu, niin Penttikin huomasi vuodattavansa jalleen hikea ulkomaan kamaralla, talla kertaa Amerikoista etelaisemmassa. Copacabana, Bolivia - "Toi aurinko polttaa kuin vierasmakuuhuoneellinen varastettuja autostereoita. Ja henki ei kulje, happea on vahemman kuin alokastuvassa aamuyolla", Pentti marisi matkalla kohti Titicaca-jarven venesatamaa. - "Tottakai se polttaa, se on helkkari sentaan aurinko. Se on sen tehtava. Laita nyt vaan sita 30-suojakertoimista Niveaa naamaan, talvenkalpea mies", vastasi Pentin Vaimo ja jatkoi etukenoista askellustaan. "Ja ota ihan iisisti, sun ei tar... read more