23.10.2009 17:55 Corazón... ... ist ein huebscher Brauner, den so leicht nichts aus der Ruhe bringen laesst, gehorsam auf die Befehle seines Besitzers hinter ihm reagiert und die zaghaften Steuerungsversuche seiner unerfahrenen Reiterin konsequent ignoriert. Hoch zu Ross und eher kartoffelsackaehnlich als stolz gehts von Vilcabamba aus in Richtung Podocarpus-Nationalpark. Fuer die ersten 15 Minuten ist der Sattelknauf mein bester Freund, nach 30 Minuten bin ich entspannt und geniesse die Panoramen der Landschaft ringsum, nach 5 Stunden weiss ich, warum die Anbieter von [View Full Entry]

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So, hallo allerseits! Mir geht’s immer noch super, bin immer noch nicht krank und noch haben mich die Kinder nicht zum Burn-Out-Patienten gemacht. Nur mein Rücken ist ziemlich am Ächzen, nachdem ich vergangenes Wochenende auch noch beim Wiederaufforstungsprojekt schuften durfte (bzw. vor allem mich bücken). Vor 3 Wochen war ich kurz entschlossen für einen Tag/Nacht am Strand. Dort hab ich für 15 $ wirklich AUF dem Strand mit Hängematte aufm Balkon ein Zimmer bekommen. Zum Thema Sonnenuntergang siehe Foto. Der Pazifik ist hier in Ecuador auch total warm, nur die Wellen waren fast etwas z [View Full Entry]

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This chapter of the travel blog will be a nice short one for 2 reasons. The first being that I've already been to Ecuador once before heading north to Colombia and secondly as a result of going North I don't have a great deal of time to get to Cuzco in Peru. I don't like making too many plans or sticking to time and dates, however you need to book the Inca trail in Cuzco at least 3 months in advance of going and I've already paid a lot for it, so I'm getting there by the 22nd October one way [View Full Entry]

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Once again we voyaged across the rough seas to get away from “city life” for a weekend at Isabella. This time, we stayed with our Isabella volunteer friends, Heather and Daniel. Being able to cook our own meals strangely felt like a luxury! The goal of this weekend trip was to take the “shit your pants boat ride” to los tuneles. Heather had gone on this day trip before and said that it was amazing, but one of the scariest things she has ever done. Los tuneles, is a difficult area to get to, which is why it can be scary. [View Full Entry]

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Learning about and participating with other cultures is always an eye opening experience that can change one’s personal outlook on life and the world, give light to other perspectives and enhances one’s appreciation of cultural similarities and differences. These experiences can sometimes leave you rolling with laughter, feeling frustrated, lost, appreciative, speechless and amazed all at the same time. Here are some noteworthy aspects/experiences of Galapagean life I have noticed and hope that I always remember.... • ya mismo can signify right now or sometime next week [View Full Entry]

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Hello familia and friends! Finally, the blog post you´ve been waiting for. Last time I wrote from Ecuador, I said I´d fill you in on Vilcabamba and Cuenca. Suffice it to say, Vilcabamba is so beautiful and relaxing. I really enjoyed my time there. I hope the pictures do it justice. As for my trip to Cuenca, it was such a treat to visit my grad school friend, Tammy. My time with her was so rewarding and spiritually enriching. I wish I could see her more often. (BTW, as I type this, I am in the home of Tammy´s friend, Glen [View Full Entry]

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Åååh nej jeg er da kommet frygtelig bagud med blog-skrivningen. Nå jeg vil lige hurtigt fortælle hvad jeg lavede i min 2. weekend i Ecuador - dvs. for ca 10 dage siden. Lørdag d. 10 oktober Lørdag var det tidligt op på trods af byturen dagen inden og afsted til Otavalo. June min overivrige og glade japansk-canadianske værelseskammerat havde en hel lille kuffert med - delvist fordi hun ikke vidste hvordan været ville blive og derfor havde en masse tøj med, delvist fordi hun regnede med at gå shop-amok på lørdagsmarkedet i Otavalo. Susanna havde lidt mave-problemer men det gik hel [View Full Entry]

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Ugen den 12.-16. gik frygtelig hurtigt da jeg alle dage havde timer om morgenen og arbejde om aftenen... Mandag morgen begyndte jeg på spanskskole. Inden timerne var jeg lige forbi en lille butik og købe lidt morgenmad. Der var ikke særlig mange elever på skolen. De elever som havde time om formiddagen var: Stefani (hollandsk pige som var i min klasse), et hollandsk par, Josey (hollandsk pige) og Eden (tysk pige). Min lærerinde var Jimena en rigtig sød ecuadoriansk dame som var rigtig interesseret i at høre mere om mit liv og mine ecuadorianske venner. I løbet af ugen gennemgik vi [View Full Entry]

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Islas De Galapagoas, Isla Hispañola, 11-10-1990. I spit out a big blob of red colored pleghm, the taste of metalic blood foremost in my mouth while my body is trembling, big spasms of muscle cramps rippling through my shivering body. I am covered with the red earth I am lying on, my pinkish flesh shining through the rivers left on my skin by heavily perspiring pores... I am learning a lesson here and surrounded by a crowd of locals it is humiliating, the cops who have become my friends these last few weeks, dressed in their tight-fitting brown police uniforms daring [View Full Entry]

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Um, hi mom and dad, dont freak out but I need to go by boat from Colombia to Panama : P need to get to costa rica... Hmm...so does anyone know how to go by boat from Colombia to Panama the ¨Cheap way¨, ie no sail boats please?? Any info would help. Pura Vida... [View Full Entry]

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