Yes I've had a great time, which I hope has come across in the blog. Many thanks for your comments and best of luck when it comes to planning your trip. Mark
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It's been fun enjoying your trip vicariously and looking at all your amazing pictures from my kitchen, shame you can't continue to supply some escapism for me! Will be good to see you soon though, have a good trip home xx
Columbia A pleasing symmetry is always a great reason to add another town to the itinerary. We are really enjoying your trip. Since we are traveling right now we are living through you. Continue on.
Thanks for doing the research it sounds like you did your research and the trip was great. We look forward to doing the same trip. What an amazing experience.
HI. We are leaving for Quito in a couple of weeks and Baños is one of the places we would like to go. Could you possibly tell me the name of the hostel that you stayed at, as well as the bike rental place. Any other tips -
of things not to miss. We are not planning to go to the Galapagos , but will hopefully get to the coast for Isla de la Plata. Thanks!
Hi Barbara,
We stayed in the Hostel Princesa Maria. From memory it was the top pick on Tripadvisor. The guy who runs it doesn't speak much English but is very friendly and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it if you're looking for a cheap, pretty basic hostel. It's a 5 min walk from the square with the tourist information office in it. The bike place (also does very good, cheap rafting) was called Geotrips or Geotrekking. From the hostel walk down to the square, cross it diagonally, the agency is another 30 yards on the right.
Hope you enjoy Banos - we thought it was a really good base in which to hang out for a few days.
Quito Recommendation Just went to Quito recently myself. I'd recommend taking the walking tour - more info here: http://www.venturists.net/free-walking-tour-of-quito-start-your-visit-here/
Happy Travels!
Spending 5 months travelling to Antarctica and then in South America. Still thinking about what I want to get out of this blog...mainly to share with friends and family back home and to make impose some discipline on myself to make sure I record the highs and lows of travelling. Current biggest concerns - how to match the high standard of photos from other bloggers and make my travel map visible to followers!... full info
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Wow, what a great trip you've had.