The gals, 2 young women from Denmark and the other lady from S. Africa were on the whole trip. The guy, German, was my roomie. With that red hair he could be my grandson. This is just half the group.
Ecuador. My last stop for quite a while 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
South America » Ecuador » South » Vilcabamba 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
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