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Ecuador, the Galapagos and volunteering in the Intag Valley

July 27th 2014
On flying into the Ecuadorian capital of Quito from Lima in Peru, we were immediately struck by how green and lush the landscape looked and we realised we hadn't seen such greenness for quite some time. So we were pretty chuffed to be in Ecuador. However, our euphoria only lasted until we realised that the new airport in Quito is actually miles away from the city (think London Stanstead) with no s ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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

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Liz & Ross

Around the world eventually

Hello. We are Ross and Liz and on the 20th November 2013 (a wet and grey British winter's day) we finally set off on our long planned trip around the globe. We started our adventure in Buenos Aires, Argentina and have since made our way around South America, South East Asia, Sri Lanka and overland from the UK to Hong Kong, where we hopped over to Japan and then down to New Zealand. After five fantastic months camper vanning around NZ we are heading over to Australia for three months before finally heading home (via Thailand and Frankfurt). We travel at a nice slow pace, visiting all the s... full info

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