Loving the live music in Plaza Grande

June 24th 2017
After spending so many months on the sun drenched beaches of SE Asia, it was a welcome change of pace to arrive in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. Despite its location on the equator, its elevation (2,850 meters / 9,350 ft above sea level) means it's quite a bit cooler than you might expect. Having to wear pants, sweaters and shoes was quite a novelty! After an exhausting overnight fli ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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Sharon and Scott

Born to travel

Scott and I have always been travellers at heart. We first met on the beach in Spain in 1995 and had what we thought was "just a holiday romance". We met again briefly a year later in Salzburg, Austria and then a few years later in Hawaii. At the time, I was working in Japan, and Scott was back in California after his two years in Barcelona, Spain. Together, we have left it all behind to backpack around the world, not once, not twice, but three times. Travel really is addictive! Each time, we'd quit our jobs, put our meager belongings into storage or sell what was too big to store, leave o... full info

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