Blogs from Baños, Centre, Ecuador, South America - page 33

well riobamba was a bit of a bust we were planning on going on the train ride called the nose of the devil but when we got to the station the train wasn´t there and we had no idea what was going on... later on we discovered that they are not allowing people to ride on the roof as two japanese tourists got decapitated a few months back.... yeah ew... and the buzz was that they are refiting the train to be a bit safer... yeah the first ´safety´ measure we have even heard about in SA... so we got out of riobamba quick... as there is little to do even when the train is running so we are in baños now... this town is pretty cool very laid back and lots to do... first day ... read more

url='/Videos/3386.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3386.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Fahrt mit der Tarabitaurl='/Videos/3400.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3400.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'tres, dos, uno...salta! Das meiner Meinung nach schönste Wochenende liegt hinter uns und ich werde Schwierigkeiten haben mich an alles zu erinnern, aber ich werde es versuchen. Nein das liegt nicht an meinem gehobenen Alter, sondern daran dass soviel passiert ist. Nach einer irgendwie nicht so erfreulichen letzten Woche, war ich froh, dass sie nur vier Tage hatte und wir das Wochenende in Baños verbringen würden. Baños liegt in den Anden nahe dem Vulkan Tungurahua, der letztes Jahr erst richtig ausgebrochen ist, und immer noch täglich Asche und Gestein spuckt. Obwohl nur 10 km entfernt vom Vulkan, liegt Banos trotzdem relativ sicher. Es gilt w... read more

Hey there guys - just to let you know that we have now managed to upload photos to the previous blogs so if you go back to your emails and follow the links to the website you should be able to SEE all that we have been upto. Lee couldnt resist adding this one on as an extra so here is roasted cuy (Guinea Pig), which he ate yesterday. I, thankfully, was on my starvation day! Sorry if it offends anyone........... read more

Hello All!! Sorry it´s been awhile, the jungle is very unaccomodating when it comes to internet connections. We do however, have power and hot hot hot water. Which leads to my next comment that the best shower I have had so far has been in the jungle! How awesome is that? So the cool thing about the jungle is that when it rains it rains extraordinarily more and more intensly than it does anywhere else. Imagine a helicopter droppinh gallons of water on you at one time....the sound is like thunder literally, and the quantity could drown someone stuck in a 6 foot hole, if they were my height. You can prepare for the rains by looking for low flying grey to black clouds. Once you have spotted them you have roughly 5 minutes to get ... read more

I made it through the taller (workshop) unscathed and with many stories to tell. So, I guess I´ll jump right into the story of my 3-day adventure. The plan on Monday was for me to be picked up on the road near my apartment at 4:30 am. I got out there at 4:25 and waited for Pablo and Carolina, both work for Fundación Natura - Pablo is based in my office at CODEAMA and Carolina is based in Quito. Fundación Natura was the sponsor of the workshop. Now, I knew full well that they would be a little late - Ecuadorians always are, it is part of the culture here. They finally showed up at 4:55am. I got into the car and they said there was a problem. They forgot some documents in the CODEAMA office ... read more