Monthly Archives: August 2011
Cuenca and a Round-Up of Ecuadorian Fruit
I’m spending a very relaxed and slow-paced couple of days in Cuenca, Ecuador’s third-largest city. It’s much nicer than Quito, with much of the same colonial architecture and feel of the old town, but far safer, and smaller and more … Continue reading
Galapagos Islands, Part 2: How I Decided I Enjoy Snorkelling
I’m usually not the world’s biggest fan of snorkelling. I dive, so snorkelling has always seemed like a slightly inferior version of diving to me. You have to swim on the surface, which means you don’t get such a good … Continue reading
Galapagos Islands, Part 1: Animals Everywhere
The Galapagos Islands weren’t originally on my itinerary, mostly because I didn’t know whether a trip here would completely blow my trip budget. But I found a way to make it work, and I am so glad I did. It’s … Continue reading
Recent pictures
Post updated with links to the relevant picture posts. I’m having constant Internet issues here in Ecuador, so hopefully this quick post actually goes through. My Amazon pictures are here. My Galapagos pictures are here. Enjoy, and more to come … Continue reading
Amazon Queen: Jungle Adventures, Part 2
After the fun of Part 1, I spent another day and a bit exploring the Amazon. We spent a day visiting a different area of the jungle, a couple of hours downriver from our lodge, which included both an indigenous … Continue reading
Welcome to the Jungle: Amazon Adventures, Part 1
One of the reasons I decided to visit the Amazon in Ecuador was because it’s such a tiny country that the jungle is theoretically less remote and easier to access. One overnight bus ride, one daytime bus ride, and a … Continue reading
Let the Adventures Begin
Here is my crazy itinerary for the next two weeks: Tonight: bus to Lago Agrio (town on way to Amazon)Tues-Fri – AmazonFri – travel back, arriving in Quito at midnightSat – 8am flight to GalapagosSun – boat leaves — called … Continue reading
Trying to Quit Hating Quito
I’ve waited for several days to write this post, both because I’m fighting the world’s most annoying internet connection at my hostel and because I was trying to give Quito a chance. I’ve been here for almost four full days … Continue reading
A Much-Too-Short Trip to Salento
My visit to the Coffee Zone of Colombia was extremely short, which I knew going into it, and became even more aware of once I got to the little town of Salento and realised how nice it was. I packed … Continue reading
More Delicious Colombian Fruit
I told you there would be more after my first fruit post, and here they are. My rate of trying new fruit slowed somewhat, because the restaurants tended to repeat the same fruits a lot, and because I found that … Continue reading
Jess and the Rebels -- Backpacking Adventures in Latin America, New Zealand and Australia 