I Should’ve Packed Lighter
I have a confession to make. I brought too much stuff! I’m usually an advocate of packing light, but knowing we were going to be renting apartments for a month […]
Tag Archives: Ecuador
This Week’s Culinary Adventures
This week we visited the Feria Libre, a huge outdoor market. It’s chaotic, crowded and confusing. There’s everything for sale: meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, clothing and shoes. We didn’t have […]
Eureka! The Best Coffee in Ecuador
I found it! The most delicious coffee of Ecuador. – a flat white. It’s 2 shots of espresso with 1 part whole milk topped with a bit of foam. We […]
The Search for Accommodations -Part 2
For those who are counting – we have stayed in 9 locations during our first month of travel. Due to the ever-changing variety of mattresses, pillows, sheets, temperatures and noises […]
From 0 to 8400 in 6
We are in beautiful Cuenca. Ecuador’s 3rd largest city and listed as a UNESCO world heritage sight. The elevation is 8400′ (Quito was 9350′) and the population is 350,000. We […]
The Beachy Life for Me
We’ve been on the Ecuadorian coast for over a week now. Someone suggested I put a map on the blog. This is my first ever attempt at doing something like […]
More About Middle Earth
A highlight for everyone who visits this monument is to get a photo of themselves straddling the equator; placing one foot in each hemisphere! The historical Mitad del Mundo (Middle […]
Good Night From Santa Marianita Beach, Ecuador
I can the hear the loud roar of waves crashing on the beach. And that’s through the closed window. We are only 500 feet from the beach and it’s bedtime. […]
An Armchair Tour of Quito
We have just spent 2 weeks in Quito. Before we came, we rarely walked outside of our jobs, but here have walked daily. For starters, we go out for both […]
Food! You Can’t Live Without It
Food, glorious food! We like food. Coffee, chocolate, pizza and gelato are favorites. While traveling, we often stop to rest and have a snack. We justify it because we are […]
Meet You In The Morning 