Howdy again here from the Galapagos Islands - I'm now on Santa Cruz Island, the most populated island of the Galapagos. We've just been here the one night with the Intrepid tour and later today we take another speed boat across to Isla San Cristobel. That willbe the third and final island for the tour. …
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Adventures in Galapagos
Well folks here I am on Isla Isabella, the largest island in the Galapagos. Another long expedition from Quito to Isabella - starting at 430am and ending around 12 hours later. Firstly up at four for a pickup at four thirty to Quito Airport. At the airport we all had an extra baggage search as …
Historical Quito and the Middle of the Earth
Hope this post finds you well. Here inquito I've just escaped hail and a small storm, which seems to be the norm in the mid-afternoons in Quito. Hot in the mornings, cools down around 1pm and then in comes the rain! Quito's historic district, the 'Old Town' - where I'm fortunate enough to be staying …
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The Final Few Days Before I Go…
Yes it’s THAT close now! Pretty exciting for sure. Actually it’s proven to be a very surreal time in Australia as I count down to Sunday when I fly out to Quito. But the strangest thing has happened. You may recall my posts of last year and I think the year before about going to …
It’s getting closer!
Yes it's four weeks to the day that I fly out to Quito to begin my two month South American adventure. It sounds like a fair whack of time, but honestly for an entire continent with so much to see and do I've been a bit exasperated by the fact there's so much I won't …
World Journeys Podcast – Colombia and Ecuador with Elli Dean (Series 2 Ep 8)
This week we continue our chat with Elli Dean about her amazing time in South America. This time we chat about her experiences in Colombia and Ecuador, and of course Elli takes the World Journeys Capital City Challenge. However, she turns the table on the host when she asks Andrew to do it as well. …
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My favourite Buckets, or my travel bucket list.
Ok, I started a post about my bucket list, I was approaching it very straight down the line, but you know, I’m the sort of person that when I see someone post something that many people have posted, I think ‘not another ‘yada yada yada’. And that’s how I feel about bucket lists. Look, I’ll …
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