Portable Parents Blog

We made it! We crossed the border on Wednesday, two days before our visa’s expired.  When we reached our destination of Piura, Peru we were all exhausted from a long week, but we still had a bit more of traveling to do. The trip from Loja was longer than expected, and there were only 2...

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Part 3 …the finale’ The next day we had a lazy morning, had breakfast at the hotel, gathered our belongings and headed to the square to call a taxi. We planned on visiting the Sanctuary of the Virgin Church, an amazing structure basically in the middle of nowhere. And the rest of the day was...

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Part 2 We decided to travel light, only bringing a change of underwear and a clean shirt, and throwing these into a backpack. On Tuesday morning we woke up early, showered, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and set out for Columbia. The walk to the bus terminal is about a mile from our apartment,...

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This is the first part of a multi-part story of getting thrown out of Ecuador and our amazing race to leave the country in 7 days. Part 1 It is about 4 pm on a Friday…we arrived in Quito, Ecuador a few hours ago having made the journey from Cotacachi this morning. This is our...

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