SubscribeWe decided to have a little fun and try something different, instead of just visiting museums or national parks we wanted to really experience something that none of us had tried before…and for that matter, generally very few people have ever tried.
It was very likely that if we purchase property in Ecuador it would be...
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 buses heading...
We spent Tuesday nite in Loja Ecuador after a manageable 5.5 hour ride down from Cuenca. We splurged and decided to stay in a “3″ star hotel, apparently one of the finest in the city. Lets just say that everything is relative…
Traveling with 4 people we run into unusual circumstances about costs in certain situations. ...
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 going...
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, we...
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 first bus...
A quick update. We have not had many posts this week and I’ll share a little bit about what is slowing that down, as well as our current travel plans. But first…
Last night the power went out in town. The power goes off a couple times a month…as does the water and...
We have already taken 10’s of thousands of photos and I have kept maybe 30% of these. Just the process of managing our photos has turned into quite the project. I was working on these yesterday and thought I would post some of my favorite of the kids and Gina…maybe one or two of the...
I read a discussion the other day about slow travel and what it meant. The debate was fairly heated, which seems a little silly to me because I think that the term can mean different things to different people and still be acceptable.
But apparently we need one definition. I also found out that the...
Pop quiz time….what do Balloons and Toilet Paper have in common?
Ok, that was a toughy…lets try this -
What can Balloons and Toilet Paper teach us about sustainable living?
It started a few weeks back when we needed 2 balloons for a science experiment Grant was conducting for his homeschooing. We set out one afternoon on...
