I Say Zapatos, You Say Zapotes So it happens that I have come to find a certain fondness for one particular fruit stand over the rest. It certainly isn’t one anyone else would notice. Especially not in this region of Ecuador; where every imaginable dusty … Continue readingI Say Zapatos, You Say Zapotes
Our family recently spent about two weeks exploring the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador. We had a spectacular time exploring the regions of the Rainforest in the Pastaza and Napo provinces. We stayed with an indigenous family in a bamboo hut, at a lodge with monkeys … Continue readingAmazon Rainforest in Photos
The Shadows of the Amazon Rainforest We walk through the valleys of the shadows of….the Amazon Rainforest! Standing beneath the trees, ankles pressed together, and hands interlocked, we take our first steps into the Rainforest. We are exhilarated and terrified, curious and intimidated. We have … Continue readingThe Shadows of the Amazon Rainforest
The Best of Ecuador Waves of purple grass ripple across the mountain tops, raising their flowering strands in praise to the heavens above. In the breeze, the trees take a bow and shake free of their full, ripe fruits like ornaments dropping to the soil. … Continue readingThe Best of Ecuador
Only Kindness Matters: Hospitals and Hospitality in Ecuador. Kindness. By definition: character marked by ethical characteristics, pleasant disposition, and a concern for others. Compassion, generosity, hospitality, tolerance, understanding, philanthropy, unselfishness. Only Kindness Matters There is a song that was a favorite of mine, many years … Continue readingOnly Kindness Matters
The Historical District of Quito, Ecuador. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Quito Basilica Old Town Quito Interested in more about Quito? Read our travel story: Romanced by the Basilica. Want to know more about how we travel full-time? Read more on our Travel Lifestyle. … Continue readingHistorical Quito in Photos
Romanced by the BasilicaTip toe, hip hop, scramble to and fro over the willy, nilly hand paved stone roads. Over the hills and beneath the shadows of the Basilica, through the historical streets of Quito we roam. Peering through the peep holes through the castle-like … Continue readingRomanced by the Basilica
Baños de Agua Santa, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador La Casa de Arbol/The Tree House/The Swing at the End of the World Abby’s Hideaway Pailon del Diablo/The Devil’s Cauldron
Inga Pirca Ruins. Canari Province, Ecuador.
Vilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador