Let's start the adventure!
27 sierpnia 2016, Szwajcaria
☀️ 27 °C
✈️
4 months of travelling through South America are waiting... we're so excited!!
first stop: amsterdam
second stop: quito, ecuador
Quito - Ecuador
28 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 14 °C
Two nights to stay in Quito at Casa Helbling. Here are some first impressions...
Quito - Teleférico
28 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 16 °C
4200m above sea level with an amazing view all over the capital city of Ecuador
Quito - Mitad del Mundo
28 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 23 °C
Where you can cross the equator within seconds
Quito - Loma del Panecillo
28 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 14 °C
A place for young and old
Hacienda la Ciénega
29 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 11 °C
Wonderfull residence next to the vulcano Cotopaxi
Volcán Cotopaxi
30 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 10 °C
With short breath we climbed up to almost 5'000 meters above sea level. What a good feeling to reach the top and having a chocolate or coca tea with this awesome view!
La Playita Quilotoa Laguna
31 sierpnia 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 13 °C
It was definitely worth it to get up early in the morning to see the sun touching this beautiful lagoon in the crater of a volcano and to climb again up to nearly 4'000 meters above sea level! Worth Czytaj więcej
Rio Verde - Pailón del Diablo
1 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 19 °C
Impressive waterfall
Baños
1 września 2016, Ekwador
🌙 27 °C
Some impressions of a town called Baños where the volcano is still active...
Museo de la Llama & Volcán Chimborazo
2 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 14 °C
Visiting the Lama Museo "Sumak Lawsay" of a poor but very friendly cummunitiy. After a short walk in accompany of a one year old lama, we had an amazing view of the Chimborazo. This volcano is Czytaj więcej
Alausi - Nariz del Diablo
3 września 2016, Ekwador
☀️ 18 °C
Where you can see the devil's nose!
Trains are not used for public transport in Ecuador, that's why it's very special for the indigenous people when a train arrives. At least it was special for us Czytaj więcej
Ingapirca
4 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 16 °C
One of the only well preserved Inca sites in Ecuador
Cuenca
5 września 2016, Ekwador
☁️ 15 °C
Spending 3 days in Cuenca and having our first try of "cuy" (Meerschweinchen): Cuenca is the third biggest city in Ecuador and the place where a lot of retired Americans and Canadians enjoy the rest Czytaj więcej
San Bartolomé
6 września 2016, Ekwador
🌙 13 °C
Small town which is famous for making guitars by handycraft. Such a nice work that I couldn't resist to buy my first guitar from the best guitar maker in the village. And I bought there a Panama Hat Czytaj więcej
Parque National Cajas
7 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 13 °C
Our last day in the highlands of Ecuador, but worth to climb to an word-for-word "breathtaking" outlook!
But now are we looking forward to warmer weather :)
Guayaquil
7 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 27 °C
Guayaquil is the economic capital of Ecuador with nearly 4 million people.
Here we got to know Fernandos family, which heartily welcomed us with open arms, invited us for dinner, gave us private Czytaj więcej
Galapagos - Isla Santa Cruz
9 września 2016, Ekwador
🌙 21 °C
1'000 km from the mainland of Ecuador, we finally arrived on the Galapagos Island Baltra. From there we had an one hour transfer to the island Santa Cruz, where we stayed the next 4 nights.
At Czytaj więcej
Galapagos - Isla Seymour Norte
10 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 26 °C
First Trip: After an 1 hour sail on board of a yacht, we reached Seymour Island. Now we got to know the biodiversity of Galapagos! Blue-footed boobies, land iguanas, sea lions, sea turtle, dolphines Czytaj więcej
Galapagos - Isla Plaza
11 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 24 °C
South Plaza is with 130m width one of the smallest islands to visit. It is known for its unique rock formation, formed from volcanic magma. Again a lot of different birds, such as swallow-tailed Czytaj więcej
Galapagos - Isla Bartolomé
12 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 24 °C
At least 20 manta rays we spotted during our 2.5h sailing to Bartolomé Island!
After a walk from zero to 100m above sea level, we appreciated the spectacular landscape and famous Pinnacle Rock, a Czytaj więcej
Galapagos - Isla Isabela
14 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 24 °C
The transfer (2h ride by speedboat) from the island Santa Cruz to Isabela went not everyone well... Here we got to stay for 3 more nights before retourning to the mainland of Ecuador.
Even though we Czytaj więcej
Puerto Lopez
16 września 2016, Ekwador
⛅ 30 °C
Finally arrived at my sisters home: Puerto Lopez is known for the national park with "the most beautiful beach of the mainland of Ecuador" and for whale watching.
Because we both already did whale Czytaj więcej
Montañita - Spanish School
18 września 2016, Ekwador
☁️ 21 °C
School again... But we finaly picked up some spanish words and are able to speak basic sentences. We hope that we are now ready for traveling on our own. We enjoyed this week in Montañita: top Czytaj więcej
Guayaquil - Bus Terminal
25 września 2016, Ekwador
☁️ 28 °C
Our last stop in Ecuador bevor it's already time to leave...
Unfortunately, our last day was not really enjoyable. Bevor leaving Ecuador, we both got bad diarroeah and had to throw up several times. Czytaj więcej