Panama
October 8, 2023 in Panama ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Ok, so this is cheating a little bit. But I wanted the additional flag on the profile. This is basically what we saw of Panama. 😂
Quito, Ecuador
October 8, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Back in the Andes, and bang in the middle of the planet, literally.
First stop was the Museo del Sitio Intinan.
The skinny little pole in the pictures is the true equator line. Not very grandRead more
Cotopaxi Volcano
October 9, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Cotopaxi is one one of the highest active volcanoes in the world and an hour or two south of Quito. Here in the National Park there is a big lagoon as well as the volcano itself where you can walk upRead more
Quito Walk and Dinner
October 9, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
No rest for the wicked, it to explore just a little bit of this city. We were meant to do a bigger city tour... But I ran out of money and the payment declined. Thankfully our planning we've done overRead more
Journey to Napo
October 10, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Our journey to the Amazon started at heading to the airport at 6am. There we flew to a town/city called Coca where we met with the team from Napo Wildlife Centre. The first stop, which is theirRead more
Clay Lick
October 11, 2023 in Ecuador
Even in the jungle there are no sleep-ins, actually here it is important to wake up early because that's when the animals are most active.
So we started paddling back down the little lake for anotherRead more
Kichwa-Anangu Community
October 11, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The community who manages and owns the wildlife centre is the Kichwa-Anangu Community. They are employed to manage the centre and the profits go back to supporting the community and you can see thatRead more
Second Clay Lick
October 11, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Let's try our luck again. This time however it was deep in the forest instead of by the water. So we trekked from the National Park entrance about 30 to 45 minutes before reaching the establishedRead more
Forest Walk
October 12, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today's adventures were a little more relaxed, so starting a little later to head out for a forest walk. But we didn't miss our friends the giant otters still crunching away on fish as they hungRead more
Above and below the trees
October 12, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
The last official activity here at Napo was a walk to a 30 metre high observation tower about 30 minutes into the forest.
At this height it is easily above the canopy and other trees. Sitting on topRead more
In the dark ... Goodbye Napo
October 13, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Sunrise over the Napo River means only one thing, that we've already been travelling a bit over an hour to get here. That is, leaving in the dark and paddle boating down the little stream in the dark.Read more
Papallacta Thermal Hot Springs
October 13, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A hot springs resort is not the normal kind of place you would find Alex and I for a night. But our travel agent almost insisted on it.. Now after being in the Amazon for the last 3 days, it wasRead more
Goodbye South America
October 14, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Emotionally this is going to be the hardest post to write, and will probably take several hours while I stop to wipe the tears from my eyes intermittently.
At times we have struggled on this holiday.Read more
Downtown LA
October 15, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Since border control was extremely interested in a complete breakdown of my itinerary here in LA we thought it was best to follow the plan we told them.
So waking up early we went to downtown LA toRead more
Paramount Pictures
October 15, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This afternoon was a tour of the historic Paramount Pictures Studio.
A couple of hours scouting around on a buggy learning about the history of this studio and how the movie industry works.
It is aRead more
Venice Beach & Santa Monica Pier
October 16, 2023 in the United States
Seems appropriate that Quito's Egg Master (me) goes and has breakfast at the infamous breakfast chain, Eggslut. Specialising in a very slim menu of egg based dishes and coffee.
This was before weRead more
IHOP and Hollywood Blvd
October 17, 2023 in the United States
I'm sure a local would roll their eyes to hear we were going to an IHOP, but we're not a local and it was a fun idea to go to a place made so famous on tv and movies. There was a lot on the menu IRead more
Oldest McDonald's
October 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Ok so this was pretty random to do and very touristy. Actually I'm not sure if it's touristy since it's absolutely nowhere near any tourist attractions. It took us $100 USD in uber to get there andRead more
Universal Studios - VIP Tour
October 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Absolutely impossible to complete in one day. Even after a strong plan and a very fancy and very expensive VIP experience tickets. These tickets removed what would normally be over an hour wait toRead more
Universal Studios - Simpsons
October 18, 2023 in the United States
They made the Simpsons lifesize here, including the pink donut. Walking through the town and stepping into Moe's Tavern to see Barney while Chief Wiggum was outside crashed into the light pole.
TheRead more
Universal Studios - Super Nintendo World
October 18, 2023 in the United States
Rushing through the front gates of Universal we headed straight here to go on the Mario Kart ride. It's at the complete other end of the park so it took about 20 minutes of walking to arrive.
ButRead more
Universal Studios - Waterworld
October 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I don't have many pictures of this event, but that's ok because it's way better in person anyway. I couldn't take many photos because I sat is in the wet zone thinking it would just be a bit of funRead more
Universal Studios - Harry Potter World
October 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Alex's favourite theme park ride is the Harry Potter ride, he had the opportunity to do it in Florida many years ago and was really excited to do it again. And once more it maintained its favouriteRead more
Universal Studios - Halloween Horror
October 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Halloween is a two month event at Universal and my goodness so much effort and organisation goes into running this park during the day and then switching it over to this incredible Halloween spectacleRead more












































































































































































































































































































































TravelerLol, Em and I did a long return flight from Rome to Amsterdam through Barcelona, so we could add another country
Traveler
Panama has Wetzel's Pretzels? lol