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Sitting at Auckland airport waiting to depart for Chile. Not too much to say, will post more when I land. Traveling with two friends from college, Louis and Eyob.
A rough itinerary:
Ecuador (inOkumaya devam et
Sitting at Auckland airport waiting to depart for Chile. Not too much to say, will post more when I land. Traveling with two friends from college, Louis and Eyob.
A rough itinerary:
Ecuador (inOkumaya devam et
The one certainty with travel is that every airport looks identical and demands extortionate prices on everything. NZ $3.50 for a small bottle of water!
Flew over Santiago. Very dry and mountanous.Okumaya devam et
In Ecuador's largest city for two days before flying to the Galapagos Islands. Touched down at 3am but had to wait at airport until 8am before could check in - 5 hours of boredom.
Took a taxi toOkumaya devam et
South Americans are mad about football. Their support for their teams is legendary. The problem with legends is that they can become exaggerated with time, as people try and continuously amaze. SoOkumaya devam et
Tired and dealing with awful internet so only a brief post.
Flew to Galapagos island chain, took speed boat to largest island Isla Isabela. Driven at lunatic speed by the captain. Eyob threw up,Okumaya devam et
Our fourth day on the islands. There are many day activities to choose from here which the rest of our tour group usually go on. We three have mostly stuck to the free ones (which are just as good) orOkumaya devam et
It's 9 am and we have just finished our complementary breakfast in our fancy hotel on the Puerto Ayora waterfront. Our tour itinerary listed us as only being entitled to two breakfasts on the firstOkumaya devam et
The final island of our tour. Nix lost last night in a shameful performance so not in the mood to write much.
It's morning and we're sitting in the hotel lounge researching beaches. All look the sameOkumaya devam et
Galapagos is more than a nature sanctuary. It’s a tourist sanctuary.
We’ve arrived in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, and it’s even dodgier than Guayaquil. Every street door is secured with severalOkumaya devam et
As requested, something a little more cultural for this post. The following is from our tour guide today, augmented with my own thoughts.
Today is Ecuador’s Independence Day, commemoratingOkumaya devam et