ClickPerhaps it’s because Izhcayluma is not on VRBO, Airbnb, or Booking.com, and that we found it through word of mouth, (Regina, our Swedish travel buddy). It seems like most of the people we met here found it the same way. In any event, it is a fantastic hotel/hostel, and we recommend it to all. We […]
ClickWow, I have been in Ecuador for almost three months. I have been retired for almost 7 months. In many ways I feel like it is all just beginning. We are at a beautiful lodge in Vilcabamba, Ecuador taking a vacation from our vacation. I have gone to Yoga 3 days in a row, which […]
ClickWe have now been gone about 4 months. It is about the middle of our trip so we headed to Middle Earth! Quito has a whole park and museum about the equator. We went with our Swedish friend Regina, who we first met in Spanish school in Cuenca, then had Christmas with, then again at […]
ClickOtavalo is a city of about 50,000 that has figured out how to balance its indigenous identities and being economically prosperous. On one side is the volcano Imbabura. About 15 km away is the town of Cotacachi with its eponymous volcano. Cotacachi is the woman, and Imbabura is the man. They split up a while ago and […]
ClickWe hopped on the Quito bus tour two blocks from our hotel. It is a double-decker bus that hits the main points. We went through the old town, new town, and up to the winged madonna up on the hill. We hopped off at La Ronda, a restored colonial street. This is where we ate lunch, […]
ClickQuito has a beautiful new airport that is quite a ways out north of the city. We took the $25 taxi ride, as it was only a few dollars more than the shuttle. One comes into the city along a great highway that has new businesses on the sides. Eventually, the taxi goes around a […]
ClickWe got the all clear, spent a few more days chilling, and then headed out. It was about 10 or 15 minutes before sunset the night before leaving. Susan had gone to Manglaralto and was meeting us for dinner in Montañita. Eric, the Quebecois plumber who lives in the casita behind the house came in and […]
ClickIt’s been a while, but we have great news! Ellen’s surgeon has cleared her to travel, with the proviso of regular trips to the doctor for dressing changes. We’d been discussing what to do next, but even so it took a bit of getting used to the idea of actually leaving the beach. We’re starting […]
Click Health Update: Ellen continues to make progress, although we are still traveling to Salinas every other day. Chances are we’ll be here another 1-2 weeks. I’m not going to lie, we are getting a little antsy, even though we are in a lovely place. There is a lot of Ecuador to still see, and […]
ClickThis post may be a bit brief in deference to Ellen’s privacy. Toward the end of last week, Ellen suffered from some pain in her gut. By Saturday sunset we headed to the emergency room at the hospital in Manglaralto, about 15 minutes south of where we are staying. If you are thinking it is […]
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