A Portrait of South America

September 12, 2014

26 Sept 2013 – 24 March 2014. We began on the east coast of the continent in Buenos Aires, Argentina. …

Galapagos Revisited

August 29, 2014

We met Kenny and Anna from Taiwan on our Galapagos cruise. They were our meal companions on the ship, and …

August 11, 2014

12-24 March 2014. To the northwest of Cuenca, past the town of Azogues, is the village of Biblían. High on …

July 27, 2014

12-24 March 2014. From Don’s Journal: Wednesday March 12, 2014. So finally we’ve arrived in Cuenca, a place to stop …

July 19, 2014

3-10 March 2014. The word galápago is an Old Spanish word for tortoise. The Galápagos Islands were named by the Spanish …

July 8, 2014

3-10 March 2014. Groaning our way out of bed at 3.30am we prepare for a 4.25 departure to Quito airport …

June 24, 2014

23 Feb-2 March 2014. Reading the Lonely Planet descriptions of Quito four months after the fact my reaction is: We …