Ecuador Posts
I did a lot of cool things during my one month stay in Ecuador, from extreme sports like bridge jumping,white water rafting in Banos to climbing the ice covered volcano of cotopaxi, However my favorite trip was the 4 days I spent in Cuyabeno nature reserve exploring the Amazon jungle in Ecuadors Oriente region. After doing
Fireworks over Banos for carnival When I was on my Latin American backpacking trip I was fortunate enough to be in South America during the festive season of Carnival, which is a festival that occurs immediately before lent in February. this festival usually involves public celebration, firework's, throwing of water balloons and spraying
Bangin: An adjective used to describe something that is impressive, enjoyable, or just basically good. Baños is a small town in the Andean highlands of Ecuador, It is primarily famous for it's thermal hot springs, jungle tours and the many outdoor sports you can take part in. Located in a valley surrounded by rolling green hills
Another one of the awesome day trips I did from Quito was a day trip to the crater lake Quillotoa. After being impressed with Gulliver's travels day trip to cotopaxi national park, including bike riding and a climb to the glaciers. I decided to go with them again to Quillotoa lake. Note: There are many different
I wrote recently about my attempt at bridge jumping in Banos and how it scared me half to death. Today I am going to talk about a less adrenalin filled day trip I did from Banos, a visit to a monkey sanctuary in Puyo. Over my four and a half month’s backpacking through Latin America I
It’s foodgasm Friday again and this week I take a look at something close to my heart (And Stomach). I haven’t been this excited since I did my artery exploding orgasm inducing Poutine review back in Montreal Canada, last year before I even left on my travels. Those of you know know me (Or at least
So it's been a while since I've done one of these. The last time I did I posted about All the shameful junk food I had eaten on the road, So I thought it was time to redeem myself and prove that I did actually eat local food while I was travelling. What better way
When I first started my Latin American trip I set out to try as many new experiences as I could. I wanted to put myself out of my comfort zone and truly test myself. Over my tripI had swam with sharks and giant sting rays (and even got to hold one) in Caye caulker Belize,
Another one of the awesome day trips I did from Quito Ecuador was climbing volcano Cotopaxi and enjoying some downhill mountain biking in the Cotopaxi national park. Volcano Cotopaxi or mount Cotopaxi as it is sometimes called is one of the highest most active volcanoes in the world. Coming in at a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft)
Located just a couple of hours north west of Quito is the Andean town of Mindo. reachable by a bus from the north bus station for cost of $2.50. Set in a beautiful cloud forest this small town is primarily famous for it's number of bird species with over 450. There is also a large
