Today was our last day of Spanish lessons with our wonderful profesoras, Marta & Kenia. We had a wonderful time at our escuela in Quito. It was an intense month and we learned so much while also …
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Nuestra Aventura en La Avenida de los Volcanes – Day 2: Quilotoa
Two weeks ago, we spent the weekend hiking in la Avenida de los Volcanes. The first day was spent hiking up Cotopaxi in less than awesome weather. After spending the night at Papagayo Hosteria, within …
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We have a Nu House!
We've moved to a "Nu" house…quite literally. Our hostel was great & we met a lot of really cool fellow backpackers. And the price was definitely right at only $24/day for a private room with …
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Nuestra Aventura en La Avenida de los Volcanes – Day 1: Cotopaxi
Last week, we spent 2 days exploring and hiking in La Avenida de los Volcanes in Ecuador, the bulk of which is located about an hour south of Quito. There are 14 magnificent volcanoes in this …
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Happy Birthday, Mike!
Today is Kathy's brother's birthday. FELIZ CUMPLEANOS, Mike!
We hope you have a fabulous day! We'll go out and celebrate in your honor later today. …
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Navigation
We've been in Quito now for exactly two weeks, and what we're learning about longer term travel is that a large part of it is about navigation.
We have to learn to navigate in a new …
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Quilotoa Lake – Sneak Peak
We trekked up to the Quilotoa Crater today to see Quilotoa Lake. Then we hiked down to the bottom. Spectacular! And hard. :)
Full recap of this hike and our Cotopaxi trek, complete with lots more …
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Cotopaxi National Park
After a grueling hike in snow, sleet, rain, and 30mph winds, we made it to el refugio! Woohoo! Now off to soak in the hot tub at this evening's hosteria. …
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Life in Quito
We've been in Quito for just over a week now and are starting to get into a routine.
We wake up around 6 or 6:30...later than we did back in Albuquerque, but very early for most of the folks in our …
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El Mitad del Mundo
We're here in Quito, Ecuador, the first stop on our trip. We'll be here at the middle of the world for a little over 30 days, taking Spanish classes at a small local school. This is our first time in …
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