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Guayaquil Slideshow
Guayaquil
Travel Blogs from Guayaquil, Ecuador
Guayaquil (again) before we go to Peru
We arrived in the airport after the slight debacle in Isla San Cristobal and met up with Vy… caught the bus across the border to Tumbes, Peru just in time……. Although Ciaran's delayed McDonalds order nearly made us miss the bus! ...
Downtown / Diana's Birthday
Today I met up with Elizabeth in the morning, and we visited (revisited in my case) a couple of museums I really enjoy, and walked around the malecon a bit, as well as meeting up with Diana for a bit. Around 3pm Elizabeth had to go home, so I met ...
First steps in Ecuador
... for a 7 day cruise may not be the best experience... I'll decide later. After a first night in a crappy hotel in Guayaquil, we moved to Mauricio's place. I had contacted him through couchsurfing, and he welcomed us. He lived with his parents and ...
Yet Another Parade/Rally
During my trip to Puerto Lopez i got stuck in Guayaquil because i missed the connecting bus. I when into the city center to find a hotel to stay the night and found myself in the middle of a huge political rally. The streets were packed with people ...
Border crossings and other ramblings
... doubts about whether I will reach that far before my time is up. Tanja and I lost each other at the new bus terminal in Guayaquil. Just as well because I hate saying goodbyes and I'm no good at it. She took off for Cuenca for her final week in ...
Monster Bus Station - en route to Quito
5 hour wait in Guayaquill – hurting from Friday/Saturday ...
Ecuador!
... first of any kind in almost 2 months. I didn´t realize it at the time, but I needed it. I flew Lima to Guayaquil last Friday, arriving mid-afternoon in Ecuador´s largest city. I took a cab to the centre of town, and found a cheap ...
Guyaquill
... dunk with gabo and co, they had to go back to uni, as their vaccations were over.. so i decided to go and travel some of ecuador alone. i took an over night bus from quito to a town in the south of ecuador, it took about 8 hous, and i arrived at 6 in ...
A Radiohead Christmas
... on Christmas Day, we had a huge potluck lunch with family friends, including Corina´s British father (who´s also lived in Guayaquil for many years), two neighbors from Georgia and their friend, and other family friends from Guayaquil. It was ...
Grotty Guayaquil
A: We took the bus to Guayquil, which is Ecuador’s largest city of about 7.3million people. It had a reputation for being one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Our bus ride was entertaining when a man boarded the bus and then proceeded to ...
Ecuador and Iron Men
... partners in the "Middle of the World." This trip will include time spent with the Hogar de Cristo Ministry in the city of Guayaquil, building simple bamboo homes for the very poor and learning about the culture and people of the coastal region of Ecuador. ...
Fazit Equador
Zuerst eine kleine Geschichte, wie die Ausreise in Guayaquil / Equador abgelaufen ist: Nachdem wir mit ZWEI Liter Wasser durch die Sicherheitskontrolle sind, mussten wir feststellen, dass auch das eingecheckte Gepaeck nicht richtig kontrolliert wird. 99% ...
Guayaquil
La route était longue, ce mercredi, pour aller de Chiclayo à Guayaquil, la deuxième ville de l'Equateur. La traversée de la frontière aux heures de midi a duré une heure et demie! Je n'ai pas beaucoup dormi... En cours de route j'ai ...
One night in Guayaquill
[Blog by Laura] We caught the bus from Puerto Lopez and arrived in Guayaquill in the afternoon. Tow friends we had met at our hostel in Puerto Lopez, Bram & Willem (from the Netherlands), were still in tow, so they followed us to our intended ...
Guayaquil
Only a day and a half here but memorable for: - arguing about booking bus tickets (not on a tour anymore!) - drinking and making up in the name of Juhannus (Finnish mid summer) - spending the 1st of many hours sorting Galapagos photos (deleted about ...
Guayaquil
This is a top pick! ... (hooray for $50 flights!) We checked into the swanky, but strangely cheap Manso Boutique Hostal in downtown Guayaquil. It's an eco-friendly hotel with a restaurant that concentrates on fresh, local ingredients. Unfortunately, we ...
Santa Martha School
Many exciting developments have been happening lately with our little school. I'd like to share a few special photos and videos with you. ...
Meeting up with Uncle Ian, Nana and Papa
... nbsp; When we got to the city, we went to the hostel, dropped our things off and walked around the city a bit. Guayaquil has a really nice Parque Central, but I bet that it's mostly known for a crime scene. Ecuador is a very poor ...
We Arrive in Ecuador
... the Lima, Peru airport for an overnight stay in the much too well-lighted terminal, while we awaited our flight to Guayaquil - a 12 hour (painful) airport stopover - ouch! Once we got to Ecuador we were more than dead tired, but we still ...
We grit our teeth and drove through to Guayaquil
... humid. We headed out that night to enjoy the cool breeze along the river front, where half of the city population was celebrating Guayaquil Foundation Day! We missed the fireworks, but everyone was happy and in a good mood. After a big sleep, we hit ...
¿Fuck Me?
Guayaquil is Ecuador's largest city and is known as a sweltering cesspool of a port town. The bus ride from Cuenca brought me down, down, down to sea level....and everything that comes along with that. HOTT and STICKY. I felt like I was ...
Arrived
... even Chile, and where did we spend two years? The flatlands where there are all of ten different possible meals. Anyway, Guayaquil is kinda scary. There are definately nice areas, but our hotel is definately not in one of them (though it's ...
Adios Ecuador
Well that´s about it from Ecuador. Join me for more exciting installments of Dom does South America coming at you from Peru. Ecuador was brilliant and I am sad to have left. It is a beautiful country with awe inspiring scenary and wildlife. ...
