Esmeraldas Hostels - Reviews and Rates

La Gripe means "flu" and La Costa means “the Coast.” I don't think “flu” and “Coast” make a good pair, but sometimes bad pairs happen.

It starts off with a tickle in the throat, and an occasional dry cough; it progresses onto a violent cough (as if something is buried deep in your lungs, and your body i...

Oggi ci spostiamo ancora a Nord ed entriamo nella regione verde dell'Ecuador: Esmeralda... drante il tragitto passiamo nella foresta pluviale e vediamo la foresta nebulare... che spettacolo! A Borbon prendiamo una barca e in condizioni di fortuna arrviamo a visitare il villaggio di un gruppo indigeno, gli Epera. Si tratta di una esperianza molto...

Dear Everyone, It has been a while, but here I am and I would like to let you know that things are still going well here in Quito. Since we last spoke, I have had quite the opportunity to travel and I also continue to enjoy life here in Quito. Last week, I traveled to four cities north west of Quito. The majority of these cities are not tourist ...

After showers for all and a load of laundry in Nikki's washer and dryer (what luxury!) we had a good night's sleep and loaded up our backpacks for the coast. Four of us made the necessary adjustments to fit in the back of a Korean made Musso double cab pick up, while Samuel enjoyed the privilege of the front seat next to Jose. Northern Ecuador ...

For the first time, our previously inseperable group split up at the weekend and went our separate ways. The 'alto tres' (a variation on high 5, with its origins in chicken feet soup... oh dear, I think I'll give up trying to explain any more) planned to head to the beach, but then Tasha got suddenly very sick and so it was just Ronan and I on a...

... or more likely the other three-quarters. I´m finally off the beaten track, a place that doesn´t exist in the Lonely Planet, and even once here I have been unable to find maps of the town I´m staying in... And this, I think, is maybe the reality of life for anyone outside of Europe and North America. It´s hot and terribly sticky, and I was to...

Sorry I didn´t post sooner, it´s actually been rather hectic. The flight down from Minneapolis was uneventful, or I think it was. I´m getting too old to run on only two hours of sleep before a big day of flying. From Miami wasn´t much more interesting except for me nearly sleeping through dinner. I did manage a conversation with the lady sitting...