Bolivar Rizzo Machala

... for as far as the eye could see, which wasn't very far because it's dead flat, something we're still trying to get used to in Ecuador. Well, apart from a few little bumps at the start of the day, oh, and the big mountains we could see in the distance yesterday but not today, the mist was too thick.

It was one of those oppressive, warm and very sticky days, with a very light drizzle most of ...

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Een voorsmaakje van de eeuwige busritten die ons te wachten staan op onze reis, kregen we tussen Guayaquil en Pasaje, de wieg van Andrea. Opeen gestapeld, met een kind (niet van ondergetekende) op de schoot, met borstvoedende moeders alom, anderen alcohol lurkend, anderen fel zwetend... en dit alles met zeemzoete romantische smartlappen, loeiend door de luidsprekers.
Veel lokaal cachet en een ...

... meal that had beautiful coloured meal.
We have continued to shop and cook for ourselves when our meals aren’t
prepaid.

By Sunday evening, June 14th, it was time for another 10 hour bus ride. WE met at the bus station and found out that
we would be joined by three other girls for the week. Vilda from Norway,
Sonal from London and Tamara from Canada. The company was a welcomed. It was nice to
meet some other people who were ...

... von hier aus fahren kleine Boote nach Jambeli, wo es laut Reiseführer einige nette Hotels und Restaurants gibt, jedoch unter der Woche nicht allzuviel Tourismus. Als wir dort ankamen wurde uns recht schnell klar, dass es auch am Wochenende nicht viel anders aussieht. Das Dorf der Insel gleicht einer Geisterstadt. Alle Hostels sind geschlossen, die Häuser krumm und schief und von den Restaurants sind nur wenige übriggeblieben. Einzig ...

... meetings like : Tapir, insects, caimans, birds and an 7m Anaconda... Our guide, retired commando from the Ecuadorian Marine was such a great source of knowledges and jungles tricks... I have a Shaman book now with medicinales herbs, roots and leaves... We learnt how to find your way back through the green paradise after 2 or 3 hours of hike... Thanks the machete that is use 1st to make your way in the Jungle and then to find it back with ...

... ride to reach the Sani lodge. The lodge is set on a lagoon and most nights we sat in the bar overlooking the lagoon watching the sun set with only the noise of the wildlife breaking the silence. We only had 2 other people in our group which made the experience even more remarkable as we really got to learn and understand more. We had an english speaking guide and an indigenous guide from the Sani community. The both of them took us each day on amazing hikes within the ...

... 3k to the Peruvian stop. Everyone inbetween is trying to **** you or screw you or steal your money. This story entails the black market money exchange, Peruvian mobsters, crazy taxi drivers, and the police. It is a tale that will not be told here. Please know that we are safe. We are sound. And we are loving the beaches in Peru.

... not really the place to pull out your shiny camera. You are into frontier territory here. Tena I didn´t like - bit of a kip really. Stayed in a slightly dodgy hostal and was a little worried about my gear. Coca was good fun though. Much busier town with all these dudes coming in from the forest to stock up on whiskey, beer and foodstuffs before heading back out again, machete in hand. Very interesting to look at and very different to home. About ...

I got to Machala at the end of my whirlwind trip around Ecuador solo, sleeping in 5 places in 7 nights and spending more than 30 hours on the bus trying to see everything I wanted to before Joseph and I met up in Cuenca. I think it was worth it, except for my silly 20 hour beach ¨vacation¨ in Salinas, which I will admit was only for the purpose of warming up, having a bit of beach time and eating Ceviche (all of ...

... way. I was getting off in Quito in Ecuador - my next destination. I wasn't alone in waiting for my bus. Sitting alongside me were a group of 3 Spaniards - 2 girls and one guy. They were joking around and being chatty. One seriously started to annoy me and kept talking so loud and trying to be funny while the others sort of laughed along with her. Soon enough Miss Entertainer started to do accents - maybe out of sheer boredom. Yet I was hoping one of her ...