Hotel Oro Verde Guayaquil

... br><br>Another big difference is the Spanish that is spoken here. In Quito, our poor Spanish was readily understood and it was easy to comprehend the Spanish spoken. Here it is like trying to speak French in France: one syllable out of place and they have no idea what you are saying. In addition, they mix their Spanish with local words and use Spanish differently. A simple example would be that instead of using the word Salidas (departures) they use Partidas.<br><br>In complete ...

Aangekomen in Ecuador, na een reis van welgeteld 28 uur!! Ik ben die bussen nu ook wel helemaal zat!! Maarja na een korte berekening tot de conclusie gekomen dat we van de afgelopen 8 dagen bijna 3 volle dagen in een bus hebben gezeten (zo`n 70 uur in totaal). We hebben deze grote stap (zo´n 1600 km) gemaakt omdat we ...

... bastante bonito, lo único feo es que el rio está bastante sucio. Lastima. El Malecón es largo y uno puede caminar bastante, bajo un sol tremendamente abrumador. Hay muchas cosas con las cuales entretenerse al caminar, como unos jardines hermosos, unos juegos para niños, y otras cosas asi. Cuando se acaba, hay un museo, una plazoleta de comidas con aire acondicionado, y un teatro IMAX. Quisimos entrar al museo, y pagamos sólo ...

After sleeping soundly, away from the grating noises of Riobamba, we revisited the Malecon 2000 promenade so that we could appreciate its beauty in daylight. We walked along its whole stretch, from its restaurants and cinema complex in the North, through lush gardens, past modern statues, fountains and monuments to its shopping district in the south. Accross the road, there was a market hidden beneath the motorway underpass ...

... above). And the tour of the monastery itself was quite interesting. There are these frescos depicting the life of Francis of Assisi, dotted around a cloister. Nobody knows why, but some of the people in the paintings are missing their heads. Either they were removed later, or never completed. Anyway, it's pretty interesting. Apart from the San Francisco Monastery, Lima features some other really impressive ...

... do in a big, busy city. We bought snorkelling gear. We have been trying to organise a few things for our wedding in January. And we have been eating A LOT of fruitshakes. The 3 Canastas is the most amazing fruit cafe EVER! We also visited the Simon Bolivar Parque, a little green oasis in Downtown. There are giant iguanas wandering around everywhere, and turtles in a pond. I had no idea that iguanas climbed so high up trees. You had to watch where you walked.

... electronic stuff (cords, cables, universal electricity converter, ...) that was also not there. <br><br>So....I huff it back to my room, throw open the door and curse myself for not finding my camera. I traveled from Cuenca only that morning...my day pack was in my possession the entire time and I didn't sleep on the bus. The bag was between my legs on the bus the whole time. I didn't even ...