Hotel Sierra Madre Quito
Veintimilla 464 y Luis Tamayo Quito, Ecuador
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Day One
Arrived In Quito.... Breathless.... Could be from the general excitement of starting off on seven months of travel and going round the world for the first time, but equally could just be because this place is so bloody high! The city sits at the same altitude as a substantial alp and the hill above the town is higher than Mont Blanc!
This …
First Stop Quito
Well, Iīve finally got around to doing this and thatīs only because itīs a dull day and Iīm waiting for an overnight bus to Iguassu Falls. Although itīs a bit tedious having to sit in a cafe and do this, I can use it as a kind of diary for myself to look back on over the years and it will save having to repeat the same details over and over again …
Back to South America
So flown in to Quito to begin my trip to the Galapagos! Feels odd to be back in town but so little has changed in four years its nice to be back. Plus it feels like my Spanish has somehow improved whilst i've been away?!
Only got a few days in town so time to get used to the altitude before heading back to sea level...but i get to revisit …
Back in Quito
The Galapagos Islands have been a lot of fun. We have seen giant turtles, swum with seals, seen boobies and marine iguanas, climbed volcanoes and crossed the equator several times.
Having New Years Eve in the capital out on the street.
Internet cafe is closing for New Year so I'll post more later.
Quito
Well I finally made it. It was a 30 hour epic journey, firstly to Sydney for a three hour layover, then a LAN Chile flight from Sydney to Santiago, stopping at Auckland for an hour and a half.
Another 3.5 hours in the terminal at Santiago. There's only so many laps you can walk of the terminal, but there was a Starbucks to relieve the …



