Hostal La Orquidea
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Santa Ana de los cuatro ríos de Cuenca
... minutes. I guess I really do have a trustworthy face? :)
I spent my time wandering around the city checking out the various plazas, shops, artisan booths and cafes. I went on a search for a coffee joint and stumbled upon El Café Lojano y Tostador where I bought a pound of the BEST coffee in all of South America. Bobbi´s place had a coffee maker and a blender so I was in luck. So between the coffee, fresh juice and batidos ...
At Banos, near Cuenca
... accompaniment of guitars. But it was hardly “silent worship” as school groups and locals were going in and out, art students sketching the stained glass windows and noisy beggars and hawkers on the steps outside! The architecture of the city is Spanish Colonial with no high-rise buildings in the centre – all very attractive. We had hoped to visit the famous panama hat place – El Barrenco - where one is able to see ...
MTB'ing, relaxing, trainriding & citytripping
... deze waterval om te slagen, hevige regen en onweer waren het gevolg. Hierdoor zagen we ons genoodzaakt om onze tocht vroegtijdig stop te zetten.
De andere reden waarom heel wat mensen afzakken naar Baños is tevens de reden waarom de stad haar naam heeft; net buiten de stad zijn er immers warmwaterbronnen te vinden. Wij kozen voor de Piscinas de la Virgen die bovenop de warmwaterbronnen eveneens een mooi zicht bieden op een waterval. Met twee warmwaterbaden, waarvan eentje ...
Road Warriors: What a Month It's Been
... me more. I pulled out my aromatherapy kit and treated the bed and bathroom. Not wanting my skin to have any contact with the bed, I crawled into my silk sleeping bag liner, that has not been out of my pack to date, ensuring that it separated me from the bed which now smelled overwhelmingly of lavender. Add to that my eye patch, ear plugs and some homeopathic sleep remedy (Calms Fort) and I could successfully pretend I was not really there. Contrary to this, almost ...
13th Anniversary Trip!
... rack flew off the car as Bruce sped up to pass some car. Clatter,bang, smash. Nothing was hurt except the luggage rack. Gone!
Interesting that we ran into two people we know! One in Cuenca and one in Guyaquil! What are the odds of that??? I am constantly amazed at how small this world is.
So good to be home, looking forward to my own bed, distant car alarms and crowing roosters in the night.
Enjoy your world. Appreciate something beautiful.
Love. ...
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