Patio Andaluz

... Ollantaytambo/Clilca 19 Hike Huayna Picchu@sunrise/Machu Picchu/Aguas Calientes Hot Springs 20 Cusco/Lima/Quito Patio Hotel Andaluz 21 Otovalo Market/Camp/Acclimatize Cotopaxi 22 Climb Cotopaxi/Tena 23-25 Amazon Trekking/Amarongachi Tena 26 Train ...

... the night porter ushers us into the lobby, it is as if we have stepped into a Spanish colonial villa, not San Salvatore, but the Patio Andaluz, our home for 10 days. I love our room instantly. It looks out onto the glass roofed patio of the dining ...

... to that of the Alhambra, but of course on a much smaller scale. It has skylights and a patio with a pool in it, typical of al-Andaluz construction, in addition to the intricacies in the decoration. However, something interesting about this palace is that ...

... .  Bargain prices and something really neat (and small) to send back to London. Our guide dropped us off at our hotel, Patio Andaluz which is situated in the heart of the Old Historic Centre of Quito.  As we had two hours before all museums shut ...

... the city. Old Town is quite dangerous at night, so we decided to head straight to a restaurant in a very cool hotel called El Patio Andaluz. The hotel is in a 400-year old house that was once owned by Ecuador's first president, Juan Jose Flores. I ...

... the city by night.  Now before going to Andalucia, I had made a "to-do" list as well, and tasting Gazpacho Andaluz (a cold tomato soup that is an Andalucian specialty) was pretty much the only thing left on it... unfortunately we only had that ...

Although we were sad to leave Buenos Aires, we were very excited to get to Ecuador as we were meeting up with Georgie's parents. Our flight was a little longer and a little more stressful than expected as firstly, they cancelled our round-the-world ...

First things first, we have a mountain of washing, so we hire a driver, first stop, Blue and Blue laundry, 15 kg of washing for $13, delivered back to the hotel, perfect. On to "Media del Mundo". As we approach we see a large monument, erected by the ...

Today we are flying again! We leave Canaima at 9am and don't arrive at our hotel in Quito until 10.30pm. Three flights, it's going to be a long day. To set the scene, we left our suitcases with an agent in Caracas as we could only take 10kg each on ...

Well folks, I know that I have been somewhat remiss - OK totally lazy - in adding to the blog and left all the hard work to Aamy, so I decided it was time to give my  brief, or maybe not so brief, perspective of the trip so far. Mind you after driving ...

We had a free day in Quito today, so after a bit of a lie in to catch up on yesterdays escapades, we went out to explore. We are staying in the old part of town so most places were in walking distance. We had a wander around the plaza de independence ...

Oh how tired were we when we finally arrived in Quito yesterday. We thought that crossing into a new country would be easier now we didn't have the car, but we were wrong. We arrived at Panama airport at 8am for our 10am flight to Quito via Bogota in ...

No trip through Central and South America would be complete with out some mention of the Love Hotels.  These are very private hotels where you drive in a secluded entrance, find and empty garage and pull in.  The door closes behind you and your ...