First you catch a bus to Armenia, then one to Salento, and when you arrive in the main square, you hire a jeep and tell him to take you to La Serrana Eco Farm and Hostel. As the jeep rolls down the long, dusty gravel driveway, you’ll find yourself on a cozy finca overlooking panoramic views of rolling farmland, grazing […]
After a long couple days of traveling from Ecuador, we decide to make a stop in Popayan, Colombia before heading to Cali. And having read that it was Colombia´s second most architectually impressive spot (next to Cartagena) and also that it was named an UNESCO gastronomic city, we decided this was a city worth spending a few nights in. If […]
Number of Days in Ecuador: 20 Areas Visited: Guayaquil (2 nights)- Montanita (4)- Banos (4)- Tena (2)- Misahaulli & The Jungle (3) -Quito (4) -Tulcan (1 night in the border town) Average daily cost for lodging: around $7 Most Expensive Hostel: Splurged on a double room at a fancy boutique guesthouse in Guayaquil, when the dorms filled- $30 or $15/per […]
Though now I sit in a hostel in the very Metropolitan capitol city of Quito, 5 days ago I was trekking in primary rainforest in the mighty Ecuadorian Amazon. Strangely the decision took a long time. We couldn’t decide which part of the Jungle we wanted to visit, which tour agency to book with or which city to begin our […]
Currently in the hippie surfer paradise of Montanita, Ecuador- a beach village that could not get any more beachy. Arrived last night: drank $2 piña coladas and passion fruit mojitos, then danced until 4 in the morning to Bob Marley and outdated American dance music. Spent the entire day today on a lounge chair on the beach – eating fresh […]
OK let me preface this post by saying- a few days ago, while on a 19 hour overnight bus journey, I spent around 3 hours writing a Peru/first month recap. Something went terribly wrong, and for reasons I’d rather not discuss, my post never saved. This is a touchy subject for me- but I will try my best to rewrite […]
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