Starting really early in the morning, we took a taxifrom hotel in Galapagos and drove towards the airport. There were giant turtles crossing the road early in the morning and the taxi driver helped getting the turtle off the road again. We were a bit on the late side in terms of time and the […]
Traveling with a toddler
Traveling to the other side of the world and spending a lot of time on boats, in buses and airplanes ( We started in Ecuador, Galapagos and are now in Peru) with a toddler isn’t always easy.. Especially not when this toddler just learned walking and only wants to walk, just learned to say ´no […]
Galapagos – Big Turtles, Pelikans, (Hammerhead) Sharks, sea lions, Darwin Finches and great beaches and best tasting fresh seafood!
Day 1: From Guayaguil to Galapagos, Paradise on earth We love animals. A lot. One of our highlights was visiting Galapagos islands – of course. We finally made it to there after a short bus ride from Canoa to Guayaquil. We stayed in an Airbnb in Guayaquil which was an amazing experience itself before we […]
Canoa the beach & surfing
After a long night bus drive from Otavalo to Manta, we finally made it out of our microcosmos in Cotacachi to the beach. The bus drive itself was very shaky and but the touring car was really luxury which made up for it. I wasn’t really into getting the bus but Tanja was right that […]
Otavalo & the indians
Time flies when you are having fun. We got picked up at the hotel in Quito by a big van filled with one great family. Patty & Rumi picked us up with their three children Sammy, Yarina and Malki. We drove through an amazing scenery landscape to their home near Otavalo. On the way stopped […]
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Some light sightseeing Mindo
Before leaving Quito we spend a day sightseeing. We hired a private driver (USD 110) for a full day and it was definitely worth it. The first factor was that Anaïs was still a bit sick from the travel and she was hardly adjusting to the elevation. The second factor was that we would have […]
We made it.. From Amsterdam to Quito!
30th December 2016 I am writing this from the Hostel Imperial in Ecuador, right in the part called Mariscal. I am sitting in the garden, watching some kids play soccer. Well, where should I start? It has been an extremely busy time before we finally got here and I can tell you that once we […]