The Amazonian rainforest ... you hear about it but you don't realise how impressive it is until you get there! When the plane started its descent towards Coca, near the Napo river, you suddenly takes in the enormity of the rainforest. It stretches until the horizon line (the Amazonian basin surface apparently equals the US territory surface) and the forest is really dense and dark, with a cloud of mist hanging above it. As soon as we stepped out of the plane ...

At last some time for an update.... Who said that travelling was easy. 2 weeks on the road and we feel like we've been away for months and we're already dreaming of spending a day of doing nothing :) I must say that waking up at 5.30 every morning in the jungle wasn't exactly resting ! But more about that later on. We're now back in Quito and it is time to tell you all about our fantastic trip in the Galapagos. You will already have seen the pic :...

Ecuador is a country of contrasts : after vibrant Quito surrounded by volcanoes, the stunning galapagos islands, we went to the north of Ecuador in the Highlands. The scenary changes completely and we're surrounded by luxuriously green mountains. It's a key agricultural region where you see corn fields and roses plantations stretching across the mountain flanks. We headed to the Cotacachi ecological reserve where we found the Cuicocha lake: a stunning dar...

Hello everyone, Well, we are here in Quito Equador and we love it. Such an amazing city, really vibrant and colourful (not to mention the great food) nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains and a volcano (cotopaxi). Been here a couple of days, just taking in the sites and sounds before we depart to the Galapogos Islands, we are sooooooo excited!! We have been staying in a really cute guest house called La Casa Sol (check out their website) its in the comme...

Bonjour les amis !After 2 days of transit in Lima, we’ve just arrived in Ecuador where we’ll stay for 3 weeks. Time to give you a good update, particularly since Andy is currently in bed trying to recover from a stomach bug AND a serious sun stroke ... it’s only Day 3.... . He discovered that a shaved head, although very convenient for travelling, makes you very vulnerable when you spend the day under the sun without a hat. All that without ment...