We endured a bumpy sleepless night bus ride to Cuenca arriving at the bus station at 5am hungry (I was), cold (Antoine was) and very grumpy (I certainly was!). We arrived at our hotel and went straight to sleep! Once rested and recovered we set about exploring Cuenca... and what a beautiful city it is too. Certainly one of the most beautiful colonial cities I´ve seen so far on this trip. Perhaps one of the prettiest I´ve seen ever. Whilst it is very bea...

So when I made my return to Quito after an incredible time in Galapagos. I had one mission... to buy myself a new camera! I spent a few days hunting for a decent camera which was quite a challenge but eventually found a pretty good one. I also said goodbye to Ben who was now in a hurry to get to Lima for his flight home and I teamed up with a Parisian named Antoine for some hiking in the so called Quilotoa Loop. This is basically a circular route of interesting m...

As the name would suggest Baños is known for its baths... hot volcanic ones. Aaah bliss! Baños is a city perched on the side of a mountain surrounded by other mountains and one rather active volcano which can been seen bubbling and smoking behind the city. It´s a very touristy place with endless agencies trying to flog you tours, bike and motor quad rental, treks and horse rides... despite this and the countless gringos it retains a tranquil atmosp...

So it´s about time I got to writing this. I returned from magical trip to the Galapagos Islands last Thursday and I´ve been trying to work out how I´m going to put my experiences into words ever since. I realised that it was doubtful that I´d ever be able to explain it fully so I´m just going to do the best I can... I had been toing and froing in my mind for some time about going to galapagos. It had always been my aim to try to make it...

Well there`s been lots of fun and excitement since I arrived in Ecuador, the number one thing being that Ruthie has had a lovely baby boy and I am now an auntie anna! While my sister was at home puffing and panting for 48 hours wondering whether the little squiggler was ever going to make an appearance I was hopping back and forth from the northern to the southern hemisphere on the equatorial line... you know like you do! Quito is a pretty nice city. There`s a ...