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 ...

After San Agustin we made our way to the Colombian boarder town of Ipiales, passing some of the most beautiful scenery I`ve seen so far... the town itself is just like any other boarder town but it is worth stopping off to visit an impressive neo-Gothic church which stands in the middle of a beautiful river gorge. I`m not normally that excited about churches but this one was worth making an exception for due to its setting. It was built in the early 20C after an ...