We havent seen a marine Iguana, i just liked the photo and the computers arent letting me upload mine. One of the top things to do in Ecaudor, according to the Lonely Planet and several other reputable guidebook publishers, is to ride the "Devils Nose" train ride from Riobamba to Aluasi. We have absolutely no idea why. It was sooooooo boring. Firstly, we were promised spectacular scenery, but it proved to be nothing more interesting than your average ...

After the highs of the Amazon we werent entirely sure what to do with ourselves, so we headed to Banos (spanish for bathrooms - we arent sure why either) for a few days to chill and relax. Many hours spent watching reruns of bad television shows reawakened our desire to get outside and do something (something made a little difficult due to the daily downpours) so after a couple of days doing sod all we discovered the amazing scenery in and around Banos. We hike...

THE AMAZON RAINFOREST Its hard to even begin to describe the Amazon Rainforest. At all times a deafening cacophony of noise; 1 inch insects that make a noise like a circular saw, the sound of a large pebble falling into a still lake that is actually the mating call of a large bird, the screech of stinky turkeys, the guttural growl of howler monkeys that may be 2 kilometres away but sound like a harley davidson engine gunning right into your ear, the all night p...

Otavalo was our first stop in Ecaudor, reached after 30 hours solid on some of the windiest roads imaginable from Bogota. Our reason for hammering it so fast to get there was to reach the town before saturday, when the town is home to one of the most important markets in South America. We made it, and it was great! Arising bright and early we dragged our sleepy bodies towards the early morning animal market. For anybody with a few dollars in their pockets there ...