If you can choose one holiday destination... choose Galapagos! We have just returned from 7 days of absolute wildlife heaven and are still processing all the things we´ve seen. We travelled from Quito with GAP adventures and had 7 nights on board GAP Voyager 3; visiting (in order) North Seymour, Rabida, Santiago, Sombrero Chino, Bartolome, South Plaza, Santa Fe, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Espanola and Baltra. So a busy few days! Every day was unique for its landsca...

Hola from Ecuador! We have been here almost a week already and are starting to settle in to a new language and way of life. Using Quito as a base, we have visited (and survived!) the Amazon Rainforest. We spent 3 nights at La Selva Lodge, quite close to the Napo River, a tributary to the Amazon. We had a great journey to get there - a motorised canoe ride down the Rio Napo, a walk through rainforest and finally, a paddle canoe across the lake that La Selva is s...