(Version française plus bas) When the women have a moment to spare, they dedicate themselves to the art of chicra, which consists of plaiting dyed straw into bags or key chains. While the children are… more →
Laureneworld's Blogwrote 4 months ago: I spent December 21st camping in a field around a bonfire with travelers, Ecuadorians, and plenty of … more →
wrote 5 months ago: El majestuoso paisaje que recorre el corazón de los Andes en la ruta Alausi-Silambe, acompañado de u … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Riobomba is a small and fairly uneventful town, smack in the middle of Ecuador. It is, howev … more →
wrote 7 months ago: In the month of August I missed two milestones: my two year wedding anniversary and my 29th birthday … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I had to cool off for a few days before writing this post. Why? Because, I had a tough couple of day … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Having been joined by our Swiss friends after a lucky meeting in Baños, the next morning we headed o … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Day 11 Alausi turned out to be a veritable market of mechanics and we were able to get both cars pro … more →
wrote 10 months ago: When we finally dragged ourselves away from Rio Verde and got back into a travelling frame of mind w … more →
wrote 11 months ago: 6th June Quito – San Miguel Salsedo (104km) 1,144m 7th June San Miguel Salsedo – Riobamb … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 200km south of Quito is Riobamba – capital of the Chimborazo province. It’s a nice place … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So I didn´t get mugged. Lay did. My habit of speaking with ¨we¨ has got me believing I can claim som … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Amazingly scenic train ride, noted as one of the most difficult engineering feats in the world becau … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1st day: Bucharest – Paris – Amsterdam – Quito (short transit in Curaçao and Guayaquil). 2nd day: Qu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Church of Balbanera at the crack of dawn. Our stay at the Hacienda Abraspungo was very comfortab … more →
wrote 1 year ago: What a blast we had rafting in Banos. We were lucky that it was just us and 2 other guys fromArge … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been pretty busy with school and realized I had not yet written about the train I took a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Two weeks off to enjoy Ecuador before heading to Honduras… Saturday market in Otavalo Dancing … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Ecuador is a small country which has everything: the Galapagos Islands, wonderful beaches, volcanoes … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Once again, this post is a little out of date, but I hope you will enjoy the images. The Thursday af … more →