Much has happened since our last posts on the Galápagos. For starters, after we returned to Quito, we took a 3+ hour bus ride to the beautiful city of Baños de Aguas Santas, named after the thermal hot springs located around the…
Islas Galapagos Encantadas
“Life…finds a way” (Jurassic Park, 1993). No where on Earth is this more true than the Galapagos Islands. Sitting atop a molten column, volcanic activity slowly formed this archipelago that sits 850 miles due west of the Ecuadoran coast. And…
Quito to Otavalo
Greetings from Quito! Yes, this post is long overdue. In our defense, we’ve just returned from the Galapagos islands where we spent the last 2 weeks. As you can imagine with remote islands, the wi-fi is notoriously poor. However, we’ll leave that…
Bienvenidos a Ecuador!
Today marks 2 weeks since we arrived in Quito, Ecuador. I feel like we’ve been going non-stop seeing the city and getting a feel for life up here in the Andes. Yet anytime we visit with fellow travelers, they list…
From The Land of Oz to Ecuador
16 years ago, Lori and I fell in love with Australia as we traveled through its many diverse and spectacular regions. Since then, we’ve longed to return. Our unexpected air miles fiasco turned into a blessing, as our family was…
Bangkok Revisited
Back where we started, Bangkok! After almost 3 months in southeast Asia, the big city doesn’t seem nearly so intimidating. It’s still choked with traffic, and the weather has turned brutally hot and sticky, but we now feel better prepared…
Wrapping Up Time In Southeast Asia
Our time in southeast Asia is quickly drawing to a close. So we’ve begun making our way back up to Bangkok, where we’ll embark on the next leg of our journey. In the meantime, let me catch you up on…
Beaches, Beaches, and More Beaches
Squeezing into a taxi car for the 3 hour trip to the Thai border. Now that’s family togetherness! A number of you brought it our attention that we haven’t posted in a while. I could offer up a number of…
Travel in Cambodia
We’ve headed to the beach for some rest and relaxation. Honestly, I now fear that we may not leave or that the rest of our time in SE Asia (one more month) will be a heavy dose of beach and…
Angkor Wat
The big attraction in Siem Reap, indeed of all Cambodia, is the Angkor Archaeological Park and its signature attraction, the Angkor Wat temple. It’s a huge complex of temples and you could easily spend a week here and never see…