Pictures of Quito from our balcony We got a new camera (which I love) for Christmas from our parents and families. There’s a problem with the lens (has a black smudge somewhere inside) which mysteriously appeared one day in Panama…
Cuatro Rosas
Jonathan sings cuatro rosas.
Spanish Doesn’t Come Naturally, That’s For Sure
Learning a new language is not natural. In the category of *language*, I would include HTML, Spanish, business language, and geometry. This is about my efforts at learning the language of Spanish. I was super frustrated in Spanish class this…
Happy Valentine’s Day from Quito, Ecuador
Carrie and I started dating on February 14, 2002, three days after we met. So Valentine’s Day is very special for us. We like to celebrate Valentine’s Day by cooking each other dinner. We’ll be making chicken parmesan and having…
Teleferiqo, a gondola to 13,340 ft. in Quito, Ecuador
The teleferico, or teleferiqo, is a is a gondola that takes you from the west of Quito up volcan Pichincha in Quito, Ecuador. Tips for the teleferico include to get there early, which means catching a cheap taxi from wherever you are in Quito, take a picnic up the Teleferiqo because there are some amazing picnic stops at the top, and take a jacket because it’s a lot colder atop Pichincha than in Quito. El Telef
Weird Food: Eating Cuy (Guinea Pig) in Quito, Ecuador
On a Friday afternoon after Spanish class, Carrie and I paid $5 to take part in a tradition that is one of the 5 things you must do while in Ecuador. These pictures are from the tradition of eating cuy,…
Ecuador Has Huge Cabbages
An observation about cabbages in Quito, Ecuador. They’re HUGE! Take a look:
Quito, Ecuador: Day 2
Today we went to check out our Spanish school (Simon Bolivar), and practice getting there, since we weren’t sure exactly how to do that. Paolo told us that there is a government-sponsored bus that runs down a main road (6.…
Arriving in Quito, Ecuador and checking in to our apartment
Last night, Jonathan and I arranged for a taxi to come pick us up at 5:30am. We were told that we needed to get to the airport (Panama City Tocuman International) 3 hours before our flight. We thought that that…
Tourism Map of Central America: Our Map from 3 months of Travel
In three months, we visited 6 countries, covered over 2,500 land miles (mostly by bus) and saw some really amazing places. We also met some truly fantastic people – both people who are involved in tourism as tourists and tourist…