Nature’s Paradise for Bird Watchers and Nature Travellers – Ecuador Nature represents many things for travellers including fresh air, natural habitats, wildlife, the untouched and the unspoiled, and ecosystems long gone in many parts of the world now densely populated by man. So it is not a surprise that Ecuador is a haven for avid […]
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Essential packing tips for the Galapagos Islands
Packing Tips for Galapagos Islands I’ll be honest, packing for my recent trip to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador was a bit of a rush job and I wasn’t as prepared as I could have been for the adventure. I was on a boat for 8 days cruising around the islands and having winged it […]
5 Reasons to visit the Galapagos Islands now
Galapagos Islands I recently visited one of my bucket list locations, the Galapagos Islands at the ripe age of 41. Sailing around the volcanic and enchanting islands in Ecuador, seeing some of the most enigmatic and extraordinary creatures. It has always been on my list but I thought I’d do it when I’m older. In […]
Ecuador – Chocoholics Paradise
Chocoholics Paradise The first “traveller: to sample chocolate’s bitter sweet charms was Christopher Columbus in 1502, although it’s likely that the Indigenous Maya and Aztec people had already been drinking it for the previous thousand years. The cacao bean itself had originated in South America millions of years before and is now being reclaimed by […]