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World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 12 Baños, Ecuador

    Tuesday 10 December 2024
    Highlights: Exploring Baños, The Swing at the End of the World

    Today in the morning Erin set off to go white water rafting while I stay in Baños to explore the town.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 11 – Papallacta to Baños, Ecuador

    Cotopaxi Volcano – Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador

    Monday 09 December 2024
    Highlights: Cotopaxi National Park, Hiking around Laguna De Limpiopungo, spotting a condor

    On Day 4 of our G Adventure Ecuador tour we had to adjust our itinerary bringing forward our days in Baños due to protests near Tena. This also meant our visit to Cotopaxi National Park was brought forward.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 10 Otavalo to Papallacta, Ecuador

    A horse outside our room – Otavalo, Ecuador

    Sunday 08 December 2024
    Highlights: Tahuantinsuyo Weaving Workshop, trying bizcoho and agave nectar, enjoying the views and the hot springs waters at Papallacta.

    We woke to sunshine and the rain gone. Walking out of our room we breathed fresh air as we went to breakfast and returned to horses walking outside our room!

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 9 – Quito to Otavalo, Ecuador

    Saturday 07 December 2024
    Highlights: Otavalo Handicrafts Market, Peguche Community Home organic lunch, Peguche Waterfall

    We were off on our Ecuador Amazon and Volcanoes tour with an early morning start to Otavalo. We meet the rest of the group before boarding our bus for the next week.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 8 – Quito, Ecuador

    Rose window at Basílica del Voto Nacional – Quito, Ecuador

    Friday 06 December 2024
    Highlights: El San Francisco, Chocolate tasting, Church of the Society of Jesus, Basílica del Voto Nacional, Intiñan Equator Museum

    With less than 4 hours of sleep, we were ready to start our Quito City Tour & Equator Line day tour and begin our Ecuador experiences!

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