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

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 15 – Quito, Ecuador

    Mariposario Mariposas de Mindo (Butterfly Farm) – Mindo, Ecuador

    Friday 13 December 2024
    Highlights: Hummingbirds Paradise Alambi Reserve, El Quetzal de Mindo (Chocolate Factory), Mariposario Mariposas de Mindo (Butterfly Farm)

    Setting out at 7.30 am we had a day of adventure and discovery on the final day of our Ecuador’s Amazon and Volcanoes tour. Today’s activities were replacements for not being able to stay in the Amazon earlier in the trip.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 14 – Baños to Quito, Ecuador

    Pailón del Diablo (Devil’s Cauldron) – Baños, Ecuador

    Thursday 12 December 2024
    Highlights: Pailón del Diablo, Manto de la Novia cable car, Hacienda la Ciénega

    Today was mostly a repositioning day returning to Quito to allow for Friday replacement activities for missing out on staying in the Amazon. We still had a couple of activities on the drive there.

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 13 – Baños, Ecuador

    Yanacocha Rescue Center – Pastaza province, Ecuador

    Wednesday 11 December 2024
    Highlights: Tarabita waterfall, Jardin Botanico Las Orquideas (Botanical Gardens), Yanacocha Rescue Center

    Today was activities in the Amazon region to replace those lost when we couldn’t go to Tena. We were warned to be prepared for rain but also the humidity.

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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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