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Tag: Quito

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 24 – Quito to Miami, USA

    Sunday 22 December 2024Highlights: Using the Sala VIP International Quito Lounge, Erin finding out she got into her perferred University Course We started our last day in Ecuador with a nice buffet breakfast at the hotel and then took a nice walk around El Ejido Park which was right across from the Hilton Colon Hotel.

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 23 – Santa Cruz Island (Galapagos Islands) to Quito, Ecuador

    Saturday 21 December 2024Highlights: Charles Darwin Research Station It was time to farewell the Galapagos Islands. Today we were squeezing in a visit to Charles Darwin Research Station as we missed that on our first day in the Galapagos.

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 16 – Quito to Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

    Saturday 14 December 2024Highlights: Giant tortoises, the Santa Cruz Island landscape, exploring the Reina Silvia Voyager We were up before 4 am to prepare for our early morning flight to the Galapagos Islands. A breakfast pack was waiting for us as we boarded our transport for the airport.

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

    Friday 13 December 2024Highlights: 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…

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

    Thursday 12 December 2024Highlights: 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.

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

    Saturday 07 December 2024Highlights: 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.

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

    Friday 06 December 2024Highlights: 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!

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 7 – Miami to Quito, Ecuador

    Thursday 05 DecemberHighlights: Frost Museum of Science (Miami) Our moving day to Quito, Ecuador was here as we woke up excited. We enjoyed the hotel’s buffet breakfast, and then we packed and stored our bags. We had one final objective for Miami – a visit to the Frost Museum of Science.