Written by Shady Ady on June 22, 2007
- While in Quito awaiting the arrival of an old friend, one of the hastiest and possibly rashest decisions of my life was made, deciding to enter the Quito Marathon (www.maratondequito.com). Different to other marathons where...
Written by Shady Ady on June 22, 2007
- In a week of rather boisterous International Children's Day celebrations, most of my time was spent at immigration, with renewing my visa a top priority. Failure to do so would see a marvellous fine of...
Written by Shady Ady on June 6, 2007
- Even with my fiancée suffering from another mystery illness, traveling, alongside nursing my fiancée back to health, was still a top priority. Such a situation meant for virtually the first time in Ecuador I had...
Written by Shady Ady on May 28, 2007
- The last couple of weeks have been all about surprises and the main one for me, purely for selfish reasons, rotated around my 26th birthday. My fiancée was polite and well-mannered enough to arrange a...
Written by Shady Ady on May 28, 2007
- I have to say, the last two weeks have seen more high profile celebrations than any other during my stay in Ecuador, and it's still a week to go to my birthday! The obvious reason...
Written by aku on June 26, 2000
- Transportation in Ecuador: especially outside of the 'major' cities is a definite adventure in and of itself. A ride on a local bus, private pick-up truck, or intercity autobus provides a cheap (maybe even risky)...
Written by aku on June 15, 2000
- Estudio International Sampere -- Highly Recommend! Exceptional, well-organized language/cultural immersion program started by Madrid-based Spanish language school.
Included in the program are daily classes in grammar, conversation, cultural studies, and weekend daytrips. Weekly "classe de...
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