Stories on volunteerism, mindfulness, and responsible travel
Since we have been in Cuenca the life of wanderlust has managed to slow down a little. We rented an apartment here in Cuenca while we study Spanish. Rent is steep at $210 a month but we manage (lol). Our last day in Cuenca will be April 12 and then we will travel to Isla … Continue reading Ecuadays
We’ll be living in this beautiful city for the next month working on our Spanish. Ole! Continue reading Cuenca
We took a 3 hour bus from Quilitoa to Latacuanga (a lady used my leg as her headrest for most of the ride). We stopped a bus on the side of the road going to Ambato, took a taxi from the North Ambato bus terminal to the South terminal and made it just in time … Continue reading Baños
Everyone we spoke to on the loop was talking about this beautiful volcanic crater called Quilotoa. It’s about 13,000 ft in the Andes and is usually blanketed in dense, bright white clouds during this time of year. Most people we talked to about it usually told us they had terrible visibility, but we decided to try … Continue reading Crystal Clear Quilotoa Crater
Today we started in Mindo and ended in Chugchilan. We took the bus back to Quito then a taxi to Latacunga then a bus to Chugchilan. As we arrived at Latacunga bus station a man yelled at us from across the station to find out where we were going. I said “uhh Chuch-something” and he … Continue reading Bosques de Niebla
The next day, we packed our stuff and took a taxi to the Ophelia Northern Bus Terminal for Mindo. We didn’t know the bus times and when we arrived at the terminal at 11am we found out the bus didn’t leave until 4pm. So we ate lunch at a small gas station that served corn … Continue reading A Week With The Don in Mindo
