Frankfurt
Following an overnight flight, we landed in Frankfurt shortly after 11AM. After a short train ride to Frankfurt Main Station and dropping our backpacks off at hotel, it was noon. Challenge […]
Berlin Marathon Trip
We’re on our way to Europe! As I write this, we are at the Denver Airport, waiting to board our flight to Frankfurt. This trip was born when I signed […]
Otavalo and Cuicocha Lake
Otavalo is a small town located about two hours north of Quito. It was the final destination of our 2-week trip to Ecuador. The place is most known for its indigenous crafts […]
Mindo Cloud Forest
Mindo is a small town set in a beautiful cloud forest in the foothills of the Andes mountains. To get there, we took a 2.5 hour bus ride from Quito. […]
Cotopaxi National Park
Cotopaxi is an active volcano in the Andes Mountains, about 30 miles south of Quito. We did a day trip to Cotopaxi National Park with CarpeDM tours. Normally, the tour […]
Quito, Ecuador
There are a number of things I’ve found interesting about Quito, and Ecuador in general: The city of Quito is long and narrow (25 miles long by 3 miles wide); […]
Volcán Pichincha
Quito’s closest volcano is Pichincha. Our first day in Quito, we hiked to the Rucu Pichincha summit. We started the hike from the top of the TelefériQo, which is just […]
Ecuadorian Amazon
Our 3 day tour of the Cuyabueno Wildlife Reserve in the Amazon (booked with Jamu Lodge) started from Lago Agrio. From there, it was a 2-hour drive to the entry […]
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is located in the highlands of Ecuador, a quick one-hour flight from Quito. It’s a charming colonial city that has become extremely popular for expats – we met quite […]
Inca Trail to Ingapirca
Although not nearly as visited as the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, in Ecuador, you can hike the Inca Trail to Ingapirca (Ecuador’s most preserved archaeological site). In […]
Jay and Joann's Journey 