Birds of a Feather

From Quito, we headed directly for the Colombian border, somewhere along the way crossing the imaginary line where toilets start emptying in the opposite direction. We had spent less than two weeks in Ecuador, which was enough time to realize that Ecuador requires more than two weeks to fully appreciate. In Cusco we had booked (Read More)

Dan and I have yet to get bored with our travels. When we get tired of the coast, we head inland, when we’re sick of the metropolis we head to little pueblitos that barely show on Google maps. After a string of beach towns, we decided to change things up by heading up, up to (Read More)

About an hour down the Panamerican from Montañita is its alterego, the village of Puerto Lopez. Colourful boats are tethered on the shore and every morning the fishermen unload their catch, running from the hordes of birds that try with some success to whisk away a fish or two. One of the first things we did (Read More)