Quito- the Old Town
Our good friend Wilson agreed to meet up with us in Quito today for a walk around in the historic district – A UNESCO world heritage site. The buildings here are all over 400 years old or so. There are Read More …
Author: Dave Ward
Otavalo Market
The Otavalo Market is the largest Indigenous market in South America! Every Saturday, the market square in Otavalo is chock full of indigenous art, crafts, textiles, jewelry, foods and musical instruments brought in by artisans from all over the country. Read More …
Papallacta – Hot Springs and Mountains
On Thursday, February 9, we booked a stay at Termas de Papallacta, a beautiful spa resort located high in the mountains between Quito and the Amazon Basin. Instead of going over to Quito and then up, we took an alternate route Read More …
Cuicocha Laguna
Day one of our trip started out very energetically – is that even a word? A short 12 km drive out of Cotacachi took us to a large crater lake formed on the side of Cotacachi Volcano. Cuicocha Laguna is the equivalent Read More …
Cotacachi – Our Little Paradise
Cotacachi – a small town in north central Ecuador. Political centre for the Canton Cotacachi (sort of like a county seat) in the province of Imbabura. It is a beautiful little town nestled in the valley between two extinct volcanoes Read More …
Snow Day…
We woke up this morning to about 8″ of fresh, heavy, wet snow. The drive to the airport at 4:15 was uneventful…the subaru loves the snow! We arrived at the airport to what was supposed to be a 25 minute Read More …
And so it begins…
Here I am, 1 day before heading back to my paradise and it is dumping snow here in Vancouver. My cousin Danny Fisher and his wife Rose are heading down from Terrace as I write this. I will have to Read More …
Cruising the Yangtze -The Three Gorges
Day two on the Yangtze took us through some stunning views and through the Three Gorges. The first was Qutang Gorge and then to the City of Wushan. Our stop for the day was to board a smaller ship Read More …
Cruising the Yangtze – Day One
Our first day out on the Yangtze was a cloudy, cool day but with lots to see and do. We awoke to a beautiful buffet breakfast. The food was well presented with lots of choice. Giselle and I toured the Read More …
Lions and Tigers and…Pandas!
Today we were bused through the city back to the airport where we boarded a plane to Chongqing, the most populated city in China – over 32 million people, more than in all of Canada! The security at the airport Read More …