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Mindo: Canopy Adventures in the Cloudforest

September 13, 2012 by Arianwen Morris 8 Comments

Mindo: Canopy Adventures in the Cloudforest

Ecuador was the second country along my South America route and by the time I arrived in Mindo, I'd already been rapelling down Juan Curi waterfall and paragliding in San Gil, Colombia. You might think all of this adventure would have prepared me for zip lining, but when it came down to it, I was still petrified! MINDO CANOPY … [Read more...]

Is Quito Safe for Solo Travellers?

September 11, 2012 by Arianwen Morris 21 Comments

Is Quito Safe for Solo Travellers?

If you rock up into Ecuador's capital city having just travelled from Cali to Quito by bus, you will already appreciate that this part of the world doesn't have the best safety record. There are stories of muggings, hijackings and plenty of opportunistic crime, but I would argue that this shouldn't put you off travelling around Ecuador. Is Quito … [Read more...]

Mitad del Mundo

September 2, 2012 by Arianwen Morris 7 Comments

Mitad del Mundo

If you're passing through Quito - and let's face it, pretty much everyone who goes to Ecuador does at least once - a day trip to the Mitad del Mundo is pretty much obligatory. Ok, so it doesn't have the mystery of Machu Picchu or the incredible scenery of Patagonia, but the Mitad del Mundo is damn good fun. MITAD DEL MUNDO MUSEUM Once … [Read more...]

Cali to Quito: Is it Safe by Bus?

August 24, 2012 by Arianwen Morris 35 Comments

Cali to Quito: Is it Safe by Bus?

When researching my South America route, one of the topics that kept cropping up was that of safety. There was one particular journey that I was dreading, and that was the public bus from Cali to Quito. Some travel blogs and personal stories recounted horrific experiences of hijackings and mass robbery at gun point. Even more common was the … [Read more...]

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