Santiago Island, or James Island, or San Salvador Island in the Galapagos, as it is variously known, is home to a fur seal and sea lion colony, some Galapagos hawks, Sally Lightfoot crabs, and various […]
Happily, the M/S Beagle only has 5 passengers for this weeks voyage to the Northern and Central Galapagos Islands. The yacht has capacity for 13, so we are in the fortunate position of the […]
Today is a public holiday in Quito, Ecuador, celebrating the founding of the city. At 11am, there is a ceremony at Plaza de Armas that includes the mounted Presidential Guard, and the band and officers […]
One of the great things Quito has done is to implement ciclopaseo every Sunday, running from the historic centre to La Mariscal. Traffic is cleared from one of the major city streets that runs through […]
It has been 476 years since the founding of Quito, and the city is in full celebration mode, leading up to the 6th of December. This is an annual event, and this year it is […]
Today it’s off to the Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica property in the Reserva Nacional Tambopata, a tributary to the Amazon. It is low season, so this extensive property surrounded by primary jungle that can accommodate up […]
