Monthly Archives: November 2010

I spent mon to weds of this week in Banos, the adventure capital of Ecuador. It´s my idea of a perfect town. It´s set in a valley surrounded by hills and mountains that are ideal for trekking, climbing and mountain … Continue reading →

…are on the menu today in rememberence of Neil “Bruiser” Reed, a great friend who passed away one year ago today. What a legend. His passing made me realise how short life can be and is a reason for me … Continue reading →

I love the rainforest! What a week its been. It took three hours or so by bus and 5hrs by canoe to reach the lodge and it was worth every second. It was so relaxing to spend a week in … Continue reading →

….have two mins before being picked up so thought I´d update on yesterday I left tena by bus for a 6hr trip. Thankfully got a seat this time next to a guy called Ben who is in the peace corp. … Continue reading →

What a great week. Went to see the local Quito team, Liga, play an Argentinian team, Newells in the Copa Sudamerica last wednesday. The fans are mental…letting off smoke bombs, fireworks and climbing all over the railings. What an atmosphere! The next night we were out in Quito for … Continue reading →

Its cold, wet, miserable, everyone is unfriendly, there’s nothing to do, the food tastes like dogsmuck and there just isn’t any time to do anything remotely resembling fun 🙂 On Sunday a few of us went to some well known … Continue reading →

…was pretty much the same as day 1. It´s going to take a while to break the habit of having a routine! I went sightseeing in the morning – going back to the oldcolonial city we had visited the night … Continue reading →

I have arrived and settled in Quito. My flight to Madrid was delayed which meant there was a moment of panic as I had to sprint to catch my connecting flight. I made it. Just. I was feeling pretty lucky … Continue reading →

I have just had the best ‘transition’ weekend that I could possibly think of for leaving work and heading off on my adventure. My firm kindly sponsored me and two colleagues to run the Athens marathon on sunday. There were … Continue reading →