Ecuador - Writings of a Professional Traveler

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Spanish SignsThe photos are broken today because Ecuador has a block on publishing to my webpages, sometime, maybe, not all the time, however today I will not be able to find a way around the problem, ... Read More ...



Travel LivingI was watching some show called Travel Living on Cable TV in my room; I have trouble watching these travel shows or reading travel magazines as they annoy me because they to me are just l ... Read More ...



Galapagos IslandsThe taxi driver told me that I would fly round trip to the Galápagos Islands for 200 dollars U.S. This is a good price if he has a clue, my instincts tell me he has a clue so I may ch ... Read More ...



Cocoa7:11 am Monday May 16, 2005There is a tree by the name of the Cacao Tree. Cocoa and / or Chocolate is processed from the seeds.In the markets, they sell square cakes of cacao, this is probably mo ... Read More ...



Delirious and Stir CrazyMay 15, 7:05 am Thursday May 12, 2005It has been a terrible night; I am in a more or less good Hotel in the city of Santa Rosa, Ecuador. Every part of my body hurts, lying on m ... Read More ...



Bananas2.45 pm Saturday May 14, 2005I left Machala in search of Bananas, strange it cost me 60 cents U.S. to go by bus to Santa Rosa, however the taxi cost me two dollars to go see the Bananas. I need ... Read More ...



I suppose this will be confusing, I was reading a blurb or article by the New York Times on a city that is collecting taxes on Cell Telephones.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/14/technology/14cell.html? ... Read More ...



Agro-Tourism6:58 am Saturday May 14, 2005Agro-Tourism could save the environment and Eco-Tourism is destroying the ecological systems of the world. A good Eco-Tourist stays at home; otherwise, they bu ... Read More ...



I have no clear answer to which is the correct spelling of this island area, however the say it likeJambeliI had three different Ecuadorian people from Machala write down the name, and each time they ... Read More ...



I am going tomorrow to the only beach I can figure out near Machala, hope to find a Hotel there, however the internet is of little use, the taxi driver says no problem and even says there is internet. ... Read More ...



I shut off WinPatrol and Ghost and now the email works, still no FTP. The are driving me nuts with all these programs, anti-spam and anti-anything. traveljournal_advert1 ... Read More ...



Hello,I have made it to a Banana capital of the world... mas o menos, however there are not many bananas to see, on the way to Machala I should have got off the bus, however hard to say which small to ... Read More ...



Hobo Sign6:23 AM Thursday May 12, 2005Hmm, is AM or am correct, or maybe a.m.?I cannot find, must mean Meridian before and after, however…(If you journalize, these are what it will solve.)OK, there we ... Read More ...



Bananas6:10 AM Thursday May 12, 2005I was reading about a beach town target for me in the Encarta Encyclopedia, one option to avoid going into Guayaquil without a guide was to stop in Milagro outside ... Read More ...



Ecuador Weather5:49 AM Thursday May 12, 2005Andy of HoboTraveler.com in Bucay, EcuadorSteady Rain and a dreary feeling, not the best day catch an early bus in a city where nobody speaks clear Spanish ... Read More ...



Sin Baño Privado5:32 AM Thursday May 12, 2005Andy of HoboTraveler.com in Bucay, EcuadorYou can rent a room Con Baño Privado or Sin Baño Privado in most Hotels I enter in South America, this translates ... Read More ...



It looks like there is no train between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Bucay, Ecuador, so I will not be able to take the train. I am pretty sure there is a train from Riobamba to somewhere.Oh well, so much fo ... Read More ...



Bucay Ecuador TrainI am in Bucay, Ecuador between or just coming down from the mountains of Riobamba, I needed to ask where I got off because I was sleeping and it was over 2 hours into the trip. I de ... Read More ...



Guayaquil Hotel4:35 AM, Wednesday May 11, 2005I am going towards Guayaquil by slow bus, I do not mean the bus is going to be slow, however I am going to stop along the way to see the country. I with I ... Read More ...



Today I am sending a newsletter from Riobamba however most photos are of Peru and Bolivia.http://www.hobotraveler.com/newsletterhobo173insert.shtml traveljournal_advert1 ... Read More ...



LOCKING MY CLOSET WITH PADLOCKI am in Riobamba, Ecuador. I am lucky there is a closet in my room where I can use a long padlock or bike padlock to connect the two handles on the closet. The door is ea ... Read More ...



Singers in Restaurant, hard to enter a restaurant without being followed, sometime I pay them to stop.HOT WATERI have this permanent magic markers, I have decide to start marking all the water faucets ... Read More ...



There is a Canadian girl that works for some public radio station in Canada in my Hotel, she is one of the few foreigners in the city.She is shagging or has what I am 90 percent sure what is an Ecuado ... Read More ...



DHLDHL CUZCO - DHL FAILSDHL is the name of a worldwide shipping company.I am sad today; I cannot find a solution to a problem.I shipped a package from Cuzco, Peru to Indiana a few days ago; the pack ... Read More ...



I am in this very nice hotel, however what an adventure in mixed up and confusion to find this place.Arrived by taxi from Guano to Riobamba early on Sunday morning, this is maybe a good time, however ... Read More ...



Ecuador uses USA Dollars for the money of their country; this means that the USA prints the various types of papers money. However, it appears that Ecuador makes and stamps the coins, this I maybe ok, ... Read More ...



Sunday May 8, 2005 7:17 AMI am thinking about getting on a bus in Ecuador and going somewhere, not sure where to go as my destinations are becoming vague. I know that if I hurry I will get nowhere fas ... Read More ...



Just about eight kilometers away from Riobamba, Ecuador is a small city by the name of Guano, I found this quite curious. My friend lives in this city, maybe I should say village, and I am trying to c ... Read More ...



I am trying to go to Riobamba, Ecuador to meet a friend that has been emailing me for years, interesting expatriated guy from the USA, with many opinions on everything. More or less retired I believe ... Read More ...



I am in one of my favorite Hotels in the world, it is a family ran hotel in the the older section Quito, Ecuador.http://www.geocities.com/grandhotelquito/ traveljournal_advert1 ... Read More ...



This small Quechua girl is pushing or maybe helping her father to walk round on Calle Rocafuerte in Quito, Ecuador to deliver or sell bananas.Small girl following who I presume is her father.This is t ... Read More ...



Wednesday May 4, 2005 5:10 AMI am in Quito, Ecuador and hoping to change the melody of my travels in South America, time to feel a different channel on this television.Quito has changed a lot in the l ... Read More ...


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