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Travel Photo of the Day – A Chillin’ Galapagos Sea Lion Pup

By on March 16, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador Sea Lions practically lay on top of each other every night on the beaches of San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. During the day, they retreat to the water, except for a few that brave the heat by finding some shade. This sea [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day – Ecuador Empanadas

By on March 15, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador During our tour of the Galapagos Islands, we were excited to come across a street food vendor making fresh empanadas. Empanadas are a food tradition present in most Latin American countries. Each country puts their twist on the fried dough snack, but Ecuador’s were always on [...]

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Ecuador Travel – Giant Galapagos Tortoise

By on March 8, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador During our Galapagos Islands tour, we definitely ended up #HangingWithTurtles. We actually hung with turtles and tortoises, the Giant Tortoises to be exact. Galapagos is home to the largest tortoises in the world and we got to see them in the wild in the highlands of [...]

Travel Photo of the Day – Galapagos Land Iguana

By on March 6, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador We visited the Charles Darwin Research Station at Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands during our Galapagos tour with G Adventures. Besides Lonesome George, you can also see the Galapagos Land Iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus) in captivity, which are endemic to the Galapagos [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day – Galapagos Islands Dolphin

By on March 2, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador Our Galapagos Islands tour guide told us there was a slight chance we would spot some Galapagos dolphins while traveling on our boat between islands. Well, we got lucky, because we found two large schools of dolphins that jumped around our boat for 10 minutes. Follow [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day – Galapagos Green Sea Turtle

By on February 28, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador During our Galapagos tour, we had hoped we would be #HangingWithTurtles, and guess what? We are! On our second day in San Cristobal island, we our snorkeling with Hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, manta rays, sea lions and Galapagos Green Sea Turtles. The Galapagos Islands provide an [...]

Gap Year

Packing for Gap Year Travel vs Vacation

By on February 23, 2012 ]

Our first gap year travel included backpacking in Central and South America between 2009 and 2010. We had no clue how to prepare for long-term travel or what to pack for a gap year. Now, our travel style is geared towards vacations or working holidays. Preparing for the two is completely different as you can [...]

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Choosing the Best Galapagos Tours

By on February 19, 2012 ]

Choosing from the hundreds of Galapagos tours doesn’t sound like an easy choice, but it actually wasn’t too hard for Aracely and I. As someone that’s active on the web, always reading others’ experiences while touring the world, I sort of knew who the best tour operators for the Galapagos were. Galapagos Travel This trip [...]