From Polar Bears to Penguins – Driving North to South across the Americas
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Beef |
Foreign markets – The need to buy. (Map this!)
There’s something about markets that is appealing. Visiting the colorful village markets of foreign lands give us a whiff of a foreign life with unfamiliar customs and exotic goods. The sights and smells overwhelm the senses. But for me the most powerful stimulant is the acquisition of the wares on display.
Posted in Ecuador on Aug 5th, 2008
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Happy in Quito |
Mi Encanta – Colonial Mansions – A performance of Carmen – Cotopaxi (Map this!)
“Mi encanta Quito” is my standard response to anyone who asks me how I feel about Quito. A sprawling metropolis of almost two million people, Quito has a spectacular setting in a bowl in the Andes. Around every corner there is a new vista of the mountains – Pichincha Volcano here, Cotopaxi there, unknown spiky jagged crags, and multicolored farms hugging the mountainsides. Every day here is a delight and every morning is pregnant with wonders yet to be discovered. So what is it that I like about this place?