Tag Archives: Ecuador
Guayaquil, The Pearl of the Pacific
Join your GypsyNesters in Guayaquil, Ecuador!Discover the steep Cerro Santa Ana, a colorful, dynamic neighborhood of 444 steps with amazing sunset visits from the top.
Delight in the Parque de las Iguana where the reptiles were so thick that we had to be careful not to step on them.
And stroll the beautiful, romantic riverwalk – the Malecón… CONTINUE READING >>
How The Galápagos Made Birders Out of Us
A trip to The Galápagos Islands is guaranteed to make a birder out of anyone. The sheer numbers, and just plain strange features that isolation has brought upon these fabulous creatures would have been enough for us.
Couple this with fact that we spent more effort backing away from them than trying to spot them – these birds have absolutely zero fear of humans – and we were… CONTINUE READING >>
Video – The “Bird Island” of The Galápagos
Genovesa Island has been nicknamed “The Bird Island” and that moniker is certainly fitting. Considering the proliferation of the red-footed and Nazca varieties of boobies… CONTINUE READING >>
The Galápagos on Your Bucket List? What You Need to Know to Go
The Galápagos Islands have long been on our bucket list. Finally tuition-free when our youngest graduated from college, we treated ourselves to the adventure of a lifetime.
Here’s what we learned about how to get there, what to pack, what to expect and how to prepare for one of the most fascinating… CONTINUE READING >>
Giant Tortoise Breeding Center of the Galápagos
In this strange land of strange animals, none is more iconic than the Galápagos Giant Tortoise.Growing to over six feet long and eight hundred pounds, these are the biggest tortoises on the planet and one of the largest reptiles.
No Galápagos visit would be complete without seeing some of these mammoth reptiles. We weren’t willing… CONTINUE READING >>
Giant Tortoises at the Breeding Center
It is a breeding center, guess we shouldn’t be surprised to see some breeding going on… CONTINUE READING >>
Seal-ing the Deal in the Galápagos (but these are sea LIONS)!
Of all of the fabulous animals in The Galápagos Islands, the one that made it hardest to obey the always-stay-six-feet-away-from-the-animals-rule were the sea lions.Sea lions, or lobos del mar (wolves… CONTINUE READING >>
The Cutest, Sweetest Sea Lion Video Ever!
A mother sea lion is reunited with her lost baby and… CONTINUE READING >>
The Key to Quito, Ecuador
What we THOUGHT was going to be a simple stopover on our way to The Galapagos Islands, turned out to be a gem of Colonial American history.Quito’s Colonial Center is perhaps the largest and best preserved historic center in the Americas, and was the first New World city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO… CONTINUE READING >>
Quito, Ecuador in a Day!
Enter a church completely coated in gold, see the changing of the guard at the Presidential Palace, explore Quito’s unique food and take in a giant winged Virgin… CONTINUE READING >>
Getting Centered at the Equator in Ecuador (or Our Journey to the Center of the Earth)
Just outside of Quito, Ecuador lies the exact midway point between the North and South poles, being of reasonably sound minds we had to see it.Humans figured out around 500 BC that the Earth was a sphere and therefore must have a … CONTINUE READING >>
Dispatch 2, The Galápagos, South America Live-Blog
Our South American live-blog continues with a week sailing in The Galápagos Islands!We are absolutely IN LOVE with the animals here – unbelievably friendly and so fun to photograph. The terrain is wild and the snorkeling unforgettable (and we’ve got underwater video!).
Join our adventure aboard the Yolita II… CONTINUE READING >>
Snorkeling with a Sea Lion in The Galápagos!
One of the coolest moments of my life! I was treated to several minutes of frolicking with a Galápagos sea lion. It is… CONTINUE READING >>
Dispatch 1, South America Live-Blog
Join us in Ecuador! Follow us as we visit Le Panecillo, where the Incas worshiped the sun, with amazing views of the city of Quito from 9,843 feet.Take a trip to the Equator (we’re feeling very centered), visit a church coated in gold, explore marketplaces.
And, of course, we’ll delve into the food and culture of Ecuador – GypsyNester style – on our way to The Galápagos… CONTINUE READING >>
Swimming with Turtles in The Galápagos
Veronica gets some amazing underwater footage of Green Sea Turtles – even the marine animals are unafraid… CONTINUE READING >>
Getting Ready for South America
The time has come! You voted for it – now we’ll deliver! And we couldn’t be more excited!We’re heading to South America and, starting June 1st, we’ll be live-blogging our journey through Ecuador, Peru, The Galápagos Islands, Machu Picchu, Cusco and much, much more!
We want to be sure we cover EVERYTHING, so please be sure to leave a comment about what you are most interested in seeing on this trip!
Are you interested in the animals of The… CONTINUE READING >>
Your Goofy GypsyNesters Prepare for South America
Check out how your goofy GypsyNesters are preparing for their journey! Starting June 1st, we’ll be live-blogging through Ecuador, Peru, The Galápagos Islands, Machu Picchu, Cusco and… CONTINUE READING >>
