https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/category/destinations/south-america/ Travel tales, photography and a dash of humor Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:56:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/what-to-pack-for-the-galapagos/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/what-to-pack-for-the-galapagos/#respond Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:07:49 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=16245 Heading to the Galapagos? Lucky you! These are some of our favourite islands on earth, and you’re going to have an amazing time. Before you go though, you might be wondering what to pack for the Galapagos. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We spent nearly a month in the Galapagos, both on a tour…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/what-to-pack-for-the-galapagos/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/the-street-art-of-rio-de-janeiro/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/the-street-art-of-rio-de-janeiro/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/the-street-art-of-rio-de-janeiro/ Ah, Rio! It’s an amazing city for many reasons, although one of them might not come to mind as easily as, say for example, the beaches. I’m talking about Rio’s street art, which, once you’re there, you’ll find pretty much everywhere – yes, on the aforementioned beaches, too! I dearly love street art, because I…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/the-street-art-of-rio-de-janeiro/feed/ 4 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/montanita-ecuadors-beach-party-town/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/montanita-ecuadors-beach-party-town/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:53:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/montanita-ecuadors-beach-party-town/ “Where you from, friend?” An earnest looking chap called to me from his stall, one of countless lining the road between the beach and the town centre. It was filled with trinkets, but cunningly had an incredibly cute cat asleep in the midst of the trinkets. “England”, I replied, tickling the cats ears. “Vera’s from…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/montanita-ecuadors-beach-party-town/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/10-things-i-didnt-know-about-galapagos/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/10-things-i-didnt-know-about-galapagos/#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2014 11:55:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/10-things-i-didnt-know-about-galapagos/ “Oh, you’re going to the Galapagos!”, a friend of mine emailed me. “Reminds me of all the stuff I had to learn in biology, you know, about Darwin and so on, but hey: that is so exciting!” “Loz,”, I asked my better half, “what has Darwin got to do with the Galapagos?” A glance of…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/10-things-i-didnt-know-about-galapagos/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/highlights-of-visit-to-rio-de-janeiro/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/highlights-of-visit-to-rio-de-janeiro/#respond Fri, 16 May 2014 11:47:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/highlights-of-visit-to-rio-de-janeiro/ As a big fan of killing two birds with one stone (figuratively), I am always pleased when travelling to a location coincides with something else I had wanted to do. Like visiting a friend or relative who happens to live there, or attend a conference or a work-shop, or go to see a favourite band…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/highlights-of-visit-to-rio-de-janeiro/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/handy-things-to-know-before-going-to/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/handy-things-to-know-before-going-to/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/handy-things-to-know-before-going-to/ Having spent three months in Ecuador, we thought we’d put together an Ecuador travel guide full of tips and information that we accumulated while travelling throughout the country. Maybe not everything will apply for you on your travels in Ecuador – after all, there are differences between the various regions and the way they do…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/handy-things-to-know-before-going-to/feed/ 14 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/independent-travellers-guide-to-san/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/independent-travellers-guide-to-san/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:37:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/independent-travellers-guide-to-san/ After we finished up our 10 day tour of the Galapagos with GalaKiwi, we independently stayed an additional nine nights on San Cristobal island, exploring all the options that it had to offer. In this post we’re going to go through everything you need to know about visiting this island, and the Galapagos in general,…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/independent-travellers-guide-to-san/feed/ 8 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/getting-high-in-quito/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/getting-high-in-quito/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/getting-high-in-quito/ We did get very high in Ecuador’s capital Quíto, my oh my! 2,850 metres above the sea level. That makes Quito the second-highest capital in the world, right after La Paz in Bolivia (3,640m). But Bolivia cheated with the title, because they have several capitals (I see, how convenient!). There. Team Quito. The altitude If…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/getting-high-in-quito/feed/ 1 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/photo-essay-of-canoa-best-beach-town-in/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/photo-essay-of-canoa-best-beach-town-in/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:42:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/photo-essay-of-canoa-best-beach-town-in/ You know what’s nice? Sunsets. And you know what’s even better than sunsets? Sunsets across the ocean, enjoyed from a fine beach, preferably with a cocktail or chilled beer in hand. During our time in Ecuador, we were privy to some rather fine sunsets, but the only place where we really got our sunset-with-beach-with-cocktail-in-hand vibe…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/photo-essay-of-canoa-best-beach-town-in/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/otavalo-things-to-do-beyond-market/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/otavalo-things-to-do-beyond-market/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:53:00 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/otavalo-things-to-do-beyond-market/ Otavalo in Ecuador is a pretty little town, a couple of hours bus ride north of Quito. It’s largely famous for its market, which, to be honest, didn’t totally blow us away. It was very nice and all, but it wasn’t exactly a reason to visit this particular town over many others in Ecuador and…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/otavalo-things-to-do-beyond-market/feed/ 10