Tag: Cuenca
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A trip through the Andes
After taking a sort walk around the neighborhood this morning we headed to Guayaquil from Cuenca today. The owner of the hotel suggested we take a small van. He set us up with a company called Cotourscia, who ended up taking us to Guayaquil in a Hyundai Tuscon. With just Karen and I as passengers…
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Going for a bus ride
Another beautiful day in Cuenca. It was mostly overcast today, but still hovered around 16 degrees. After some suggestions from the Canadian expats we spent time with last night we started our day with an adventure on the public transit system this morning. We hopped on the #7 blue bus W/B on Av. 12 de…
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Walking Cuenca
We enjoyed our first full day in Cuenca today. The breakfast at our hotel , Casa Ordonez, was excellent and served beautifully. The staff are polite and professional and go out of their way to make your stay enjoyable. Karen and I then headed out to find the tourist information office. A helpful fellow from…
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Another travel day
Went for a nice walk along the malecon in Guayaquil today. The temperature was around 30 degrees and the crowds were very light. It is a beautiful walkway and very clean and well maintained. It is nice to see families out enjoying their day off together. We were with three of the people from our…
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Advice on shots
Getting very excited about the upcoming trip to Ecuador. We leave in 6 days, yesterday Karen and I went to the travel clinic for some inoculations. Let me make a suggestion, have the shots done in your non dominant arm. Though manageable, the stiffness and soreness at the injection site makes ever movement of the arm…