We have respect for Bogota: a moloch with over 10 million inhabitants and traffic jams around the clock, as well as extensive slums -…
Category: On the road
Soft-leaved coffee plantations and huge wax palms – the central highlands of Colombia
From the Desierto de Tatacoa (rattlesnake desert) and the humid valley of the Rio Magdalena, we cross a 3,500 meter high pass into the…
From the north of Ecuador to the adventurous south of Colombia
Relaxed by the "holiday" on the Galapagos Islands, we are happy to meet new challenges with Shujaa. First, it's relaxed driving through the north…
The Galapagos – sailing through paradise
The Galapagos Islands were at the top of our priority list of detours from the South American mainland. Our expectations were correspondingly high, and…
Back in the highlands of Ecuador: Mindo and Quito
After our wonderful days in the Sacha Lodge in the Amazon jungle, we drive from the snorting volcano Reventador on over the highlands with…
The Oriente: Ecuador’s Amazon Jungle
From the volcanic highlands we drive down to Baños and along many large waterfalls into the Amazon lowland. Ecuador, together with Peru, has the…
Time to think
I have already written that traveling is changing and processes are starting. But that's not going to be pleasant, not many mention something like…
Ecuador’s highlands: volcanoes, volcanoes, volcanoes …
After a relaxing holiday on the Caribbean-looking coast of Ecuador, it goes into the climatically much more pleasant highlands. As always, the landscape and…
“No somos banditos” – Ecuador, a “banana republic” with dreamlike beaches
After six days of vacation at the Swiss Wassi in northern Peru we drive across the border to Ecuador, again without any problems and…