When people ask us to describe our favorite part of our 6-week Chilean/Argentinian road trip, my husband's answer never falters - it has to be Route 1. In Northern Chile, Route 1 follows the coastline from Iquique to Antofagasta, and further down to Taltal. The road itself seems to have been decommissioned, as the newer... Continue Reading →
The second stop in our Chilean camper van adventure, after leaving San Pedro de Atacama, was the seaside town of Antofagasta. Like the rest of Northern Chile, the town is steeped in history of struggle with Bolivia, of the mining industry and of the construction of railroads, and is surrounded by the Atacama desert and... Continue Reading →
Our favourite tourist attraction in Mindo was the Mindo Canopy Adventure. This is a series of 10 different ziplines - flying you across the treetops of the Cloud Forest. Over the 10 ziplines, you mostly ride "normale," but you also have a few different options for rides too 🙂 First, there is the "rapido" line... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Mindo ~ How can I even start to describe the wonder that is Mindo? It's a sleepy, small town in the middle of the Cloud Forest in Ecuador with nothing left to be desired. It's likely to have at LEAST 1000 times more hummingbirds than people, and you can hear them & the... Continue Reading →
Volcan Cotopaxi outside of Quito is the second highest volcano in Ecuador, and the highest active volcano! Cotopaxi is a female 🙂 and the translation of her name comes from Coto (meaning "neck") and Paxi (meaning "princess"). Apparently this princess has a bad temper, and whenever she gets "full," she explodes. Arnie & I had... Continue Reading →
Calle La Ronda is a narrow, flower-adorned, colourful street in Quito's lovely old town. This was our favourite spot in the capital city of Ecuador - let me tell you why! La Ronda in the Sunshine: First of all, La Ronda is gorgeous. I can't decide which picture to show you because I love them... Continue Reading →
Hey mom & dad (and the unlikely anyone else reading this)! Today we went after the best views in Quito. Mother nature decided to be super cloudy and misty today, but hey, we got some good views in the end when the sun decided to peek her head out from the clouds and shine her... Continue Reading →
A few friends & family have asked for our itinerary in South America, so here you are! You will notice that there is a big 6 week period that just says "Driving from the top of Chile to the bottom of Chile" -- this is our big chunk of spontaneity so I can't make any... Continue Reading →
Arnie & Amanda's Grand Adventure 