There is a train whistle in the distance and it is calling me, I am not sure how to answer… Yes, there is train that climbs the hill close to my Hostal in...
Wednesday May 4, 2005 5:10 AM I am in Quito, Ecuador and hoping to change the melody of my travels in South America, time to feel a different channel on this...
This small Quechua girl is pushing or maybe helping her father to walk round on Calle Rocafuerte in Quito, Ecuador to deliver or sell bananas. Small girl...
I am in one of my favorite Hotels in the world, it is a family ran hotel in the the older section Quito, Ecuador. http://www.geocities.com/grandhotelquito/ --...
Just about eight kilometers away from Riobamba, Ecuador is a small city by the name of Guano, I found this quite curious. My friend lives in this city, maybe I...
I am trying to go to Riobamba, Ecuador to meet a friend that has been emailing me for years, interesting expatriated guy from the USA, with many opinions on...
Sunday May 8, 2005 7:17 AM I am thinking about getting on a bus in Ecuador and going somewhere, not sure where to go as my destinations are becoming vague. I...
I am in this very nice hotel, however what an adventure in mixed up and confusion to find this place. Arrived by taxi from Guano to Riobamba early on Sunday...
Ecuador uses USA Dollars for the money of their country; this means that the USA prints the various types of papers money. However, it appears that Ecuador...
DHL DHL CUZCO - DHL FAILS DHL is the name of a worldwide shipping company. I am sad today; I cannot find a solution to a problem. I shipped a package from...
There is a Canadian girl that works for some public radio station in Canada in my Hotel, she is one of the few foreigners in the city. She is shagging or has...
Singers in Restaurant, hard to enter a restaurant without being followed, sometime I pay them to stop. HOT WATER I have this permanent magic markers, I have...
LOCKING MY CLOSET WITH PADLOCK I am in Riobamba, Ecuador. I am lucky there is a closet in my room where I can use a long padlock or bike padlock to connect the...
http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/laptop%20alarm.htm SEAN WRITES Andy I was hoping you have finished your ultimate packback before I leave for Hanoi; via Manila,...
Today I am sending a newsletter from Riobamba however most photos are of Peru and Bolivia. http://www.hobotraveler.com/newsletterhobo173insert.shtml -- Posted...
Guayaquil Hotel 4:35 AM, Wednesday May 11, 2005 I am going towards Guayaquil by slow bus, I do not mean the bus is going to be slow, however I am going to stop...
Bucay Ecuador Train I am in Bucay, Ecuador between or just coming down from the mountains of Riobamba, I needed to ask where I got off because I was sleeping...
It looks like there is no train between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Bucay, Ecuador, so I will not be able to take the train. I am pretty sure there is a train from...
Sin Baño Privado 5:32 AM Thursday May 12, 2005 Andy of HoboTraveler.com in Bucay, Ecuador You can rent a room Con Baño Privado or Sin Baño Privado in most...
Ecuador Weather 5:49 AM Thursday May 12, 2005 Andy of HoboTraveler.com in Bucay, Ecuador Steady Rain and a dreary feeling, not the best day catch an early bus...
Bananas 6:10 AM Thursday May 12, 2005 I was reading about a beach town target for me in the Encarta Encyclopedia, one option to avoid going into Guayaquil...
Hobo Sign 6:23 AM Thursday May 12, 2005 Hmm, is AM or am correct, or maybe a.m.? I cannot find, must mean Meridian before and after, however… (If you...
Hello, I have made it to a Banana capital of the world... mas o menos, however there are not many bananas to see, on the way to Machala I should have got off...
I shut off WinPatrol and Ghost and now the email works, still no FTP. The are driving me nuts with all these programs, anti-spam and anti-anything. -- Posted...
I am going tomorrow to the only beach I can figure out near Machala, hope to find a Hotel there, however the internet is of little use, the taxi driver says no...
I have no clear answer to which is the correct spelling of this island area, however the say it like Jambeli I had three different Ecuadorian people from...
Agro-Tourism 6:58 am Saturday May 14, 2005 Agro-Tourism could save the environment and Eco-Tourism is destroying the ecological systems of the world. A good...
Bananas 2.45 pm Saturday May 14, 2005 I left Machala in search of Bananas, strange it cost me 60 cents U.S. to go by bus to Santa Rosa, however the taxi cost...
Delirious and Stir Crazy May 15, 7:05 am Thursday May 12, 2005 It has been a terrible night; I am in a more or less good Hotel in the city of Santa Rosa,...