What can I say about Quito and Casa de la Beatrice…. and my arrival in Lima What a wonderful time I had in Quito, although there was… Read more “Last Impressions in Quito”

After getting my fill of butterflies at Las Mariposas, we returned to the car.  A few minutes later Luis pulled into a fog-shrouded parking lot and told… Read more “Finally, Mitad del Mundo”

Mitad del Mundo, the middle of the world.  If you google Mitad del Mundo and see the pictures of the big monument, that is not where I… Read more “Mitad del Mundo & Las Mariposas”

No, not that Days Inn, thankfully.  I have to open by saying I was so fortunate in finding this particular airbnb.  Beatrice, the hostess and all around… Read more “A Few Days In”

Well, first I should say I never could have managed the last two weeks without the help of friends and family and the encouragement of friends.  Many… Read more “First Impressions”