Great ideas – Ecuador – Nutrition Labels
Another great idea from Ecuador — easy to understand Nutrition Labels! These are labels for Coke Zero and Ecuadorian Chocolate.

Another great idea from Ecuador — easy to understand Nutrition Labels! These are labels for Coke Zero and Ecuadorian Chocolate.

I visited Baños last year while I was in Ecuador, biking the Waterfall Route (which ends at the incredible Pailón del Diablo), ziplining for the first time at Puntzan, and surviving an amazing canyoning experience. I repeated the first of these excursions when Pedro and Raúl came to visit, and visited another of the most popular attractions…
Another country, another perfect opportunity to explore the culture through one of my favourite mediums – food 🙂 I really struggled to find a cooking class, but I did come across the Foodie Tour by Red Cap Walking Tours – so immediately signed up. Daniel met me in front of the San Francisco Church…
One of the things I had been ummming and ahhhing about doing since arriving in Quito was going up the teleférico and climbing Volcán Pichincha. What finally decided me was a) signing up to do the 3-day Ecuadorian Inca Trail hike (I figured some hiking preparation wouldn’t hurt) and b) an invitation from Charlotte. So off we headed…
There is a reason Antigua, Guatemala is a UNESCO protected city. It is absolutely gorgeous and a lot of work has been put into restoring it. This trip, I had a particular fascination with the vast varieties of door knockers around the city. And also the gorgeous walls. There are many, many buildings painted solid,…
I still have a few blog posts to come from Ecuador, but I have already crossed over the border to Peru. Just had to tell you about that epic trip! Yes, I finally sat down the other day and figured out a plan for Peru after procrastinating about it for a long time. I knew I…
In my last post, I talked about drying fish (Arctic Char) as a way to preserve your latest catch if your freezer is already full of musk-ox, reindeer, and frozen vegetables. Dried fish is extremely popular in Nordic countries and Greenlanders have a long history of drying their catches in this traditional manner. As an…