Reflections

You may have read that Ecuador is experiencing a National Strike (PARO in Spanish, meaning stop), which has been called by an Indigenous Organisation called CONAIE. While it is not for me to comment on the reasons behind this protest, or indeed the response of the authorities or the government, I can give witness to […]

The standard advice for any traveler is to be careful of the food, don’t drink the water, and be prepared for an upset stomach at some point during your travels. I can’t tell you what it was that caused me to get quite ill, but for a few days I could not eat much without

I woke up this morning at 2800 metres above sea level, in the city of Quito, Ecuador, pondering why when I make coffee here it is never really hot? Of course, the answer is something to do with Altitude. At sea level, and I do live at or near sea level in England, water boils