Wildlife Wednesday: Magnificent Frigatebird
It was an exciting moment to see the Magnificent Frigatebirds in their habitat, North Seymour Island (Galapagos, Ecuador). Charles Darwin called the bird as ‘the Condor of the Oceans’. Its […]
Wildlife Wednesday: Galapagos Giant Tortoise
The Galápagos giant tortoise is considered as the largest living species of tortoise on this planet. Another giant tortoise species are available as well in Seychelles and Mauritius. We visited giant tortoise […]
Colorful Photos of Otavalo Market (Ecuador)
Located in Northern Ecuador, Otavalo is well known for its indigenous people, Otavalos and its market that surrounded by three volcanoes; Cotacachi, Mojanda, and Imbabura. The Otavalo market is […]
Eight Things to Do and Learn in the Amazon Rainforest (Ecuador)
It took us about 45 minutes by boat from El Coca to reach the Eco-lodge in the outskirt of the Yasuni National Park (Ecuador), next to Napo River. Yasuni National Park is part of Amazon rainforest.
Wildlife Wednesday: Stink Bird, a Strange Bird in the Amazon
These unique looking birds were found in the swamp area we visited Amazon (Ecuador). It’s known as Hoatzin bird or Canje pheasant. However, they are also being called as Stinkbird because […]
Exploring the Ancient Life of the Omaguas, Amazonian People (El Coca, Ecuador)
“In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians, discovered they lived in America, discovered they were naked, discovered that the Sin existed, discovered they owed allegiance to a King and […]
Things to do in San Cristobal (Galapagos)
We stay for couple days in San Cristobal (Galapagos, Ecuador), it is a laid-back place. It is so laid back that the pace of the food services at the […]
North Seymour Island, A Charming Seabird Colony in Galapagos
Located next to Baltra Island (Galapagos, Ecuador), the uninhabited island North Seymour is named after a British Navy Admiral, Lord Hugh Seymour. The island is known for having a large […]
Galápagos: Cousins – Diving with Sea Lions & Blennies
“Dutchie and I joined a scuba diving liveaboard (diving cruise) for 7N/8D. The itinerary included seven days of scuba diving across the Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador): Punta Carrion, Wolf Island, Darwin’s […]
Wildlife Wednesday: Blue-footed Booby
Blue-footed Booby birds are common to see in Galapagos Islands. The name "booby" came from the Spanish word "bobo", introduced by the European colonists, which means..
Galápagos: Scuba Diving in Darwin’s Arch and Island
“Dutchie and I joined a scuba diving liveaboard (diving cruise) for 7N/8D. The itinerary included seven days of scuba diving across the Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador): Punta Carrion, Wolf Island, Darwin’s […]
Wildlife Wednesday: Galápagos Sea Lions
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought of presenting the pictures of the Galapagos Sea lions in their togetherness. They live in a colony where they do activities as […]
Galápagos: Wolf Island – Scuba Diving in the World’s Highest Abundance of Sharks Sanctuary*
*as reported by National Geographic – New Galápagos Sanctuary Has World’s Highest Abundance of Sharks “Dutchie and I joined a scuba diving liveaboard (diving cruise) for 7N/8D. The itinerary included seven […]
Hiking to the Cotopaxi Mountain (Ecuador)
Our last day in Ecuador was marked by hiking to the Cotopaxi Mountain (Ecuador). It was quite a tiring day, but we did it, I reached the Jose Rivas Refuge at 4864 meters (15,973 feet) above the sea level.
Five Things About Galápagos
The reason we visited Galapagos is actually someone (read: Dutchie) has been dreaming to scuba dive with the schooling of Hammerhead sharks. Three famous locations in the world to scuba […]
Galápagos: Punta Carrion (Santa Cruz Island)
First day of scuba diving in Galapagos. It's freezing cold but amazingly, we see so many colorful marine animals...
