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Month: August 2016

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DestinationsEcuadorTravel Stories

Otavalo – Beyond the Market

August 31, 2016September 12, 2017 Michelle5 Comments

Hello from Otavalo! Otavalo is a small city about 2 hours by bus from Quito. It’s most famous for its Saturday indigenous market, but I’m here for an entire week – doing another intensive Spanish course, this time with Mundo Andino Spanish School. Similar to the course with Yanapuma, I’m Continue Reading

Tagged Markets,Museum,Otavalo,Travel
DestinationsEcuadorTravel Stories

Final Quito adventures (for now)

August 29, 2016September 12, 2017 Michelle2 Comments

After saying goodbye to Yanapuma on Friday, I went with some other girls from the school to the TelefĂ©rico – a cable car that takes you up the volcano Pichincha to Cruz Loma (4,100m above sea level). Just another 1,300m above Quito – it couldn’t be that bad… or so Continue Reading

Tagged Hiking,Museum,Quito,Travel
DestinationsEcuadorTravel Stories

Quito Walking Tour: Exploring the Old Town on Foot

August 28, 2016October 6, 2017 Michelle4 Comments

If you’re looking to get a real feel for Ecuador’s capital in as little time as possible, a Quito walking tour is the way to go. How do I know? Well, for my final cultural excursion with Yanapuma Spanish School, we went on a walking tour through some of the Continue Reading

Tagged Ecuador,Quito,Travel
DestinationsEcuadorReviewsTravel Stories

Ecuadorean Food

August 26, 2016September 30, 2017 Michelle28 Comments
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[Updated 2017] Living in Singapore, you get ready access to a huge variety of cuisines. However, one cuisine that we don’t get much exposure to is South American cuisine. While there are some similarities with Indian food, Ecuadorean food is definitely very new to me and deserves its own post! Continue Reading

Tagged Ecuador,Food,Quito,Travel
DestinationsEcuadorTravel Stories

Quito – Museums and Monuments

August 25, 2016September 12, 2017 Michelle3 Comments

After visiting the Basilica of Quito, we strolled through a small neighbourhood park with some kids at the playground. The school holidays end in two weeks, so these kids were making the most out of it! My teacher-guide remarked that fewer kids frequent the playgrounds these days – many prefer Continue Reading

Tagged Museum,Quito,Travel
DestinationsEcuadorTravel Stories

Quito – First Impressions

August 24, 2016September 12, 2017 Michelle4 Comments

Ever wondered how long it takes to fly from Singapore to South America? It took me about 36 hours, with stopovers in London and Miami. Thank goodness for in-flight entertainment! On Miami – if the airport is anything to go by, it seems that almost everyone in Miami can speak Continue Reading

Tagged Food,Quito,Travel
BakingReflections

Saying Goodbye to Home

August 23, 2016September 12, 2017 Michelle6 Comments

As some of you may know, I’m currently taking a career break and am in South America to travel, improve my Spanish and do a little volunteering. The plan is to spend the bulk of my time in Ecuador but explore a little of Peru and Colombia as well. Why Continue Reading

Tagged Food,goodbye,Reflections,Singapore
DestinationsThailandTravel Stories

Bangkok – A Traditional Thai Wedding

August 21, 2016September 24, 2017 Michelle2 Comments

I’ve attended my fair share of weddings, but I’d never been to a Thai wedding before. Imagine my delight at being invited to the wedding of my friend Kheng, who’s from Bangkok! It’s really intriguing how weddings reflect the culture of the couple getting married. It was fascinating to observe Continue Reading

Tagged Bangkok,Food,Thailand,Travel,Wedding
DestinationsThailandTravel Stories

The Best Brunch in Bangkok and Other Good Eats

August 19, 2016October 12, 2017 Michelle6 Comments

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Bangkok, having worked there briefly before (in fact, I dedicated a whole post to it in the wake of the terrorist attacks last year). However, I don’t visit it as often as I’d like. Thankfully, in May, I had the perfect Continue Reading

Tagged Bangkok,Food,Thailand,Travel
DestinationsFijiTravel Stories

Lesson learned in Fiji

August 18, 2016September 12, 2017 Michelle14 Comments

After spending a week in Fiji, we were due to fly out on a Saturday and get home on Sunday. The day started out innocuously enough: Ziplining In the morning, we went ziplining with Zip Fiji – they have a few locations all over Fiji but this one in Nadi Continue Reading

Tagged Markets,Reflections,Travel

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