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Magical Mary Anne
Review of S.S Mary Anne Galapagos Cruise, Galapagos Islands by
catsholiday
Advantages: Everything for us!!
Disadvantages: Difficult for anyone with any mobility problems
THE MARY ANNE
This was the ship we sailed the Eastern Galapagos Islands on. She is a beautiful three mast tall ship built in Germany with full allocation of ails used at different times depending on the winds at the time.
This could be a long one as ther ...
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exceptional
01.06.2013 12:00
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Good base to explore Quito
Review of Hotel Reina Isabel, Quito by
catsholiday
Advantages: Good breakfsat
Disadvantages: Shower/bath very strange
Hotel Reine Isabel
Amazonica
Quito
We had a few nights in the hotel in Quito so that we had a chance to explore a little before flying to the Galapagos islands. We arrived totally shattered from our Iberia flight as we had left our Heathrow hotel at 3pm ...
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very helpful
20.05.2013 17:50
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Go Hard or Go Home
Review of Cotopaxi, Quito by
zoe_page
Advantages: Pretty....when you get there, no hiking experience neccessary
Disadvantages: Hardly a relaxing part of a holiday
I grew up in a seaside town, in a home a few streets from the beach. In other words, I spent my formative years at sea level. 18 or so years later I'd had enough of being so low down, so shunned London (elevation: 24m) for the dizzy heights of Manchester ...
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exceptional
27.05.2011 12:14
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This Chimenea Is Smoking!
Review of Hostal Chimenea, Banos by
zoe_page
Advantages: Great location, comfy rooms, cheap as chips
Disadvantages: Pool wasn't open
Baños is a spa town a few hours from Quito, and we spent a number of days there during Carneval, a public holiday that left my mother with a few days off work. Knowing that during a long weekend a place like this (which is popular at the quietest of times ...
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exceptional
26.05.2011 11:45
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Keep a Light Burning, For I Will Always Return
Review of Quito by
zoe_page
Advantages: Enough to see and do, pretty, unique setting
Disadvantages: Altitude might get to you
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Flying High
My first stop in Quito is the Teleferico ...
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23.05.2011 11:58
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Hotel Quito is pretty good for Quito standards.
Review of Hotel Quito, Quito by
kama0529
Advantages: Good location. Wonderful views. English speaking. Basic & clean accomodation. Inexpensive.
Disadvantages: Bit dated.
...I didn't really select the hotel because it came as part of a package. However, we did stay in Hotel Amazonas the night before and I have ...
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14.06.2010 18:44
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Reina Isabel, superb value as a base from which to explore.
Review of Hotel Reina Isabel, Quito by
jayney49
Advantages: basic, cheap, clean, friendly staff, super breakfasts.
Disadvantages: 45 minute walk to city centre, noisy roadworks outside at the time of visit.
This hotel was the cheapest offered with our tour package to Quito and Galapagos. We were not expecting luxury, and although the hotel is basic as a base to explore the city, it more than came up to our expectations. The staff on reception were friendly a ...
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somewhat helpful
06.04.2010 14:39
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Journey To The Centre of The Earth
Review of Equatorial Monument (La Mitad del Mundo), Quito by
zoe_page
Advantages: A cheap day out, unique
Disadvantages: Geographically, and scientifically, slightly off...
While it may sound a bit of a trek, getting to the centre of the Earth is not all that difficult, at least not when Quito is you starting point. The Ecuadorian capital is pretty near the equator line, and as such, a visit is high on many people's lists wh ...
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very helpful
05.04.2010 17:18
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It's A Kind Of Magic
Review of The Magic Bean, Quito by
zoe_page
Advantages: Extensive menu, well located in Mariscal
Disadvantages: Slow service, very busy
"If you are a dreamer, come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
a hoper, a prayer, a MAGIC BEAN buyer...
if you are a pretender, come sit by my fire
for we have some flax, golden tales to spin.
come in... come in!"
- Shel Silversto ...
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very helpful
04.04.2010 19:08
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The Come To Galapagos tour was more than we knew to dream of.
Review of Come To Galapagos Tours by
rickroley
Advantages: Personalized, customized attention to detail
Disadvantages: We had to return to our real lives afterward and think of the things we were missing.
...cras marketing. Fortunately we found Come To Gala ...
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helpful
10.08.2009 12:37
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Secret Garden Hostel, not such a secret hideaway
Review of Secret Garden Hostel, Quito by
flyingllamas
Advantages: Great food, amazing views
Disadvantages: chaotic organisation, expensive
The Secret garden is one of the most popular hostels in Quito and can be found in the San Blas area of the city just beside the old town and a half hour walk from the mariscal tourist area.
The hostel is in a beautiful old style colonial house and on ent ...
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very helpful
08.07.2009 15:03
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Amazing
Review of General: Ecuador by
lkpearson1
Advantages: Cost of things, People, Scenery
Disadvantages: having to watch your bag counstanty
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16.02.2009 18:47
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A walk around old Quito
Review of Quito by
torr
Advantages: Beautiful setting, churches and Spanish colonial architecture
Disadvantages: Traffic noise and fumes, some street crime
We happened upon the Plaza de la Fundación rather by accident, because it does not feature prominently in the guide books. Fortunately, my wife and I had only just started out on our walk around the old town of Quito, and it helped us orient ourselves, ...
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exceptional
06.07.2008 18:08
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It's OK if you like animals!
Review of Galapagos Islands by
Cat199
Advantages: Fauna and flora, unspoilt, controlled tourism, sealife
Disadvantages: Never going to be a cheap holiday, long journey
...the first morning of my Galapagos Island cruise, myself and nine other passengers excitedly boarded a dinghy to take us to shore for our first encounter. After landing and just as we were about to start following the trail, we passed a group from our s ...
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exceptional
02.07.2008 00:01
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The limits of wonder
Review of Galapagos Islands by
torr
Advantages: Naturally wonderful
Disadvantages: But not necessarily so wonderful to visit
The Galápagos Islands are famously wonderful - in the literal sense of being full of wonders. Their location is unique and so, in consequence, is much of their wildlife. In the continuing throes of creation by a volcanic hotspot far out in the Pacific ...
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exceptional
28.04.2008 18:39
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