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Ecuador – Day 9-16 – Quilotoa Loop

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The next portion of our trip took us through the Quilotoa Loop, an assortment of small town surrounded by mountains and away from busy roads and cities. Day 9-12 – Isinlivi It was time for us to get out of the city and into nature to really see the mountains. Isinlivi certainly delivered. The bus […]

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Ecuador – Day 3-8 – Quito

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We have survived our first week in Ecuador! Day 3 – Heading to Old Quito We did little today other than wander the city of Quito and make our way to Old Quito, where there are many old colonial buildings, and found a good hostel. We attempted to head up the Teleferico (basically a gondola) […]

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Ecuador – Day 1-2 – Quito

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Stepping on soil in a completely different part of the world is much like how you feel on your birthday. It’s pretty sweet… but you don’t really feel any different than before. But it is still pretty sweet. My friend and I landed in Quito, the capital of Ecuador (on the upper-west coast of South […]

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The Art of Non-Conformity book signing

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Last week I got my copy of The Art of Non-Conformity signed by Chris Guillebeau in Toronto. I definitely recommend the book to you guys. The timing of the book signing actually worked out perfectly since I was already in Toronto for the Engineers Without Borders National Conference, which ended the night before. Here was […]

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