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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Bienvenido!
I have officially arrived in Guayaquil. It was definitely bittersweet. I went through the usual and consistent insecurities while...
Joanna
Jan 21, 20184 min read
Too Early to Speak Spanish
As I wrote this, I was sitting in the Quito Airport, awaiting boarding information for my flight to Guayaquil. I have to admit that I...
Joanna
Jan 20, 20184 min read
Big Buses & Banned Dancing
Yesterday, I took a tour out of Quito to Otavalo and surrounding areas. Otavalo is a small town in the north, very famous for its...
Joanna
Jan 19, 20188 min read
Activities
I have to make this a separate posting... it deserves a page all unto its own. Henri, who I already introduced everyone to yesterday, is...
Joanna
Jan 18, 20183 min read
864 Stairs & Wild Dogs
Last night, before I went to sleep, I took some time and I looked up interesting facts about both Quito and Ecuador. Now, in saying...
Joanna
Jan 17, 20185 min read
Hell or High Water
My first day in Quito... It started off nice today, but turned to shit SUPER quick. Torrential rain. Thunder Showers. I took refuge in a...
Joanna
Jan 16, 20185 min read
It's Cold...
Got up and at 'er today. Check out was 11am... but being quite brilliant, like I am, I'd requested a late check out... as I knew that I'd...
Joanna
Jan 15, 20182 min read
Is it the Journey or the Destination?
OMG... I'm here! I would have written last night... but exhausted. I made it through customs, my luggage arrived (soaking wet... but it...
Joanna
Jan 14, 20183 min read
Mosquito Nets are the New Black
So… being the procrastinator that I am - I basically leave in a week and am only now beginning to think about vaccinations, doing...
Joanna
Jan 8, 20183 min read
Roland vs. Rick Steves
I’m an excellent procrastinator. To be honest, I spent most of December in a bit of a slump… so although I was excited for my upcoming...
Joanna
Jan 5, 20183 min read
With a Lot of Love
One of the main attractions of Ecuador is the Galapagos Islands. I won a trip there when I was in Ecuador in 1991. I had the best...
Joanna
Jan 4, 20182 min read
A Loss of Faith in Foreigners
There is one thing about myself when I travel that is absolutely undisputable. I fuck up. All.The.Time. I book the wrong times or dates...
Joanna
Jan 2, 20183 min read
Why Ecuador?
When I was 18 years old, I was accepted on a Student Exchange program through AFS Intercultural Programs. I left the comforts of my...
Joanna
Jan 1, 20182 min read
Going Home...
I love the page in my journal I dedicated to my homecoming... I WANT MONEY! ... then... "ya right!" Seems fitting! I also wrote; Thing I...
Joanna
Aug 16, 19952 min read
Derek Gonna Die. Derek Gonna Die Soon.
July 31st-August 2 Bus trip to Darwin Nathan: "This trip has all the ingredients that a bag of steaming excrement contains. I’m on the...
Joanna
May 31, 199511 min read
Broke & Trippin' Up the Coast
Travels up the coast of Australia. Airlie Beach. Sarah spent an entire afternoon scaling a palm tree to retrieve the ONE coconut that was...
Joanna
May 15, 19958 min read
Leaving Bundaberg for good...
Ahhh... although Bundy was hell for its early mornings, crappy money and feeling dirty ALL the time... I would not trade those months for...
Joanna
May 13, 19952 min read
Adventures with Roger in Oz
We are not closing. This store is definitely NOT closing. Sorry - we're closed. From Fraser Island... Roger and I headed down the coast...
Joanna
May 2, 19951 min read
Fraser Island
Fraser Island Adventure memory book entry ~ Day 1... Pouring rain. Flat tire. We are all so dirty, like we’d never left Bundaberg. Engine...
Joanna
Apr 30, 19951 min read
The Bundy Experience Continues...
Ang's Poem... We’re all in the same boat, Just out of money. But kick back in Bundy, Enjoy yourself, hunny. So when you’re down and out,...
Joanna
Apr 28, 19954 min read
Back in Bundy
Back in Bundaberg. I think I'd been on the bus for over 20 hours. Not a cent to my name and under STRICT instructions from Ethel that...
Joanna
Apr 6, 19955 min read
Poor, Poor, Sydney
We arrived back in Sydney. Neither of us had a pot to piss in... nor did we have a window to throw it out of. We managed to find the...
Joanna
Apr 1, 19953 min read
Joanna from Snowy River
Batlow, snowy mountains... The Man from Snowy River. It wasn't long before we secured our first job in Batlow, in the land of the Snowy...
Joanna
Mar 20, 19952 min read
A Few Funnies
Donna's Memory: *I have NO recollection of this happening and even when she wrote to Ashlynn about it, Ashlynn replied "are you on...
Joanna
Mar 10, 19953 min read
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