
“More, more, more,” was my sister’s comment on my blog last week. While I am hoping my sister means that she wants me to travel more, more, more, I’m sure she really meant …

“More, more, more,” was my sister’s comment on my blog last week. While I am hoping my sister means that she wants me to travel more, more, more, I’m sure she really meant …

I was dreaming of the warm sun and island breezes the other day, as glimpses of springtime appeared. My thoughts brought me back three-and-a-half years ago when I traveled to the Galapagos Islands….
At 9,200 feet above sea level, Quito, Ecuador is the second highest administrative capital city of the world (after La Paz, Bolivia). The central square of Quito is located about 16 miles south of the equator, and less that one mile from zero latitude, making this city pretty much “the …