How We Escaped a Roadside Extortion Scheme in Ecuador
A routine police checkpoint turns into a tense standoff when the police give us a choice: pay a $900 bribe or go to prison.
A routine police checkpoint turns into a tense standoff when the police give us a choice: pay a $900 bribe or go to prison.
This is a journal of our final week driving around Ecuador. We visited the coast and took an excursion out to the “Poor Man’s Galapagos.”
This is a daily journal of our second week on the road. Our family spent three weeks driving around Ecuador in a rental car.
Ecuador / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt, Liuan · Published June 8, 2023 · Last modified June 11, 2023
On the first week of our 3-week road trip around Ecuador, we give the day by day highlights as we descend from the Andes into the jungle.
An acquaintance going to Chile from the United States in a few months asked about general travel tips for this country. This is what I told her, plus a bit more.
Reflection / Taking a Gap Year / Travel with Kids
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published May 11, 2023 · Last modified May 4, 2023
We’ve been on the road for nearly a year and are starting to think about our return home. Here are some of the first things each family member wants to do when we cross the threshold and put our bags down.
Environment & Sustainability / Finances & Preparation / Tips
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published April 22, 2023 · Last modified April 16, 2023
Going to new places makes it challenging to continue environmentally conscious practices. Here are some items that have helped us live lighter on the earth.
Visiting areas of water scarcity in South America, and specifically Bolivia, has underscored the value of the “liquid gold” that sustains all life.
Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Environment & Sustainability / Worldschooling
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published March 10, 2023 · Last modified April 6, 2023
Before we laid eyes on it, the Andes already took on a mythic quality in our family’s imagination. Our transcontinental journey only deepens our respect.
We recently came to the end of a day of exploring southern Chile and said to one another, “That was the perfect travel day.” Here’s what made it so wonderful.
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