Santiago is crowded, smoggy, full of traffic. I enjoyed the time we spent there, and we are going back on our way home. It is great to spend two nights to recover from a flight like ours from New Zealand. However if you asked me where I would rather spend some extra time, it would be Quito in Ecuador.   Quito or Guayaquil?  We were on our way to the Galapagos, and our flight could go from Guayaquil or Quito.  Quito was the right choice! We … [Read more...]