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Agnes Jozsa's Diary
September 24, 2009: Beautiful Quito
It is 7:00 pm and I am sitting in my hotel room again. I have not slept much lately and it is hard to get used to the local time zone, but I am not complaining, because we had a lovely day together. This morning new group members joined us: Anna from Canada and Tony from the Netherlands. We started our tour visiting a place called TeleferiQo located on Cruz Loma, one of the hills which surrounding the active volcano Pichincha. (15,000 feet above sea level). Cable cars carried the tourist to the peak and there was a breathtaking view...
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Agnes Jozsa's Diary
September 23, 2009: Finally there.
Hooray! After an adventurous journey I have just arrived in Quito. Unfortunately I lost two days because in Madrid my plane was cancelled due to engine problems. We all were sitting patiently at the airport till 5am, when a flight assistant came up to us and told us to follow her to the buses because we would be spending the night in a hotel. My hotel room was nicely furnished and comfortable but I could hardly manage to sleep. In the morning I went to the restaurant of the hotel where we got delicious breakfast and after some cups of...
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Agnes Jozsa's Diary
September 20, 2009: Ready to go
Only one day left before my journey begins. I've packed everything into my rucksack, which is really huge and heavy. It is almost 20 kgs, and I am bringing only the most necessary things with me. I try to lift it up..it feels as if there were bricks in it. I can’t imagine how I will be able to handle all my stuff. Tomorrow afternoon I am flying from Budapest to Madrid, then I am going to change for another plane to Quito. It will be a tiring and long flight. I have never flown such a long distance before....
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Denis Drouin's Diary
October 6, 2009: Home at last.
Today I will be flying back home. My departure time is 6:45 am and I want to be at the airport at least two hours in advance. One more time I have to get up early, this time too early for breakfast. I tighten some straps on my backpack, get down to the lobby. It's 3:45, and the taxi is on time. I go through security and customs easily. My flight to Miami is on time. I have to walk a long way in Miami Airport to connect with my next plane to Toronto, but I have done this in...
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