Comments on: Ecuador, by the Numbers http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kate http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Kate Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:58:28 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-3275 Great post and video, Jon. You'll pick that weight back up here, I bet. Great post and video, Jon. You’ll pick that weight back up here, I bet.

]]> By: Katie http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Katie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:03:40 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2798 Brilliant! Thanks for taking me back to my time in Ecuador. It doesn't look like much has changes since I was there back in 1998. Ate the guinea pig, received the cat calls, traveled 24 hours at a time on the night buses, drank the Pilsiner, got tested for parasites, saw a presidential election and ate plenty of rice. You hit the nail on the head with this one. Loved it. Brilliant! Thanks for taking me back to my time in Ecuador. It doesn’t look like much has changes since I was there back in 1998. Ate the guinea pig, received the cat calls, traveled 24 hours at a time on the night buses, drank the Pilsiner, got tested for parasites, saw a presidential election and ate plenty of rice. You hit the nail on the head with this one. Loved it.

]]> By: Jon Brandt http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 Jon Brandt Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:36:51 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2763 Basically I looked at grades and thought back to the students who I could remember really coming away better than when they started the course. Believe it or not, it's kind of easy to remember the ones who stuck out as great students. Basically I looked at grades and thought back to the students who I could remember really coming away better than when they started the course. Believe it or not, it’s kind of easy to remember the ones who stuck out as great students.

]]> By: Sarah http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2762 Sarah Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:45:21 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2762 Wow! I'd love to know the logic behind the students taught/students who actually learned something numbers. I'm scared to start estimating those numbers with my students... Wow! I’d love to know the logic behind the students taught/students who actually learned something numbers. I’m scared to start estimating those numbers with my students…

]]> By: Hal http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Hal Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:28:59 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2760 Love it, Jon! Having just spent 5 months in Bolivia/Peru, I cracked up on each of these with a "It's funny 'cause it's true." Love it, Jon! Having just spent 5 months in Bolivia/Peru, I cracked up on each of these with a “It’s funny ’cause it’s true.”

]]> By: Travellohr http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2756 Travellohr Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:29:07 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2756 Good for you - no cock fights. Did you write a blog about the bus hijacking? Good for you – no cock fights. Did you write a blog about the bus hijacking?

]]> By: Ryukyu Mike http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2755 Ryukyu Mike Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:42:57 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2755 Great post and super video. Your: By the Numbers gets the readern to want more details. Book in the making? Great post and super video. Your: By the Numbers gets the readern to want more details. Book in the making?

]]> By: Jon Brandt http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2754 Jon Brandt Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:41:33 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2754 Hey Colin, The bus hijacking was pretty awful, as you can probably imagine. Here's the link to that blog post about the incident. http://ttravelguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/great-bus-heist.html I don't want to say that these things are common, and there's probably no way to get real numbers on how often they happen, but frequently enough so that people aren't surprised about them. In the aftermath, a lot of people told me it was stupid to take a night bus, especially on the coast, which is considered more dangerous. However, I know people that have taken night buses for years and never had any trouble. What it came down to was simple bad luck. You can play the odds long enough, or you could just be unluckily on that one bus. So I'm not sure if that answers your question, but maybe it's a question that can't really be answered to clearly. Hey Colin,

The bus hijacking was pretty awful, as you can probably imagine. Here’s the link to that blog post about the incident.

http://ttravelguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/great-bus-heist.html

I don’t want to say that these things are common, and there’s probably no way to get real numbers on how often they happen, but frequently enough so that people aren’t surprised about them. In the aftermath, a lot of people told me it was stupid to take a night bus, especially on the coast, which is considered more dangerous. However, I know people that have taken night buses for years and never had any trouble. What it came down to was simple bad luck. You can play the odds long enough, or you could just be unluckily on that one bus.

So I’m not sure if that answers your question, but maybe it’s a question that can’t really be answered to clearly.

]]> By: Colin Wright http://thetravelersnotebook.com/by-the-numbers/ecuador-by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2750 Colin Wright Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:34:47 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1628#comment-2750 What was the bus hijacking like? Are those common in Ecuador? What was the bus hijacking like? Are those common in Ecuador?

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