Salinas Ecuador

By Robyn Leslie, Posted Jul 06, 2006

The most you can say about Salinas and surrounds is that it is Very Beachy. High rise apartment blocks, lots of wealthy and elitist sports like para-gliding, jet-skiing and water-skiing dominate the bay. It is a great place to soak up the sun, with bars and discos for the adventurous. For the vibe, head over in high season (obviously Summer). But if you make it there in July, there is always the casino to keep you entertained.


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Backpackers Behind Bars - A Morning In Quito Prison

“Murder, drugs…he´s murder, he´s a gang leader. Drugs, he’s drugs, that guy at the end – he´s off his face now – he was a mule……all the gringos are drugs.”

I ...

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Hostels and the Traveler

Before you went somewhere you had no opportunity to exhaustively research your destination beyond rereading that same paragraph in the guide book you flipped through in the book store. The ...

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Overland Through the Ex-Soviet Republics in an Old Army Truck?

Neither had we. Then we bumped into the guys at Soviet Truck and they got us thinking about this vast tract of land which for most travelers is an unknown ...

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