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I’ve dreamed of visiting Quito with my kids since before I even had kids. A little background: I did a 5-week immersion program in Quito during college where I only spoke Spanish the entire time I was there. A year later, I spent a semester studying Spanish there again! During those years I fell in love with Ecuador’s capital city, and Knew I wanted to come back someday with ...

As someone who is very familiar with Ecuador, I knew surprisingly little about the Galápagos Islands! I visited Ecuador twice in college - once on a 6-week immersion trip, and once for an entire semester. I returned to Ecuador as an adult with my husband and without the kids. During those 3 v...

We traveled A LOT this summer. We took an adventurous trip as a family of 6 to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. We did a relaxing week at a cabin with extended family. I took a solo trip with my 2 oldest kids to NYC and Denmark.

And throughout the summer, I found myself trying different new-to-me products that I kept reaching for that I wanted to share with you!

If you’re planning a trip to Ecuador, and feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out what to pack, you’re in the right place!

Ecuador has a surprising amount of geographical diversity for such a small country, which is why packing for a trip to Ecuador can be so tricky!

On our recent trip to Ecuador with our 4 kids, we visited 3 of the 4 regions: the Andes/Highlands...