From Colombia to Quito

Too much to tell!! Internet access has been very sparse so I´ll try and tell as much as possible here now...

I´m currently in an internet cafe in Quito, Ecuador having travelled yesterday from Medellin in Colombia. Colombia was incredible... I arrived a couple of days before the project and we had the chance to stay in a typical country house in the mountains with Laura´s family before travelling into Medellin. The city is huge, around 3-4 million people and surrounded by mountains, so much so that we never saw sunset or sunrise... The problems there, although getting better, are terrible... we went to the place where pablo escobar grew up... the streets of prostitutes and drug dealers... I have seen some of the most incredible but also disturbing things in my life... a real experience...

From there we left yesterday for Quito and now we are going to book our trip to the rain forests of the amazon... we have found a great trip, close to the colombian border and we will return on Saturday to Quito. Apparently we´ll see fresh water dolphins, rare insects and reptiles.. and stay with indian tribes... I can´t wait.

Most important is I´m safe, having a lifetimes experience and have met some of the most amazing people... So I´ll check out on that note and I´ll be able to check back in when we get back on Saturday...

Back in England on Tuesday so I´ll try and contact but I´ll be jet lagged!! Anyway, I´ll keep in touch.