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A Sweet Trip to Ecuador, the Land of Cacao and Modern Craft Chocolate
Join me on the sweetest trip you will ever take: Our Ecuador Chocolate Expedition! On this trip, we will learn about cacao growing and...
lauren658
Jul 8, 20194 min read


Ecuador with Kids: Top 5 Insights from A Global Family Travel's Adventure
I started to have second thoughts about traveling to Ecuador with our kids, ages 5 and 8, when it was time for their travel vaccinations. With the first painful scream, I wondered: What on earth are we doing? In a month, we would be flying for more than 15 hours and bringing our kids to a country where they would have to rely on their mother’s college Spanish to get them through—and their father’s crazy, offensively defensive driving learned in the heart of Africa. My husband

Jennifer Spatz, Global Family Travels
May 8, 20184 min read


Bridging Cultures with Soccer Exchanges
Playing soccer, or futbol, is a wonderful way to bridge cultures, particularly when there is not a common language involved! In 2015, we...
Jennifer Spatz
May 2, 20172 min read


Ecuador- Merrill Family Tribute
We arrived in Ecuador on April Fool’s night, our guide Juan met us after our flight. Colorful orchids, giant ferns and epiphytes were a...
Jennifer Spatz
Apr 16, 20161 min read


Experience Ecuador with photographer, Lisa Merrill
Enjoy our blog post on Ecuador by photographer, Lisa Merrill, who is the trip leader of our Ecuador: Culture, Nature & Photography 2018...
Jennifer Spatz
Mar 17, 20162 min read
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