Born and raised in Ecuador (Quito and Riobamba), Daisy Isacovici's pet peeve is being mistaken for a gringa. Robert Kunstaetter hails from Montreal, where Daisy attended university. Soon after they met in 1979, he suggested travelling in South America for 'a year or so', and they have yet to turn back. Over the years and miles, Robert and Daisy became regular correspondents for Footprint, contributing to the South American Handbook and other Latin American titles. Based back in Ecuador since 1993, they are authors of Footprint's Ecuador & Galapagos and Trekking in Ecuador. They also travel frequently to Peru and Bolivia. After all these years, Robert and Daisy still have difficulty distinguishing between work and play.

Quito & around - Mitad del Mundo, Pichincha, Mindo, Otavalo Central Highlands - Cotopaxi, Quilotoa Circuit, Banos & around, Riobamba, Chimborazo Southern Highlands - Cuenca, Ingapirca, Loja, Podocarpus, Vilcambamba Guayaquil & Pacific Lowlands - Guayaquil Ruta del Sol Puerto Lopez - Machailla National Park, Manta, Bahia de Caraquez Oriente Jungle - Tena, Coca, Puyo, Lago Agrio, Macas, Sucia Galapagos Islands - Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, Isabela, Floreana