My original plan for Monday was to travel. I have not left Quito for the two weeks I have been abroad but Carnaval means my intended destination, Banos, is fully book. Instead of travel I did the next best thing and changed hostels to the Secret Garden at the opposite end of the city. A tip for all travelers is if you find yourself not liking a place then move to a new hotel or … [Read more...] about School Buses Moonlighting as Taxis
Ecuador
Hostel Music
Turn on your sound! Listen. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE6pbzRYq14[/youtube] For once in a while the travelers playing music in the hostel actually sounded good. I was glad to fall asleep to this group of Chileans singing outside my room. But many times it's not quite as enjoyable when crusty backpackers bang on their bongos late at night. I see it like this. … [Read more...] about Hostel Music
More Partying In Quito, Papallacta Again, Partying in Quito…Again
I joined my buddies Nadith and Michael from Bangladesh and Holland to a dance club on friday. Before going, we built a fire and relaxed for bit . At about 9:30 or so we walked across the street to where the club is located and were immediately shown to the VIP section :) Once upstairs, we just hung out for a bit until I decided to take advantage of our situation and invited a … [Read more...] about More Partying In Quito, Papallacta Again, Partying in Quito…Again
Prison
I found this blog entry that someone else wrote online. I am going to paste excerpts of the entry here, because it pretty much describes my experience visiting the women's prison. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Kathsmee/?p=74 ______________________________________________________________________________ "So, clutching our plastic bags full of tampons and soap off we trundled to … [Read more...] about Prison
Rafting in Banos
An alarm clock is usually unnecessary. I wake up when I am no longer tired and only then do I start my day. I made an exception for the first time in three weeks when I set my cell phone to wake me up at 8:30 AM so that I could go white water rafting in some class 4 rapids in Banos, Ecuador. I could not have asked for a better group to spend the day with: William from … [Read more...] about Rafting in Banos