My plans for the weekend changed. I was unsure whether I could get a bus from Mindo to Otavalo so I decided to skip Mindo. We had a day off from work on Friday because of a holiday so I left for Mitad De Mundo at about 1 o clock. Mitad De Mundo is the Equator. I took the trole for the first time, which is basically a huge bus that has its own lane in the street and is kind of … [Read more...] about Quito, The Equator, Otavalo (Huge Market), Work
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Dorm Room Hero
All was well in a hostel dorm room full of 8 people. That was until one-by-one each of us fell asleep. But a little past 2AM we all began to wake one-by-one because of one Brazilian guy snoring like a pig. Eventually all 7 of us were wide awake wanting to punch this guy in his mouth. I know everyone was awake because in this room you could hear anytime someone tossed around in … [Read more...] about Dorm Room Hero
Quito Nightlife
I cannot stand long bus rides any longer. A lot has changed since I last traveled in August. Now that I am making a lot more money it has changed some fundamentals of traveling. My time is now far more valuable than money and so if I can get somewhere faster (i.e. airplane) I will do it regardless of price. Or to frame it differently money is no longer an issue. Why should I … [Read more...] about Quito Nightlife
How to Stay Active Abroad
The next afternoon I woke up late as usual and decided to take the day off from working. The three of us walked a few blocks along with an Australian to hot springs for a relaxing afternoon. It was too relaxing. Too relaxing that we walked to the nearest bridge where a few local guys had setup a sort of bungee jump offering it for $10 a jump. I volunteered to jump … [Read more...] about How to Stay Active Abroad
Work, The Beach, Banos, Work
Continued from the last post... I went to work the next day and started giving tours and doing general work. That night, I watched a movie in the hostel with some others. The next day I worked some more and created my marketing plan that I will work on for the next 3 months. I´ll post that here later. Then at night, I hung out with and met more people in the hostel. It was … [Read more...] about Work, The Beach, Banos, Work