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Playing in Mindo, Ecuador
Mindo is such a fun place. A small town located approximately two hours by bus from Quito, it's a really great escape from the crazy city. Paco, his brother Fito and I decided to travel to Mindo to get away from the Pope and Quito's resulting craziness. Initially unsure how long we were going to stay, we managed to walk [...]
How I’m growing to love Quito
I'm back in Quito this week after spending an amazing week in the Galápagos, and as you may have seen from my previous Quito post I wasn't a fan of the city when I first arrived. I'm happy to say that my opinion of Quito is changing. But the reason for this change of opinion is completely due to having [...]
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are amazing. Over the past week I have swum with sea lions, giants turtles, penguins, huge schools of fish, octopus and hundreds of other marine species. This is by far the best snorkeling I have ever done, and will very likely be the best I'll ever do in my life. The islands are bursting with wildlife at [...]
Hostel Review – Casa del Sol, Montanita, Ecuador
My first impression upon arriving at Casa del Sol was that it looked like a multi-level, bungalow style hotel rather than a hostel. Built of wooden and stone pillars with hammocks hanging lazily on each level and surrounded by lush plants, Casa del Sol exceeded my expectations immediately. Arriving jet lagged, a little bit grumpy and a lot hot and sweaty, [...]
Quito – The city that doesn’t feel quite right
Today is my 2nd day in Quito and whilst my altitude sickness is starting to ease, my unease with the city is not. It's 5pm and I'm sitting in my hostel room just having spoken with a couple of other women here about our lack of affection for Quito. I mentioned that I don't particularly like it here and they [...]
Relax in Montanita, Ecuador
I'm currently sitting in my hostel just outside of Montanita. For the past week my daily schedule has consisted of: 9am: Get up, eat freshly cooked surprise breakfast made by a latino man named Juan. 10am - 12pm: Blog, Facebook, Reddit on my computer, chat with other guests leisurely enjoying breakfast. 1pm - 3pm: Walk across the road, lay on [...]