Hostel Galapagos Natural Life
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Close encounters with eggs at the Equator
Sunday 3rd May - Friday 8th May
We landed in Quito in the early afternoon and had pre booked our hostel this time to avoid a repeat of the Lima incident. That being said, the hostel gave us problems in terms of the room booked versus what was available. I was led by a helpful but overcautious owner to cash point to withdraw money, as …
Gateway to Galapagos
We´d not heard many good things about Quito, other than it being a big, dangerous city, so we weren´t expecting much from it. However, compared to other cities which we´d put in the ¨big and scary¨ category it was definitely the prettiest. We stayed the first night in the Old Town, which is suposed to be the safer end of town. There´s some pretty …
The long journey
So we have arrived for our South American adventure. We set off from Shanghai on Thursday the 31st. We planned to take a taxi to the airport, but after 30 minutes standing on the street trying to wave down a taxi and not even getting looked at, we realized we were gonna have to make a run for the subway (a run as time was getting short). So, off we …
Clean laundry, nice grafitti, fear and loathing
Was a nice family run hostel with a great breakfast and a gracious mom and pop operation. No English spoken at all but nice people for sure. I woke late, had a good sit and walked around Quito for a few hours. Not a big fan, lots of thieves and scammers all around and snooty gringo backpacker hippy types that to me give hippies a bad name and rep. …
Quito walking on the equator
As you know the equator runs throught Quito which I think is also the highest capital in the world. It is about 8000ft up in the sky and feels it. The plane landing was particularly hairy as it seemed to heading straight for the mountainside and turning at the last moment. No wonder all the passengers applauded the aircrew.
The old town …
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Kitchenette
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHostel Galapagos Natural Life Quito
“Great people!”
Reviewed Sep 3, 2012
Run by a lovely family. Great location. Awesome breakfast!
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