In Quito with my friends Camila and Stefi, and having an awsome time, i am seeing my friends again after 3 years of seperation. We are remembering the good times we lived in Scotland and the vibe in Quito is awsome. Mariscal Sucre (central neighbourhood) is packed with restaurants, bars and gringos. We went up the TeleferiQo, a cable car that of...

Began the trip in Quito the capital of Ecuador on Thursday 5th June 2008. Flew from Dublin to Madrid and then from Madrid to Quito. Not much to see in Quito, went to the old town to see cathedrals, churches etc...nothing exciting. However it was my first experience in a major South American city and it took a few hours to get used to the general...

Well I have officially started school here and boy does it wear you out! We have three hours of Ecuadorian ecosystems and four and a half hours of Spanish... yikes! Yesterday I went home and just had enough energy to barely do my homework before passing out, I´m just hoping that some of the info is sticking! Sunday I went to the market downtown ...

Asaf Looking back, Quito is the perfect place to begin a vacation in Ecuador because between the center-city and the surrounding areas you´re able to grasp the true nature of the country (at least the altiplano) in a short period of time. What I mean by "nature," in this case is the country´s culture, history, and people. The things that make it...

Back today, Sunday, from the most amazing trip around the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. We flew from Quito via Guayaquil to Baltra where we were met by Willo, our naturalist guide, and transferred to Lobo del Mar which boat was to be our home for the next 7 nights. We would have breakfast, cooked and fruit!, every day at 7 am. Then the two dinghie...

After a great night out last night, a few of the other travellers at my hostel decided they were going to visit a british citizen who is jailed in the local Quito lockup. The taxi dropped us at the entrance to the imposing jail and the surrounding streets buzzed with street sellers, hawkers and people coming to visit inmates. Saturday and Sun an...

After another uneventful flight, which is a good thing, I arrived in Quito almost 2 hours ago. I'm already feeling the effects of the altitude. Quito is the 2nd highest capital in the world, with an average altitude of 9,315 feet. I feel like I'm constantly out of breath and have a very, very slight headache. My hostel is fine, not excellent, bu...

Hola Amigos, Safely in Quito. The bus ride was a bit uncomfortable. Many locals sizing us up. One family in particular looked dirty from living on the streets, bad hair and all. Yet they seemed to have gold watches on, nice sunglasses and even a pair of nice compact little binoculars. Gee...I wonder where they got those? Ian you will be happy to...