I suppose one of the greatest things about tarveling, apart from seeing all the amazing places and doing some really fun things is meeting people...one just does not realise how many cool people are out there when staying in your own little place surrounded by all your relatives, friends etc...and in a way its hard because you wish you had more ...

After sticky Guayaquil, arriving in Baños was a big releif. The drive to the gringo hotspot of the Andes is very beautiful, and it was nice to see more of the friendly people in traditional dress after the 90´s flashback fassion on the coast (not cool). After some tasty supper (hummus - told you it was gringo land!) we played some chinese checke...

The pleasant town of Baños is known for its Baños, thermal baths, as well as good walking and plenty of waterfalls. Hiking, biking, and swimming beneath the falls is how a good majority of the time is spent. There is also a very active volcano that towers above the town and led to its evacuation a few years ago. In the mornings (when the massive...

From Misahualli we drove to Baños. Where we are staying for 4 nights. Baños is a Mekka for adrenalin junkies - you can do everything from Bridge swinging over rafting to Canyoning. Well, ok it is very, very touristy and at the moment very crowded with Ecuadorian tourists to since it is the fiesta (days of death). I did the Canyoning - which was ...

Two days after we get back from the Galapagos, our friend Amanda turned 21, on the same day that Ecuador played Venezuela for the start of World Cup 2010 qualifiers. That game was AWESOME. We got to the stadium four hours early, sat in POURING rain twice, and unfortunately had to see the boys lose 1-0 to the goobers from Venezuela. The most amaz...

Hi all left Quito (managed to balance an egg on a pin at the equator and got a certificate to prove it!!) We went to Misuahalli for a night before going to the amazon jungle for 2 days and we then drove onto Banos, Ecuador yesterday -lovely hotel. I had an upset stomach for a week which started when I got to Quito and I didn´t actually digest an...

From Otavalo I got a bus to Baños, south of Quito. It´s a really nice town near Mt Tungurahua which is an active volcano and it's been pretty active in the last few weeks blowing off some lava and ash with some towns being evacuated and some people killed. It's calmed down a bit now but we had to take a different road to Baños cos the main one w...

I decided the best way to give Brett a full overview of Quito was to do it from an altitude of 4874 meters (that's about 15,990 feet, to put it into meaningful units). After first stopping by the supermarket to buy some fresh lunch-making essentials, we took a bus to the Telefériqo. The Telefériqo in Quito is basically a fancy ski lift that brin...

When I got into town I could tell I had made the correct decision in skipping Latacunga and heading straight to Baños. The town is beautiful and nicely nestled in the mountains. I headed straight to my hostel and up on to the roof top patio to see who I could meet... that is where I found James from England. We talked for a while about great pla...

Na de beklimming van de Chimborazo en het vertellen van de straffe verhalen zijn we direct naar Baños vertrokken, hét touristisch dorpje bij uitstek in Ecuador. Ik trek hier voor een paar dagen in in het Hostal Tamara, wat wordt uitgebaat door de uiterst sympathieke Brit Paul, en zijn hond Gringo. Hier ontmoet ik ook de twee sympathiek-zotte can...