Swissotel Quito

... So things are looking up ... let´s hope the same can be said for EVERYONE in Quito. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tomorrow Jamie and I fly off to the Galapagos for an 8-day tour, ...

... I said to myself "that I have to do one day". Well that day finally came this month when I was on a business trip in Quito. I knew that paragliding was possible here so I did some research and found myself an instructor who did tandem flights. His name is ...

We had an early docking in Manta Ecuador and were taken immediately to the airport for our very short flight to Quito, the capital of Ecuador. The altitude was a considerable change --- in 1/2 hour we went from sea level to 9200 Ft. It was a bit different ...

... treating them to a spinach-filled smile in return. The contrast between the poverty visible on the streets and the opulence of the Swissotel is quite striking -- the price of a year´s membership for a couple is about the same as a year´s wages for ...

Finally after 20 hours of travel I walked through the imposing doors of the Swissotel in Quito, capital of Ecuador.  The journey began on the 1st July with my wife Lynn and I driving to our son's place to the east of London.  Great to ...

... ekstra til slikt ;-) ! Etter 36(!!!) timer på buss fra Chachapoyas nord i Peru, med fire forskjellige busser, ankommer vi Quito en tidlig morgen. Romper og rygg er såre etter harde busseter, så det meste vi tenker (fantaserer!) på ...

... ;59 degrees out. Not much to say for today as the day has almost ended. Our guide met us right outside of customs, Daniel. Tomorrow, we start our trip around the city of Quito at 0830. Visiting the equator and a few other sites south. Bueños noches. ...

... infected and my Tae Kwon Do will become Tai-Bo-icized. A'Amer is going to a 25-metre pool that's a short bus ride from our apartment and that he's quite happy with. So all's well that ends well - Goodbye, Swissotel! Hello, World! Ok, bye for ...

... oil industry executives have been separated from the volunteers/unemployed lawyers, and the latter have been left standing outside the Swissotel, pressing their noses against the plate-glass windows and gazing at the pool-side recliners and palm trees! ...

... will be answered! Will Shannon and A'Amer join the ranks of the rich petroleum industry executives by signing up at the Swissotel gym? Will Shannon and A'Amer successfully move A'Amer's 90 kg of books into the apartment without giving the taxi a ...

Landed back on the mainland around 1800. Feels good to be back in the city, where it doesnt smell like sea lion poop all the time. The views of the mountains were excellent today, even the snow atop was visible. News from home sounds makes it sound ...

After a breakfast at the Swissotel, we set out on an adventure and spa day. Whether due to elevation, or eating eggs for breakfast, I got very, very car sick...or bus sick as the case may be. I thought I was being very clever to take 2 Gravol (same as ...

... ... that is until we were confronted by the apparent chaos of the check-in system!  Fortunately our driver from the excellent Quito Swissotel had seen it many times before and he marched us through the process like a seasoned pro.  Ignoring queues he ...

We took a tour for the day that took us to Otavalo as well as many other places. We loved the markets and the other sights we saw. We also stopped at the equator and had to buy a few sheets of toilet paper from the locals before using the ...