Month: March 2007

Before I went to Europe a few years ago, people told me to take night trains. You basically save time traveling and save money because you sleep on the train and don´t have to pay for a hotel room. I never thought that I would be doing it on buses in South America. The first… Continue reading Mancora, Trujillo, Lima & Three Night Buses

After the Hike the German, the English couple and I decided to stay at Hostel Mama Hilda. The promise of a hot shower was one of the major selling points, in addition it was the first hostel we saw after the hike. It was probably one of the nicest “hostels” I stayed at. The place… Continue reading Chugchilan

So after a quick stint in Quito I shot down to Latacunga with a German dude to hike the Quilotoa Loop. It begins in a low transit town called Latacunga where you catch buses to Zumbahua, Quilotoa, Chugchilan and Saquisli. This would turn out to be the most scenic part of the trip. Quilotoa Crater:… Continue reading The Quilotoa Loop

Quito is an interesting town. My first impression was that it reminded me a lot of Tijuana, Mexico. Its kinda dirty, everyone speaks spanish, you are in constant fear of being mugged and there are a ton of cheesy bars… Of course I got that after flying in at 10pm at night, taking a $5… Continue reading Quito, Old Town, New Town, Otavallo & the Equator