I arrived in Quito in the early afternoon prepared to be a solo traveler for a week, and decided to stay in the Old Town this time. Old Town was much more beautiful than New Town with its sixteenth-century colonial architecture. I only had the night in Quito as I had to catch a 9:30…

Banos is a small town near the active Volcano Tungurahua, surrounded by lush green mountains. We arrived in Banos quite late Thursday night and checked into our hostel, which was near the famous thermal baths in town. Our friend Gareth who was traveling with us, only had a couple of days there so we decided…

On a plane!… We were finally able to take a flight instead of a bus ride thanks to Farima’s Insomnia. She was able to find a good deal from Cali to Quito one night when she couldn’t sleep. We stayed in the New Town part of Quito, which was basically packed with tourists and tour…