Got up with a slight hangover from the night before but it was well worth it. Was a little sad to leave The Secret Garden but i highly recommend it to anyone who goes to Quito. Caught a cab to Terminal Terrestre where we had KFC before we got on the bus to Banos which was another 3hr bus ride away on one of the crazy Ecuadorian buses. Beautiful scenery one again though. Banos is a great little tourist town nestled between volcanoes, including 1 active one, w...

Off to Otavalo for the markets in the rain, little did we know it would clear up and become a fantastic day! We went nuts with the shopping because it was so cheap, but the best purchase of all was the PONCHOS!! We also got an assortment of other useless things that shall remain nameless. Bartering was really fun i learnt how to do deals in spanish and brush people off i`m now a real pro. On the way home we decided to go to the Mitad Del Mundo which translates ...

Day started with a 2am flight from LAX to Quito on TACA airlines the departure lounge and check in at LAX was s*** waited for so long and it was not what you'd expect from one of the world's major airports. Flight was good we got to stop over in San Jose, Costa Rica for 1hr 1/2 got out on the runway and walked to the terminal so we have now been on Costa Rican soil. Got to Quito airport one of the first in line for immigration got to the desk and what do you ...

Checked out of our wicked hotel this morning and walked down to Samona Expeditions who we booked our 4 day jungle stay for Lago Agrio through. After this was done we retrieved our bags from the hotel to make our way to The Secret Garden hostel which is a funky hostel in the Old Town part of Quito. After we checked in and were enjoying the spectacular view from the terrace a fine chap from the UK named Craig was looking for people to make the trip up Volcan Pich...

It's been an exciting couple of days so far just arrived in Ecuador after a fantastic couple of days in LA where we had so much fun. Woke up in the hostel and had free pancakes for breakfast then caught the Metro to Universal City which as you may guess is the home of Universal Studios! Before going in we decided to check out the shopping centre that they have there and let me tell you the shopping is fantastic, everything is so much cheaper then home. There wa...