🎼 Say Goodbye to Ecuador 🎶 (apologies to Billy Joel) 🎵
On my very last night in Quito, all my new friends at the hostel where I’d been staying for more than two weeks threw me a going away dinner. The next day
Wandering around In the Land of Cumbaya
There is a suburb of Quito, Ecuador called Cumbaya. (Pronounced exactly like the campfire song.) If you had found out about this, and it was only
Sidewalk Condom Vending Machine
Wandering the very tiny town of Ruffec, France, I spotted this condom vending machine on the sidewalk outside a pharmacy. Europeans are far more progressive about certain topics than Americans.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Ecuador is the Spanish word meaning “equator”. As a way of differentiating the country from the actual equator, Ecuadorans refer to the equator as
When Life Hands You Lemons, Set Up A Mobile Lemonade Stand
Wandering around Quito, we smelled something amazing. It was citrus and the smell wafted for about half a block in all directions. It was a mobile lemonade vendor. (Or should I say limeade vendor since limes are vastly more popular and common in Ecuador than lemons. In fact, lemons almost don’t...
Wandering in Barcelona
While out wandering in Barcelona today I came across a motorcycle that is almost exactly like the one I have in storage back home. Same color and everything. The only difference is that mine has saddle bags and a rack instead of the luggage compartment.
Views no matter which direction you look
I’ve mentioned before that Quito, Ecuador lies in a mountain valley deep in the Andes Mountains. The city is surrounded on all four sides by mountains. In fact, it’s only a little over four miles wide at its widest point and about 20 miles long at its longest. In terms...
This would NEVER be allowed in the US!
One of Quito, Ecuador’s biggest attractions, both literally and figuratively, is the massive Basilica del Voto Nacional (“Basilica of the National Vow”). The towers are a full
All four seasons in a single day
Quito, Ecuador lies nestled in a mountain valley in the Andes Mountains. Because it lies almost exactly on the equator,