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10 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Wednesday Night Out in Quito

Wednesday Night Out in Quito

After working on my laptop at a café all day I returned in time for the poison. What normally makes this a great time is the room. It’s a typical rectangular living room but it’s lined with cushions on three sides like a hookah bar. The room is quite small making it the perfect place [...]

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09 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Quito’s Narrow Streets

Quito’s Narrow Streets

I am living abroad on my own terms.  It is one week that I have been living this life I have been idealizing for years now. A few days after arriving here in Ecuador I met Carolina for lunch. She and one of her friends picked me up from my hostel and the three of [...]

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03 February 2010 ~ 13 Comments

Dorm Room Hero

Dorm Room Hero

All was well in a hostel dorm room full of 8 people. That was until one-by-one each of us fell asleep. But a little past 2AM we all began to wake one-by-one because of one Brazilian guy snoring like a pig. Eventually all 7 of us were wide awake wanting to punch this guy in [...]

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02 February 2010 ~ 4 Comments

One Way Ticket to Ecuador

One Way Ticket to Ecuador

I am back in Ecuador for the first time since July 2007.  My flight was delayed 5 hours in Miami but after $20 in free food from the airline and a painless 4 hour flight I arrived at 3 in the morning. The next day was busy. I went from working every day not leaving [...]

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09 December 2008 ~ 0 Comments

South America By Numbers

South America By Numbers

…days there: 89 …countries I visited: 3 …cities I spent at least one night in: 14 …days my stomach wanted to jump out of my body: 2 …times I used a laundry place: around 9 …bridges I jumped off: 1 …nights I drank alcohol: 65 …posts I wrote for this blog: 70 …nights spent camping: [...]

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23 March 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Ecuador in Summary

I often rave about Colombia so much that I forget tell people of the place that I spent more than 2 1/2 months in last summer. onely Planet describes Ecuador as “the smallest country in the rugged Andean highlands, Ecuador has an array of vibrant indigenous cultures, well-preserved colonial architecture, otherworldly volcanic landscapes, dense rainforest [...]

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