Tag: Wanderings

TeleferiQo and the Day of the Angels February 27, 2019 As Elisa would agree, one of the joys of travel is finding funiculars. The fancy version of funiculars is cable cars, and Quito’s is named the TeleferiQo. After an early morning adventure depositing cash into a bank account for the Galapagos tour (sometimes you just […]

Old Town Quito February 26, 2019 The hostal offered a free walking tour courtesy of CarpeDM travel (located inside the hostal) and I signed up. The owner of CarpeDM, Paul (I think), started out the tour with the most enlightened introduction to Ecuador imaginable. Paul was inspired by poetry to move to Ecuador and start […]

Quito February 25, 2019 After the very nice stay at Posado Mirolindo, I decided to try my luck with a hostel and opted for TheSecret Garden Quito (also related to The Secret Garden Cotopaxi). The Secret Garden was voted best hostel for solo travelers and with a $10/night shared room rate and an upstairs deck, […]

Upon Arrival February 23, 2019 I arrived in Quito at close to midnight. Quite to my surprise, the airport was quite modern and organized. Customs was fast and the agents so polite (quite unlike home). The airport is about an hour from Quito by car so I stayed near the airport the first night at […]