Ecuador, February 28, 2012: Baños to Quito Morning in Baños began with something I’d never encountered in a hostel before: a made to order breakfast. Yes, the staff at the lovely Hostal Transilvania (the name remains a mystery to me) greeted us with the choice of eggs any way or pancakes. I went with eggs, scrambled (as that was the only egg prep word I knew in Spanish), and the […]

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Ecuador, February 27, 2012: Macas to Baños Today was a great day. It started off a bit rocky, as we encountered some difficulty finding our way out of Macas – apparently it is the Bermuda triangle of Ecuador. After two attempts that lead us down the wrong roads and at least three stops to ask strangers (two of whom has no idea how to leave town), we finally managed to […]

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