Viva la revolution
Quito, Ecuador
Was on the first plane into Quito once they reopened the airport. Street protests had escalated into riots, tear gas and revolution. Cool! fortunately the military did not step in and backed the protesters and the president fled. It is all quite now, but an exciting start to my journey.
Had no problems with immigration, was given a 90 day renewable visa without a hitch, proving Continental no nothing.
Took a bit of a flyer with the accommodation, as I was hoping to call a few places when I landed except bizarrely there were no phones in arrivals and this was 11 at night. Just had to hope that the hostel had read the email I sent them.
Later moved to a friendly hostel in Mariscal, Central del Mundo. Gives out free a cauldron of rum and coke, three times a week, drinks served up with a huge ladle. I think its the altitude at 2500m, as in the morning my head is a little cloudy.
Quito is a really soft landing, plenty of gringos, excellent cheap international restaurants, easy living and relatively cheap. I have signed up for Spanish lessons, four hours a day at Vida Verde school and in the afternoons I take salsa lessons. As an aside they are looking to pay men to take salsa lessons in June as part of an advertising campaign. Salsa is really coool and very sexy, except I get distracted and fall over my own feet.
Sorry not much to say, trying to be sensible and not get into any mischief.
Was on the first plane into Quito once they reopened the airport. Street protests had escalated into riots, tear gas and revolution. Cool! fortunately the military did not step in and backed the protesters and the president fled. It is all quite now, but an exciting start to my journey.
Had no problems with immigration, was given a 90 day renewable visa without a hitch, proving Continental no nothing.
Took a bit of a flyer with the accommodation, as I was hoping to call a few places when I landed except bizarrely there were no phones in arrivals and this was 11 at night. Just had to hope that the hostel had read the email I sent them.
Later moved to a friendly hostel in Mariscal, Central del Mundo. Gives out free a cauldron of rum and coke, three times a week, drinks served up with a huge ladle. I think its the altitude at 2500m, as in the morning my head is a little cloudy.
Quito is a really soft landing, plenty of gringos, excellent cheap international restaurants, easy living and relatively cheap. I have signed up for Spanish lessons, four hours a day at Vida Verde school and in the afternoons I take salsa lessons. As an aside they are looking to pay men to take salsa lessons in June as part of an advertising campaign. Salsa is really coool and very sexy, except I get distracted and fall over my own feet.
Sorry not much to say, trying to be sensible and not get into any mischief.
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