Saying our farewells to Banos, we set off for the bus station where Lex led us astray again.....after re-routing we made it to the bus station with plenty of time to spare. When our bus was called we sat in our seats and typically waited for Sth America time so we could depart the terminal. However, this time it was quite important to get a move on as we had a connecting bus about an hour away. I had a couple of words with the ticket seller and 5 minutes later we...

After leaving Quito on a nice sunny bright day, we had high spirits on getting to Banos. As it was only a 3 hour bus trip we and the buses left quite regularly we were in no rush and the trip was as always beautiful going through the mountains of Ecuador. Although the driving was a little crazy as usual, watching the abundant green mountains fly by was a treat to the eye. We arrived in Banos at about 2pm and quickly found our way to an eco hostel that had clean,...

Leaving Popayan, we embarked on a two-day journey to Ecuador with a one-night stopover in a small town at the border. We'd been warned that night travel is not the best idea over here and thought we'd take it on board to avoid being robbed... The bus trips were not all that bad, but we've now learnt that however many hours they tell you the trip will be... add another 3-4 hours and you'll get a little more accuracy. After crossing the border on our second day wi...