I was up at 6:45am to get ready and catch a cab at 7:30an from the hostel to the Quitumbe terminal in the south of Quito. I had hoped to catch a bus at around 8am. Optimistic. Turns out the terminal is a full 45 minute drive from La Mariscal. Luckily cabs in Ecuador are dirt cheap and this only cost me $12. I arrived at the hige terminal and was helped by a security guard to find a ticket office for journeys to Cuenca. Annoyingly, the buses didn't leave nearly as...

Robin and I arrived in Quito late on Monday evening. We were both starving after the massively frustrating journey from the border (the bus seemed to stop every few minutes) and were told about a nice spot round the corner from our hostel (Vibes in La Mariscal - the gringo district)- we got some awesome burritos and a decent homemade lemonade for $5 that really hit the spot. We had a few beers in the hostel bar, which was full of Americans. It was definitely a pa...