The city bus system along the 6th of December Avenue is called the Ecovia. Eco (Economical/Ecologically friendly) Via (way) This map is oriented so that West is UP, and NORTH is to the right. We live to the west of…
Where Have You Been?
Carrie &Jonathon, I’m confused looking at your site… you guys have traveld a lot looks like… where all have u been? james Hey James! Well, we have done a lot of travel in the past, but since October, we’ve been
Alex’s Birthday in Quito
Carrie and I have really enjoyed getting to spend time with some new friends here in Quito. Some of our new friends are Alex and Kyra (who you’ve probably seen in previous posts), Hillary (from the US), and Duc (pronounced…
Visiting the Doctor in Quito, Ecuador
I went to the doctor today. I haven’t eaten much in the past 8 days because
Saquisili Market near Quito, Ecuador
Saquisilí is a city in the Andean Highlands near Quito, Ecuador. Saquisilí is most famous for its market, which takes place every Thursday. The market is in a few different areas of the city, and starts early in the morning…
How to Make Canelazos: Como Hacen Canelazos
Alright, the instructions are in English, but the video is in Spanish. On our nighttime city tour with Simon Bolivar Spanish school, we stopped in a local place on a famous street in Quito for Canelazos. Canelazos are the drink…
A Night Tour of Quito, Ecuador: Pictures And Videos
Last week, we went on a night tour of Quito, Ecuador with our Spanish school, Simon Bolivar. I actually felt a little rushed through some of the locations, but we had a lot to see and not a lot of…
Cotopaxi in Ecuador is the highest active volcano on Earth
As well as Earth’s closest point to the sun. Today, Jonathan and I joined 12 other students from our Spanish school in Quito on a day trip to Cotopaxi. In case you missed the title, Cotopaxi (a volcano in Ecuador)…
Videos of Our Quito Apartment: Ecuador
The three things we don’t like about our apartment in Quito: It’s a bit noisy It doesn’t have an oven It doesn’t have a washer and a dryer. Otherwise, we LOVE this place. So, we’ve made 2 videos to show…
Torpedos de Ruidoso: Our earplugs
Funny story: just three weeks ago in Panama City, we thought ruidoso (in Spanish) meant quiet or quietness… We thought it meant quiet because earplugs are called torpedos de ruidoso. So when we were in Panama City we thanked the…