After the ordeal that was planning my trip the the Galapagos, I knew there was no way I was waiting around in Quito until my flight. That city just had the connotation of stressfulness. But I had a few days to kill, so after browsing all possible destinations within a half day’s bus ride of the city, I decided on Baños, Ecuador. A backpacker favorite, it’s a town devoted to tourism and adventure sports situated at the foot of the mountains and surrounded by waterfalls. I didn’t think I’d be into it really, but I ended up having a great time and wishing I could’ve stayed longer. Not bad looking either At the recommendation of a girl I’d hung out with in Colombia, I stayed at a very cool hostel where I ran into some friends I’d also met earlier on my trip. And as luck would have it, a couple of Norwegian girls also joined up with me for the duration of my stay in Baños. One of them really looked like a friend from back home and I could not stop laughing when she also kind of acted like her too. Hot Springs The first night, a crew of us headed to […]