World Borders: Crossing the Equator by foot at Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador

Posted on March 8, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

In my series of world borders, I’m usually talking about borders between separate countries or territories. Today however is all about a border within the same country – Ecuador. This isn’t a territorial border – it’s the Equator! It separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. Crossing the border by foot here in Ecuador Read more about World Borders: Crossing the Equator by foot at Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Canelazo and Ecuadorian Music in La Ronda, Old Town, Quito

Posted on February 7, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Today’s Thirsty Thursdays takes me back to December 2010 on my travels when I stayed in the Old Town of Quito in Ecuador. I simply loved the local charm of the Old Town in Quito and was staying at the quite excellent Colonial House Hotel. A four storey terraced house turned into a hostel. All Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Canelazo and Ecuadorian Music in La Ronda, Old Town, Quito[…]

Backpacking in Ecuador: Quitting Quito

Posted on May 26, 2012July 29, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I was on a money saver. Only the way I do. I’d gladly spend a few quid on dinner and beers yet neglect a bed for a night’s sleep. So that’s what my last night in Quito was all about. I’d been to the New Town that day with Norbert, the German guy I met Read more about Backpacking in Ecuador: Quitting Quito[…]

“I Get So High I Just Can’t See It…” – Cruz Loma, Looking Down On Quito *

Posted on May 3, 2012May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Staying in Ecuador’s capital Quito was never something I had longed to do, as it happens. However I had wanted to cross the equator by foot for the first time in Ecuador, so with Quito being fairly close by, it ended up being the obvious place to stay. Once I got there I realised that Read more about “I Get So High I Just Can’t See It…” – Cruz Loma, Looking Down On Quito *[…]

Equator Trip Part 2: Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador – Museo Etnografico

Posted on March 12, 2012July 27, 2015 by Jonny Blair

This is the second part of my trip from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere. I had spent almost 15 months living in the Southern Hemisphere from October 2009 until December 2010, and when I made it to Ecuador, it was time to cross the Equator by foot for the first time in my Read more about Equator Trip Part 2: Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador – Museo Etnografico[…]

Backpacking in Peru: A Bit Of A DiLima

Posted on February 1, 2012April 13, 2016 by Jonny Blair

Lima is the capital city of Peru. I had no real intention of visiting it to be honest as on a quick tour round South America, I dipped into Peru purely to see Machu Picchu, yes I was that selfish and that unhungry to see the rest of Peru, just yet. But without having been Read more about Backpacking in Peru: A Bit Of A DiLima[…]

Backpacking in Ecuador: New Town Quito

Posted on October 9, 2011July 21, 2015 by Jonny Blair

It has forever confused me as to what people mean when they say “old town” and “new town” about the same town – almost as if they are dividing a city into two parts based solely on age. I don’t do it with football shirts or girlfriends, it feels a bit odd to do it Read more about Backpacking in Ecuador: New Town Quito[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Finn McCool’s Irish Pub – Quito!

Posted on October 7, 2011July 25, 2015 by Jonny Blair

The very words “Finn McCool’s Irish Pub” will linger forever in my own memory and those of 5 other Northern Ireland fans. The reason being that back in 2005 we launched the glamorous and innovative South of England Northern Ireland Supporters Club in a bar of that very name in the seaside town of Weymouth Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Finn McCool’s Irish Pub – Quito![…]