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There's lots of tailors in Centro Historico around La Ronda area, and 2 or 3 in Mariscal. I couldn't recommend a specific one though.

I don't know exactly how old it is, but I think it's probably fairly new, 5-10 years maybe? That's just a guess though.

My apartment isn't set-up for ex-pats, it's just a regular rented apartment, tatami room and what have you. I agree that 2 prongs are the...

My apartment is half 3 prong and half 2 prong sockets, at work they are almost all 3 prong. In most places I only see 2 prong but there are...

There are 3 prong outlets sometimes, but most of them are 2 prong so you will probably want to bring a 3 to 2 prong adapter with you.

Comuna Rhiannon in Ecuador are always looking for volunteers....

Well for photos you could travel via Latacunga to see Cotopaxi and a chunk of the Quilotoa Loop then continue towards Banos. From there...

There's nothing laid back about Montanita, it's a full-on party town, at weekends anyway. You can take buses from Quito, you don't have to...

I don't know the exact lengths but Colegio Benalcazar on Portugal and 6 de Diciembre has a fair sized pool that the public can use. There...

There are several places in Montanita that offer PADI courses, so I would imagine you will find them elsewhere as well.

In theory UK citizens can only apply in the UK. In practice, they get them issued in Ecuador all the time. I don't know how strictly the...

At the moment Ecuador are not imposing fines or penalties for overstaying, so in theory you could arrive on a 90 day visa and just stay in...

I was in Colombia over Xmas and New Year last year, booked a month or so in advance and had no problems, same for Ecuador the year before....

I've used both (HB and HW) in many countries, more times than I can count. I once had a screw up with HW where the hostel had actually shut...

Exactly what I was going to say markarf! Japan, Russia or on Safari. Somewhere expensive that you wouldn't be able to afford otherwise. Or,...