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Last Updated on February 8, 2023

7 Coffee Shops in Quito, Ecuador, With Wi-Fi

One of my favorite coffee shops in Quito

Now that I’m living that #digitalnomad life, I’m spending a lot of time working from places that aren’t my home. But truthfully, I’ve always been a sucker for working from places that aren’t home. Whether it’s my weekly coffee dates with myself in Kansas City (every Thursday) or my quest to find the best cafes with Wi-Fi in Madrid, me + coffee + my laptop is my dream work combination.

Interestingly, it wasn’t always easy to find Wi-Fi in Madrid. Especially if you weren’t in the city center — where if you did find it, it was almost certainly already crowded with people. But I’m happy to say that the situation is quite different in Quito, at least in my experience. I’ve been lucky enough to find lots of coffee shops in Quito, in my neighborhood, that have great coffee and fast Wi-Fi. [Read more…]

Last Updated on August 31, 2023

How To Visit the Mitad del Mundo (the Equator) in Ecuador

You know why Ecuador is called “Ecuador,” right? Obviously, it’s because the Equator passes through it! While 12 other countries around the world can also claim that honor, Ecuador is the only country named after it.

Knowing how close it was to us, we figured we’d take a day trip up there at some point. And as our first full weekend in Quito dawned bright and early — and with minimal chances for rain — we said, why not today? [Read more…]

Last Updated on February 2, 2024

Hola, Ecuador!

Finally, finally… we are in Quito, Ecuador.

There’s not much else to say about how much we’d been anticipating this trip. I’ve already said it all, and I don’t want to repeat myself too much. Feel free to read more here, and here, and here if you want the whole background on the situation.

But now, we are here. And I’m so excited to have something to write about again!

I guess I’m going to start by sharing the story of our travels and everything that we needed to get into Ecuador. Here we go! [Read more…]

Last Updated on September 1, 2023

Thinking About Our Travel Options for 2021

Reykjavik in December 2017 when I had the whole world within reach

We’re now two months into 2021. Though we all eagerly awaited the end of a very bad 2020, not too much has changed for most of us. The vaccines are a bright spot on the horizon, even though we know we certainly aren’t in a priority group. Matt and I are hoping we’re both vaccinated some time in the summer, and by that point many other people should have been vaccinated first. Could that mean a return to “normal” for us? [Read more…]