Although my sense of smell is assaulted by the exhaust in Quito, it hasn\u0092t been attacked by cigarette smoke. There just aren\u0092t a lot of smokers. In my guidebook I read that internet caf\u00e9s were plentiful but often smoke-filled. That hasn\u0092t been the case. I was in an internet place today and it was smoke free. For 30 minutes online and to have one page printed, I paid 45 cents.) Restaurants haven\u0092t had smokers in them, either, and the few people I\u0092ve seen smoking have been on the street. I\u0092ve heard cigarettes are expensive, although I haven\u0092t checked it out myself. <\/p>\n
Random Thoughts \u0096 Cars in Ecuador
\nThere\u0092s a lot of traffic here in Quito. Cars are expensive and even so, there aren\u0092t a lot of junkers, at least in the city. In my observation walking through town (not statistically accurate), I\u0092d guess that half the vehicles are Kia, Hyundai, and Chevrolet. Chevy has Ford beat, hands down about 10 to 1. There are a good number of Toyotas and I\u0092ve only seen one Honda. Renault is here, too, along with Volkswagon and Nissan. A good number of the Chevy\u0092s are the Chevy Spark and Aero, two cars I don\u0092t often see in the US. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Although my sense of smell is assaulted by the exhaust in Quito, it hasn\u0092t been attacked by cigarette smoke. There just aren\u0092t a lot of smokers. In my guidebook I read that internet caf\u00e9s were plentiful but often smoke-filled. That hasn\u0092t been the case. I was in an internet place today and it was smoke free. For 30 minutes online<\/p>\n