Seeing some of my photos posted recently reminded me that I still had trip reports I never got around to writing. I submitted the photos, but I had a personal "safety" incident that threw me for a loop and suppressed my motivation to do any kind of writing for a while. This trip takes place over a year ago, but I've learned that the factual details usually last much longer, and the personal value to me as a reminder of the times I had as I get older will be priceless. I am submitting this report via email so that the administrator can add in links to the older photos.

One caveat, since this is an older report, you shouldn't rely solely on it for information if you plan to visit Ecuador in the near future. In fact, on a more recent visit I discovered that there were some temporary closures for what I believe were tax reasons. These seemed to be targeted at brothel type venues, but I believe it was more because they were easy targets rather than because of some kind of morality campaign. I seriously doubt sex will ever be difficult to find in Quito, but to be safe, have a backup plan if the place you plan on visiting ends up closed.

Day 1/Thursday

I landed at UIO around 9pm with no reservation and no transportation planned. Not a problem, I knew Alston Inn (CH Link) would have available rooms, and if they didn't there were places just around the corner. I was quoted $10 by the first driver I encountered. I probably could have paid less by negotiating or walking to the street, but I just wanted to get settled and out for the evening, plus I would only save a few bucks. My room at Alston was $19 for the night.

As late as it was, I figured my best bet would be the expensive, but reliable Extasis Club (CH Link). A taxi to the Estadio Metro Station was $4, and the walk was less than a block. I do this by habit because nightclubs in some countries will pay a commission to the taxi driver and raise the prices for the customer accordingly. I have never verified if clubs in Quito do this, I will try to find out on my next visit.

I arrived at Extasis at 11pm and paid the $24 cover which gave me three drink tickets. There were about 25 women milling about. I recognized Vanessa from my previous visit, plus a super hot, but rude blond Vivian from The Dollhouse (CH Link). Both were Colombian. Most women at Extasis are.

Photos: Vanessa - Extasis 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Admin: From previous report

The two women that intrigued me the most were a luscious, full-lipped blond and a smiling, asian-looking brunette. The blond seemed to have a little attitude, so I opted for the latter, Ileana from Cali.

Ileana was fun and flirtatious while we had drinks, so I decided to give her a go. The sex in the onsite room was hot and passionate. I took some pictures with my cell phone because I forgot my camera and got Ileanas number for a possible outside date. Ileanas pictures are available, but will be included later in the report.

Total cost for my Extasis date was $218, broken down as follows:
$24 cover
$120 Ileana
$35 1hr room rental
$20 Ileana's cocktail (more expensive than normal because of Red Bull, I believe)
$10 Taxes
$9 Tips for waiter, front door man, outside gate keeper

The taxi back to the Alston was $5. Sleeping was easy after the flights and some great sex.

Day 2/Friday

I paid for another night on Friday morning. I was paying day by day to give me flexibility in case I decided to change accomodations or visit another city.

Breakfast was at The Magic Bean down the street. This is a good place to go to meet other travelers, it's a hostel with a nice, large restaurant attached.

I called Ileana in the early afternoon. She answered, but asked me to call back at 6pm. I called back a couple times a little after 6, but she didn't answer. It didn't bother me, I had plenty of options for the evening.

I walked up Amazonas and right on Washington to a daytime brothel called Swincito (CH Link). It's a little place immediately to the right of El Swing (CH Link) night club. Cover to get in was $2 and included a drink. There were about 15 women working, 2 of them were attractive. By coincidence I picked another Iliana, this one from Medellin. We sat for a drink first. She was pretty, but not too interesting or flirtatious. Still, at $10 per 15 minutes in the room, I decided to spend some time with her anyways. I paid for two tickets in advance, but would end up paying for a third in the room for a total of 45 minutes.

Iliana from Medellin looked odd with her clothes off, her tits were messed up, like she had a bad accident, was mutilated/tortured, or had some kind of surgery gone wrong. It was hard to ignore and Iliana wasn't that good of a lay, but she wasn't horrible either. At a total of less than $35 in and out the door, I couldn't complain.

Photos: Ileana - Swincito 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

For the evening fun I returned to the same location, but entered on the left into the nightclub El Swing. (Swincito was closed)

El Swing's cover was $5 and included two drinks. There were about 10 women, most of them ugly, but one blond was cute. I waited a little longer and a curly-haired beauty appeared. I invited her for a drink, hers cost $4. Yadira from the Ecuador coast had a great smile and laugh, but wasn't very flirtatious. A regular of hers soon showed up, so she said she had to see him. I told her I didn't mind and might come find her later. She went to see him, sat with him briefly, and they soon disappeared into one of the onsite rooms. I left to visit another bar.

I caught the tram around the corner at the Mariscal stop and rode it to the Carolina stop to visit the 3 Star (CH Link) Bar. The place is a total dump targeted towards locals and usually filled with ugly women, but I've found a couple cute ones here on occasion. Tonight there was nothing among the 15-20 women worth paying any amount of money for. The visit only set me back $2 for the cover, but I also got a HUGE beer in a bottle at least double the size of a regular beer.

From 3 Star I walked to Club 515 (CH Link), probably not the safest walk for the average person. Cover at 515 was $20 and included 2 beers. One of the women here was hot and 2 others were attractive, but I didn't think much of the other 15 or so. I stayed here a while but the three women I liked stayed busy or didn't look friendly enough, so I didn't invite any of them over. I was approached a few times, but only chit-chatted a little and let them know I wasn't interested. Eventually I decided to try to hook up with Yadira back at El Swing. The tram stopped around midnight (or so I thought at the time) and it was after 1am, so I caught a cab outside 515 for $6 to take me to the club.

There was no sign of Yadira when I arrived at 1:30, but I patiently sat and she eventually turned up. We ordered a couple of pina coladas before I took her back to the room. The tickets here were $20 for 15 minutes, I bought 2.

Yadira was not as attractive out of her clothes. Her tits were really being pushed up by the top she was wearing but flopped lower without it. Her hips were also bigger than they appeared and she had more of a stomach than I thought. She also tied her hair back which took away from her looks a little, but when she took out the tie it went everywhere and she didn't look as good then, either.

As for the sex, Yadira unfortunately didn't provide a BJ, but the sex was otherwise acceptable. For $40, it wasn't that bad.

Photos: Yadira - El Swing 10 11 12 13 14 15

My total cost for sex on Friday night was $105, broken down as follows:
$2 cover for Swincito
$2 drink for Ileana
$30 sex with Ileana
$5 cover for El Swing
$2 drink for Yadira
$20 cover for 515
$4 drinks with Yadira
$40 sex with Yadira

I walked back to my hotel from El Swing, another questionable thing to do, especially at 3am. Near the beginning of my walk I witnessed the first incident of my trip: a scuffle at the tram station. Two men stumbled out of the tram stop pursued by a guard swinging and kicking at them. One got far away but the other stayed back. The guard pulled out some pepper spray and got him really good. After getting sprayed, he made the wise decision to catch up with his friend.

The streets were otherwise empty on the walk back.

Jumped the gun, sorry.

Now that read the report in detail, my comments are not valid.

Day 3/Saturday

I didn't go to sleep unusally tired, but I must have been really tired, or drugged...I slept over 12 hours, waking up around 3:30pm. I paid for another day and walked around the corner to a chinese restaurant called Jardin. They were unusually unattentive, so I ended up walking out and finding a Thai restaurant instead.

I walked back up towards Swincito and Swing, but passed them and turned right to visit Blush (CH Link). Cover was $2 including a beer. The selection seemed mediocre at best, but then I spotted Viviana, a very pretty Ecuadoran woman. We chatted briefly before I decided to spring the $16 for 40 minutes (2 20 minute slots for $8 each). I gave $20 and forgot to get my change, of course Viviana didn't volunteer it.

In the room Viviana offered options including kissing and anal for an additional fee. I wasn't interested in the anal, but I sprang $10 more for kissing. I got some light french kissing in return, but it wasn't worth it. Viviana even answered her phone and started having a conversation while I was on top of her. I ended the session soon after that. I was only out $30, so I wasn't really upset. Viviana suggested I come see her again. I found that amusing.

Photos: Viviana - Blush 16 17 18 19 20

Since Blush was a bust I decided to head to Touch Me (CH Link). The Mariscal tram station was closed for some reason, so I had to walk a few blocks to the Santa Clara station. I got off at the Floron station and got to the entrance at 7:30pm, but Touch Me was closed. I had read they were open to 8 or 9pm somewhere, but apparently that wasn't the case. I then caught a cab to Cafe Rojo for $4.

Cafe Rojo's (CH Link) cover was $2, but didn't include a drink, so I sprang a couple more for a beer. I wasn't very impressed with the women I saw at first, but soon three very attractive women appeared. One was a spitting image of a very attractive friend of mine back home, so I easily chose her. I booked a double session at $20 for 15 minutes each. Naomi was very pretty and did what I asked, but she wasn't very good. Fortunately, her looks made up for it and it was still only $40 total.

Photos: Naomi - Cafe Rojo 21 22 23 24 25

After Naomi, I hung out a little while longer to survey the talent. I could easily return later in the trip for some of the other beauties. For now, I caught a taxi back to the Altson for $5.

For dinner, I ate at a place called Churassco off Amazonas. It was simple junk food targeted towards locals, and set me back a whole $3 for a fairly large amount of food.

Places I had visited in the past, The Office (CH Link) and Cocktel were nearby, so I decided to check up on them. I had suspected they closed based on past visits, but had only been by on weeknights. Since it was Saturday I thought they might be open, but both appeared to be permanently closed.

I headed back towards my hotel and over a couple blocks to Akershuz (CH Link). Cover was $3 and included a beer. Of the 10 or so women, 2 were attractive enough for consideration, but were nothing special. I decided to continue the hunt.

I walked down Juan Leon Mera to look for a place called Queens or Jungla (CH Link) that I had read about on another website, but didn't have an exact address and couldn't find anything at the intersection where it was supposed to be at midnight.

Continuing on in that direction, I crossed back to Amazonas and walked the short distance to Nite Kat (CH Link). It looked closed, but I heard activity inside and knocked. They let me in for $6 which included 2 beers. Once inside, I noticed that their sign said operating hours were 2pm-midnight, but I would end up being there considerably later. There was another sign indicating entrance before 7pm was less expensive, but I forgot to note the exact details.

The selection in Nite Kat was dismal, except for one woman, and she was the most attractive woman I had seen in Ecuador since my arrival. Naturally, she was busy when I arrived and would stay busy for some time, but eventually she left the group of guys that were keeping her busy. I took that opportunity to invite her for a drink. She wanted bottles of wine, I ended up buying 2 at $15 each, only because she was that hot.

Things with the stunning Carolina from Ecuador were going very well, until we got to the price. Pricing at Nite Kat is similar to Cafe Rojo, but Carolina wanted me to take her for the while night, and wanted $220 for it. In retrospect the price wasn't that bad given her looks and the value compared to places like Extasis/515/Dollhouse, but it was so much more than I was expecting to pay that I wouldn't consider it. She was considering going with me to the onsite room for the regular pricing, but then went to sit with the guys she was with earlier when they asked for her, but first she told me she'd be back in 15. About 30 minutes later, she was coming back when she got grabbed by another group of guys. I followed her when she left for the bathroom to tell her I was leaving and might try her on a slower night. She asked me if I would take her for $180. I told her that was too much and that she should go with the other guys if they were willing to pay that much. She then came down to $80 plus a tip for good service for an hour. I agreed, and she said I needed to give her the money in advance to book the room (this was normal).

After giving her the money, she was walking to pay for the room when the second group of guys stopped her again. I gave her about 5-10 minutes with them before I grabbed a waiter to get my money back. She gave it back, but looked sorry to have lost out on the sale. I don't the other guys were biting, either.

I wasn't done yet, I caught a cab to The Dollhouse for $6, but at 2am they were closed. I had the driver backtrack to the ever reliable Extasis. The total was $10 for the extended cab ride.

Ileana wasn't working, but there were some other attractive women working. Ex-Dollhouse Vivian looked spectacular. Two other blond Colombians also looked promising. I ended up inviting a brunette Gaby from Venezuela for a drink. Gaby's frame was a little bigger than I preferred, but she was pretty. Our chemistry seemed good, but when I suggested a room she quoted $180. I didn't sit with her much longer after that. She offered to come down to $150, but I politely declined.

Of the two blond Colombians, the sexier one didn't seem as friendly, so I invited the one with a unique hairstyle for a drink. Lorraine was from Sao Paolo we hit it off very well. She quoted $150, but was happy with $120. The sex was great, not quite up to par with Ileana, but a close second.

Photos: Lorraine - Extasis 26 27 28 29 30

I finally caught a cab back to the hotel for $5, getting to bed at almost 6am.

Saturday was an expensive day at $340, but I got a lot of action.

$2 Blush cover
$30 Viviana
$2 Cafe Rojo cover
$40 Naomi
$3 Akershuz cover
$6 Nite Kat cover
$30 2 bottles wine
$24 Extasis cover
$120 Lorraine
$35 1hr room rental
$15 Gaby's cocktail
$15 Lorraine's cocktail
$10 Taxes
$8 Tips for waiter, front door man

Why is everything priced in US Dollars?
Were the girls allowing DFK and giving BBBJ's?
Great report on a rare destination.

I believe the currency is US.

Ecuador changed it's official currency to the US dollar in 2000. They issue their own coins which are used interchangeably with US coins.

DFK and BBBJ are not too difficult to find, but when not negotiated, I find it less common than some places like Colombia or Brazil. They are more common in the higher priced places. BBBJ may be more difficult in the budget places which often have STD prevention signs posted everywhere, but extra cash might take care of that.

Day 4/Sunday

Sundays are not good hobbying days in Quito, but a few options exist. Paradise Women (CH Link) and Medellin (CH Link) were supposed to be open during the day, so I caught a cab for $2 to the La Gasca district. Both are located on a street called Arturo Meneses. I believe the street was formerly named Fernando Meneses.

It turned out Paradise Women was closed, but there was no notice on the door, so I assumed the Sunday openings I heard about was wrong. Fortunately, Medellin just down the street was open.

I wasn't charged a cover or forced to buy a drink as they have done in the past. Instead I was just presented with a lineup of 8 women, 2 of which were fairly attractive. I recognized one from Akershuz the other night, her name was Isabela. I put her on hold as a possibility for another night and chose Gaby. I paid the $23 for 30 minutes and followed Gaby upstairs.

I thought Gaby was very pretty with beautiful eyes, but when the clothes came off I realized she was bigger than I had thought. Her ass looked strange due to variations in skin color, it's kind of hard to describe. She also had an unusual body odor.

Gaby was aggressive in bed. It started off with an enthusiastic BJ, but it was a little too aggressive and I actually was concerned she might be too rough on my dick. We continued on to the sex, but with her larger body, odd smell, and un-ladylike roughness, I wasn't enjoying it. The thin walls and being able to hear the guys working there talk nearby didn't help, either. I finally had Gaby stop and just give me a massage. Even that was unpleasant as I repeatedly had to ask her to ease up. I don't think Gaby intended to make the time unpleasant, I think that's just the way she was. She was smiling and friendly the whole time, just clueless on how my body was reacting to her rough handling.

Photos: Gaby - Medellin 31 32 33 34 35

I caught a ride back to my hotel after that, the ride back was only $1.50.

It wasn't very fun, but I only spent $23 that day for the sex.

I didn't feel like going out the rest of the night. I didn't know it at the time, but a bad stomach situation was starting to set in.

Day 5/Monday

I woke up Monday feeling like shit. I hadn't eaten since dinner on Sunday, but I felt bloated and was burping a lot. I walked over to the Jardin restaurant for some soup hoping that would help. After that I got some antacid from the nearest pharmacy. I still felt sick, but it seemed manageable.

I found a taxi to take me to the Floron tram stop for $1.50 so I could visit Touch Me again. I chose a beer instead of water this time. There were 3 women that I liked and wanted to take one of them to the room, but my stomach wasn't having it. I left Touch Me and found a $2 cab ride back to the Alston.

I rested the rest of the day and early evening before trying to make another attempt at 9pm, this time to Akershuz a couple of blocks away. I was hoping to find Isabela if a more attractive women didn't present herself. I had no such luck. Of the 8 women there, I didn't find any attractive. It probably wouldn't have mattered, walking around and drinking water wasn't helping. I was still feeling horrible so I just walked back home and called it a night.

I spent almost no money this day. All I had to eat was the soup for $2. I spent $5 total for my two waters and $3.50 for my cab ride to and from Touch me.

Day 6/Tuesday

I was hoping I'd be fully recovered with a full night's rest, but I had no such luck. I still wasn't hungry, but I walked over to the Magic Bean for some pancakes because I thought the food might help. I felt a little better, but the discomfort was still very much there. Later in the afternoon I got soup, I had to keep myself nourished.

By late afternoon I felt recovered enough to at least attempt a return to hobbying. I caught a $1.50 cab to Floron for Touch Me again.

There were 3 attractive women, I went with Diane. She had a little pouch of a stomach, but she was pretty with a body that was otherwise very nice with smooth skin. Her tits were also great, I loved how they felt. In fact, I was almost obsessing over how good her skin felt, maybe I was just super horny from not coming on Sunday or Monday.

Besides how she felt, Diane started with a great massage and continued with a enthusiastic bj and performed surprisingly well all around for a budget Touch Me session. My only complaints were that she didn't kiss and seemed to want to change positions too quickly to get through a bunch in our 30 minutes. The price: $20 for 2 back to back 15 minute sessions.

Diane was also my first date to refuse face pictures. That's too bad because she was very pretty and I've forgotten what she looked like.

Photos: Diane - Touch Me 36 37 38 39

After Touch Me I found a $2 cab ride to Paradise Women. Cover was $3 for which you receive a paper card. Drinks for the women were $5 and were stamped onto the card. You then settle the bill when you leave. It's not a bad system, just don't lose the card.

The ratio here was bad. There were probably at least 2 to 3 times as many men than women. There were several women that were attractive, but I was worried about being able to find one that would be free for long. Fortunately, it turned out that there were many more lookers than buyers, and although the women didn't rush away from "talkers" too quickly, they didn't hang around with them for too long, either.

When Connie appeared, my jaw dropped. I knew I would be taking her to the room. It was hard to believe I'd be able to take her to bed for $20, or in my case $40 for back to back 15 minute sessions.

Connie had an excellent body, but on closer inspection she was a little overly made up for my tastes. With Connie, I had to specifically request oral and she didn't want to ride cowgirl, but otherwise the sex was fairly good. She gave a massage with a little extra time we had at the end.

Photos: Connie - Paradise Women 40 41 42 43 44 45

I caught a taxi back to the Alston for $1.50.

Obviously my sex drive returned but the stomach was still not settled. Dinner consisted of soup and some rice at Jardin.

For the evening plans I decided to venture into new territory, a place far out of the way called Barbie's (CH Link) near the "intersection" of Eloy Alfaro and El Inca. When visiting here, you need to make sure the cab driver knows where it is, it's not a place where you can be dropped off at and walk around to find it. This particular "intersection" is like a freeway overpass.

Cover for Barbie's was $2 and included a drink.

There were 4 women I liked at Barbie's. The best one looked very serious, but she was very pretty when smiling. Another had great legs, but a slightly elongated face. Another I recognized from Paradise Women earlier. I didn't quite get the vibe I wanted, plus I was still recovering a little from Connie, so I just hung out for a while. Eventually, I decided to go upscale for the evening. I had them call a taxi and got a ride to The Dollhouse for $5.

The Dollhouse is also in the boondocks, far up into what looks like a residential street. Cover was $25 and included 2 drinks.

The Dollhouse is always a pleasant experience, at least initially, because the women will eventually all line up and take turns coming to greet you. You'll get a close up look and a hello without having to call them individually. Some of them may not participate, but if they don't they might best be avoided anyways.

My pick from the group was Stacy from Medellin, Colombia. During our time talking she ordered two drinks which set me back $30. She propositioned to leave with me for $200 plus a $50 fee to the club. I opted instead for an hour in the club for $145 which included Stacy's fee and the room.

Stacy had a great figure with a sexy waist and ass, but her fake tits were too hard. The bj was nothing special, but the sex was great. I noticed Stacy had a slight odor at first, but it was subtle enough to quickly get used to and didn't take away from the great time I had with her.

Photos: Stacy - Dollhouse 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

Taxi back to the Alston was $5.

Total today was $244.
$2 Touch Me cover
$20 Diana
$3 Paradise Women cover
$5 Connie drink
$40 Connie
$2 Barbie's cover
$2 Barbie's 2nd drink
$25 Dollhouse cover
$145 Stacy + Dollhouse room

OMG! $20-$40? Stick with the locals! You can fuck 4 to 10 babes for every Colombian and they look just as good to me!

Thank you for the report!

The pricing does sound a tad high. If it is Colombianas that appear to be the better lookers or the most appealing ones...would it not better to go to the source?

Altough perhaps the sights, food and city are a lot more interesting? God knows MDE and BGT are boring as hell.

Anyways, much appreciated and timely! I will probably make it there next year. My plan is to spend a few days in Quito, Guayaquil and the coast going north.

connie and stacy , wow!!!

Day 7/Wednesday

After two nights of rest I still wasn't back to normal, but I was headed in the right direction. I still wasn't hungry and didn't feel I could handle much more than soup, so it was off to the Jardin again.

In the late afternoon I decided to check out Guajira (CH Link). The taxi there was $2. Cover was another $2 and included a drink. I never thought much of the talent at Guajira and today was no exception. There were over 15 women available, but none that I liked. Several might have been OK if they lost weight. It was too early to compromise on that so I left.

A $1.50 taxi to the Estadio stop and I was a short walk away from Kahlua. This was a exploratory visit having heard of it but it was my first time there. On a previous visit I wasn't sure where it was, but I had the address this time. The doorway was just to the right of the Hotel Gold and led to the club downstairs. Cover was $2 and included the drink.

The talent was dismal with about 9 unattractive women here and there. The price must have been right or something, cause there were some guys there and several of the women were busy during my short visit. At this point I was losing patience with exploring and walked to Touch Me for a sure thing.

Touch Me was the same as always, very crowded with lots of unattractive women, but some gems scattered in between. Unfortunately they were the same gems with the exception of 1, and she was constantly busy. She would get grabbed again before even making it back into the main room. I wanted to try her out, but decided not on this day, maybe the next if I could get there earlier before she's been fucked over 10 times.

Entering the evening without getting laid, I decided to try Barbies again so I could grab one of the ones I liked early. The taxi there was $5. It took a little longer to get there because of traffic.

In the early evening the only attractive one working was Natalia from Cali, Colombia. She was the one with nice long legs with the slightly long face I spotted earlier. She gave mixed signals on how she might perform, but I decided to give her a shot. The cost was $30 for 30 minutes in the back room. The sex was mediocre and she refused pictures, but at least I had more of the evening to make up for it.

I caught a taxi back to the hotel for $4 and walked back to Akershuz. No one interested me at 10pm, but I hung out and Isabella from the other night who also worked at Medellin arrived. I came close, but didn't pull the trigger with her and decided to check out the Fragata Disco instead. The taxi there was $3.

The Fragata Disco had been closed on my previous trip when there were frequent power outages. It now appeared to be remodeled and renamed, so maybe that was the reason. The club was now called Dolce Vita and signs showed they had a website at http://clubdolcevita.com.ec/. Cover was $5 and included 2 drinks.

I recognized two women from other clubs working at Dolce Vita, Iliana with the messed up tits from Swincito and a beauty from Paradise Women. After surveying the talent for a while, I invited Dulce from Paradise Women over for a drink. Her cocktail was $5. Her face was pretty but a little overly made up, but her voluptuous body in a fishnet outfit revved my engines. Taking her to the room was no question and set me back $40 for back to back 20 minute sessions.

Photos: Dulce - Dolce Vita 53 54 55 56

Things started off well with Dulce as she gave me sexy kisses, but her oral technique and fucking ability left me unimpressed. Also her curvy body looked nice in the outfit, but out of it she looked bigger than I preferred. It just wasn't my day, I decided to head back to Akershuz hoping that Isabella was still there. Taxi was $3.

Isabella was gone. Obviously it wasn't my day, so I decided to call it a night. I walked back to the hotel when I felt something I hadn't felt in days...hunger. I realized I felt myself again and could eat something more substantial than soup. Lucky me, I thought. Instead of going to bed, I walked down to the touristy area to one of the late night food shacks that were still open. I bought a very tasty chicken shawarma, fully engrossed and eating it as I walked back to the hotel...big mistake...

Halfway between the four blocks of the restaurant and my hotel, I hear the running footsteps but it's too late. I'm suddenly in a choke hold with another guy running towards me. I struggle for leverage to avoid passing out while swinging at the guy in front of me to keep him away while he's swinging at me too. We both connect, I'm not sure where I hit him but he gets me in the ear. He rushes in and manages to get a hand in my pocket. Reflexively, I get my hand in there but he manages to pull out my beat up phone, missing my wallet and camera in the other pocket. The guy applying the choke hold releases and runs away, but my eyes are fixed on the guy with my phone. I follow him around asking for my phone back, but he repeatedly says he doesn't have it. While I'm following him, he ducks into a shadowy area twice. I didn't realize it at the time, but in retrospect I'm pretty sure he had put down my phone in case cops came, and picked it back up when I continued to follow him before he decided to make a break for it. This happened when I started to offer passerbys money for bringing the cops to arrest the guy with my phone. After wandering back into and out of the dark corner, he starts running, and I start running after him. He gets to a main street and quickly hops into a cab. I run to the next open cab and tell the cab driver to "Follow that cab!"

We spend the next 10-15 minutes trailing this cab around various parts of Quito while I'm explaining to the cab driver what happened. I ask him to call police, but he says there's no one he can contact at this time of night. I was hoping we might pass by a police car, but the streets were completely empty. Eventually, I decide that nothing good could come from continuing to follow the cab, and at worst, I could eventually be led into an ambush. I tell the cab driver to take me back home. Cost was $6.

Fortunately, I still had my wallet and my camera. My phone was old, damaged, and relatively worthless, but I was bummed that I lost my pictures of the beautiful Iliana from my first night.

Throughout the cab ride, I kept wondering why I kept smelling chicken. It smelled good with my newfound hunger, but I thought maybe I was just imagining it. Back in my room, I empty out my pockets, my camera, my wallet, and...the rest of the chicken shawarma. I was still a little hungry, but I didn't eat it. I was tired and thought it best to wait until the morning.

Total $96 + my phone
$2 Guajira cover
$2 Kahlua cover
$2 Touch Me cover
$2 Barbies cover
$2 Natalia's drink
$30 Natalia
$3 Akershuz cover
$5 Dolce Vita cover
$5 Dulce's drink
$40 Dulce
$3 Akershuz cover

Meaner,

Damn the luck! Or should I say you're lucky it wasn't worse. Good thing they believed you only had a phone on you. You got some balls pursuing them after the attack too, most people would have felt lucky to be alive and written off the phone.

Nice report here, I don't know if I'd put Quito in my must do list based upon the wide price range here and your encounters.

Kafinated, on average the Colombians looked better and gave better service than the locals. The local women work in places that target the working class where 15-20 minute sessions are the norm, opposed to the hour long sessions at the high-end clubs targeted to the more demanding tourists and wealthy locals. I enjoyed mixing it up.

Concarne, yes the source is better. Ecuador is better for some tourism such as the amazing Galapagos and budget sex with some attractive Ecuadorian women, but for pure hobbying, Colombia provides better value overall.

Bigpoppa, of all my travels, and there are a lot of them, I've only witnessed a purse snatching in Buenos Aires and three separate violent incidents in Quito including my own. I've also met more travelers (non-hobbyist) robbed in Quito than anywhere else. Those without problems still far outnumber those that do have problems, but compared to many destinations with a good hobbying scene, I think Quito is one of the more dangerous places.

You should have flipkicked his ass! Just kidding!!! The police would probably come and arrest you!!!

I learned something today!!! Don't eat while walking down dark alleys!!!

Day 8/Thursday

Despite my sickness and the mugging, I was determined to make the most of this trip. It was my last day and I had no intention of slowing down. Actually, I sped things up to make up for some of the time I lost.

My first stop was to the police station. I had no illusion of getting justice or my camera back, but I thought I might need a copy of a report for my phone insurance. I did, in fact, so it was good that I got the paperwork. I stopped by in the morning, but for some reason I had to return after 2pm.

The hobbying started with an early visit to Touch Me, $1.50 cab. The busy one I liked was there, but even at the early hour she was constantly up and down, so that was a turnoff. I spoke with a pretty spinner named Michelle, but she seemed too timid. I eventually ended up with Barbara and had an excellent time during our 2 ficha session.

Photos: Barbara - Touch Me 57 58 59 60 61 62

After Touch Me I taxied back to the police station for $1.50 and filed a report fairly quickly. I did a little shopping in the area, then walked to Blush. My choice there was easy, I went with the beautiful Valeria. Unfortunately, her attractiveness was far better than her service, and I left Blush disappointed.

Photos: Valeria - Blush 63 64 65 66

I grabbed some pizza for a late lunch/early dinner on the walk home, then rested up a bit before heading back out.

For the early evening, I decided to visit Cafe Rojo. I took the tram to the closest stop to the airport for I think 25 cents, then caught a cab the rest of the way for a couple bucks, I think.

I ended up with two women from Cafe Rojo. The first was a cute blond named Diana. She looked much better in person than in the photos. Service wasn't anything special, but for some reason the sex felt incredible. I think maybe it was because she was very tight and very naturally well lubricated at the same time.

Photos: Diana - Cafe Rojo 67 68 69 70 71

After some recovery time drinking a few bottles of water, I went for a hot brunette named Gabriela. I was really bummed that she wouldn't allow face pictures, she looked a lot like Shannon Doherty. Unfortunately, unlike Diana, Gabriela was loose, and the sex was less than satisfying. On a positive note, I knew I'd be able to go again later.

I looked at a bunch of pictures of Shannon online. This was the closest resemblance to what Gabriela looked like.


Photos: Gabriela - Cafe Rojo 72 73

After Cafe Rojo, I walked around the corner to Mangos (CH Link). The club is right after the auto place in a building with the address 7955 Amazonas. Cover was $3 and I think that included a drink. I recognized women from Blush and Akershuz working. No one really intrigued me, so I headed back home to back up the photos I had taken. Taxi was $6.

I decided to head back to Barbies, but all the lights were out when I got there. I had the cab driver take me to 515 instead. The total was $10 for the two trips.

515 was slow for some reason. One of the women there was attractive, but she didn't look very fun so there was no way I was going to pay a premium for her. I decided to walk around the corner to Extasis with the possibility of going with Iliana from my first night again. I had lost the pictures with the stolen phone and I thought she was very pretty, so I was very tempted.

Something must have been going on this Thursday because the talent was suppressed in Extasis too, but at least both Iliana and the sexy blond I was checking out the first day were working. They were both occupied when I got there and remained busy for a long time, but they both eventually freed up. The blond didn't look happy but Iliana was all smiles, so she was the natural choice for my last session.

The session with Iliana was as good as the first, but she asked for $10 more this time for some reason. It wasn't a big deal, plus I was happy to get photos that were better than the ones I lost on my phone. Iliana is not really that photogenic, she looked much better in person than she does here.

Photos: Iliana - Extasis 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

After a $5 cab ride back to the Alston, I packed my stuff up so that I'd be all set to go in the morning.

Thursday Total: $374
$2 Touch Me cover
$20 Barbara
$2 Blush cover
$20 Valeria
$2 Cafe Rojo cover
$40 Diana
$40 Gabriela
$20 515 cover
$24 Extasis cover
$130 Ileana
$35 1hr room rental
$20 Ileana's cocktail (more expensive than normal because of Red Bull, I believe)
$10 Taxes
$9 Tips for waiter, front door man, outside gate keeper

Grand Total (8 days): $1377 + my lost cheap phone + taxi fees which I should have, but didn't include in the daily totals.

I had a rough time on this trip, but it was still much more enjoyable than anything I could have done back home. Despite the realization that Ecuador is a more dangerous destination than many places I had visited, I had every intention of returning. In fact, I did, after only 2 months! Report to come...

Awesome trip report. Lots of details plus lots of photos. Well done.

Thanks for all the additional info!

Very cool that you mix it up with the local scene and the more upscale locales.

I am curious: have you ever investigated the street scene either in Quito or Guayaquil? Is it even worth it?

Any other cities in Ecuador you may recommed? Particularly by the beach perhaps?

Thanks a lot!