Fresh off our first trip south of the Equator -- for which Ecuador is named -- welcome to our attempt at a travel blog! We hope to document the trip for posterity and fill you in on the high (and occasional low) lights of our most recent adventure (and future adventures to come!). Many have asked: why Ecuador? The short answer is cheap flight from D.C. After cruising airfare websites for vacation ideas, Megan discovered we could head to South America for the same price, if not cheaper, than many locales within the States and thought: why not? So, in short, cheap flight + Lonely Planet guidebook + me going along with Megan's many whims = M n J's Ecuadorian adventure. To orient anyone who is not totally clear on there where Ecuador is, head six
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