Muddy Good Fun–Carnaval in Chota

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Muddy Good Fun–Carnaval in Chota

March 21st, 2011 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Culture, Ecuador - Gringo Favorite | 2 Comments »

You know it’s gonna be a rough one when your mate hands you a stiff Bloody Mary at 10:30 am and receives a call from a girl he can’t remember kissing from the night before offering everybody a ride to what’s guaranteed to be a big piss up weekend. Such it was lying around on the benches at Finn McCool’s last Sunday. Each one was shaking off his own personal hangover from a kickoff Saturday night to the Carnaval weekend. Tate, myself and Kevin were tearing into Bacon breakfast sandwiches and prepping ourselves for the sure to be rattling heavy traffic laden bus ride to Ibarra, our jumping off point to the famed Carnaval party in the Chota Valley.

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Finn McCool’s, Irish Pub and Grub in La Mariscal

February 10th, 2011 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Gringo Favorite, Ecuador - Travel Tips, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

I don’t think I’ve gone anywhere in the world without having had the occasion to meet up with an Irishman. And not far from any Irishmen you’ll find a pub, in fact, most Irishmen I’ve met have been in pubs. The two go hand and hand—sorry guys, you are the best, but you’ll never shake the stigma of being ineffable drunks. Best about the Irish expatriates is that wherever they go, they’re never satisfied with the available public houses and set about creating their own inevitably in the fashion of their own. And such is the case with Finn McCool’s which has become a cornerstone in the Mariscal gastro-drinking scene. And merry it is catering to both Quitenos Read more

Come visit the Big Gringo at Bungalow 6

September 16th, 2010 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Gringo Favorite, Ecuador - Gringo Owned Business, Ecuador - Nightlife, Ecuador - Places to Eat, Ecuador - Travel Tips, The Best of Ecuador | 11 Comments »

Want to come meet the author of the Ecuador Gringo? Come to Bungalow 6 in the Mariscal. That’s right everybody, I have been working upstairs in the famous Bungalow since I got to Quito 3 months ago. Bungalow is known as the Mariscal’s prime party spot and you can tell by the lines of people waiting to get in outside. Bungalow started becoming a cornerstone of the Mariscal’s party scene about 3 years back when John Ott and Sean Carter, a couple of American expats, took it over and began transforming it into a popular hangout, popular with both Ecuadorians and Foreigners alike. I heard one local Ecuadorian describe its secret as being a sort of melting pot Read more

Report from Quito—Where the hell can I get a drink?

June 28th, 2010 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Gringo Favorite, Ecuador - Gringo Owned Business, Ecuador - Nightlife, Ecuador - Places to Eat, The Best of Ecuador, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

It was last Sunday in the Mariscal, I walked up to Finn McCools, a popular Irish pub in Quito’s Mariscal with the mind to order a Sunday roast and indulge myself. The waitress tells me there will be no roasts and that they’ll be shutting in 30 minutes. Normally the beer would be flowing at 4:30 in the afternoon, with the mixed crowd of locals, tourists, and expats watching sports, eating, or playing pool, but the new law had kept pretty much everybody at home. Quitos’ new drinking law had gone into effect and we were feeling it here at ground zero in the Mariscal, Quitos main party zone.

I looked back outside contemplating where to get Read more

Drinks and Burgers at Bungalow 6

December 17th, 2009 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Adventure, Ecuador - Gringo Favorite, Ecuador - Must See or Do, Ecuador - Nightlife | 1 Comment »

The weekend is right around the corner and without a doubt you are looking for something fun to do tomorrow night. Well, if you find yourself in Quito, then head on down to the every popular Mariscal neighborhood and check out Bungalow 6.

From the outside Bungalow 6 looks like your standard night club crowded into the eight blocks that make up the night scene of Quito. However, on the inside you’ll find it has more to offer than your average dance club.

The main floor is dedicated to dancing, of course. On busy nights, which come every weekend and Wednesdays, when ladies drink free from 7–10, the dance floor can get Read more

Drinks and Futbol and Football at an Irish Pub in Quito

December 8th, 2009 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Gringo Favorite, Ecuador - Places to Eat, Ecuador - Travel Tips | No Comments »

As foreigners living abroad sometimes we need just need a little taste of home. That’s where places like Finn McCool’s come into play, if you’re Irish that is!

Finn McCool’s is a favorite among foreigners, and is the only Irish pub in all of Quito, possibly in the entire country of Ecuador! Even if you aren’t Irish you will surely appreciate the selection of beers, including imports you’ll have trouble finding in other bars.

As you would expect with an Irish bar, its selection of beer is more important than its selection of good eats, but thankfully Finn McCool’s comes out on top in that department as well. Shepherd’s Pie… Fish and Chips… need I say more?

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Party Hard at these Bars in Baños, Ecuador

December 18th, 2008 | Ecuador - Adults Only, Ecuador - Nightlife | 2 Comments »

Baños may not be the first place you think of when you’re asked about a great party in Ecuador, but believe me this city knows how to celebrate! And why wouldn’t they? Set up high in the mountains, Baños serves as a launch pad into the Amazon basin, making it a hot spot among the traveling crowd looking for some serious adventure. And, as we all know, serious adventure and serious partying go hand in hand.