Top 10 “Middle of the World” travel sites to visit when life returns to normal

For travelers, the confines of being “sheltered in place” for some indeterminable period are particularly burdensome. Nonetheless, while all of us are coping with the uncertainty of when life will return to some semblance of normal, it remains important to keep in mind that this “moment” in time is just that – a moment, a temporary situation that will pass for the most part. While the following notes were written before the current health and economic situation took such a dive, it remains our heartfelt belief that the idea of travel to alluring, unfamiliar and exotic spots such as the Galapagos Islands and colonial Quito serve to provide a vision and hope for what luxury travelers can expect in the not so distant future. With that said, we share with you a few words and images of our home city: Quito, Ecuador.

Much more than a jumping off-point for flying to the Galapagos Islands, the Ecuadorian capital of Quito elegantly fuses…