Eight months into my trip and I was in Quito, Ecuador with my girlfriend. We had previously spent one month in the Peruvian mountains. Three of these weeks consisted of hiking through the Andes, living in a tent and off a diet of oats, instant mashed potatoes, nuts and dried fruits. 

In the highest capital of the world, we were house sitting for a few weeks to take a break from constantly moving around. I was tired of travelling and hated the city. It was cold, grey, desolate and lonely – you weren’t supposed to be on the street after the sun went down. The sun set at 6pm… Because of this I barely left the house – lethargy had kicked in. I did nothing but watch the Football World Cup at ungodly hours and binge-watch YouTube videos late into the nights. Thankfully my girlfriend regularly dragged me out to go and do things. This image was taken on the Cotopaxi 5000m above sea level.