Susan Dixon
@Birdmama
American looking for information about Ecuador
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American
Lives in White Lake
Speaks English only
Registration: 14 September 2015
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Accommodation n getting around by Ewilson2016
I'm interested in meeting some expats while staying in Quito. Will be arriving tonight 2/13/16 and unsure of taxi travel n where to stay. Any suggestions?
The outskirts of Cuenca are very nice. Read More
Taking a pet parrot from Ecuador to the U.S. by Sheenie
Before I go out and fall in love with a wonderful bird, I`d like to know if anyone knows the process for taking it back with me to the States? The information I found on the U.S. government web site was formal and vague. I understand that no one ...
Check on United. I think they allow birds. Read More
Taking a pet parrot from Ecuador to the U.S. by Sheenie
Before I go out and fall in love with a wonderful bird, I`d like to know if anyone knows the process for taking it back with me to the States? The information I found on the U.S. government web site was formal and vague. I understand that no one ...
Have you tried Delta or United? I'm sorry but I can't remember which one of those two will allow a bird in the cabin under your seat. It's one or the other, at least it was when I checked a couple of months ago. I wish you the best! Read More
renters and homeowners insurance in Ecuador by johnplov
Hello, I am living in Portland Oregon, and planning to retire with my wife in August 2016. We would like to retire in either Cotacachi or Cuenca, starting in Cotacachi, and moving to Cuenca if Cotacachi is too small for us. We have visited both ...
When visiting Ecuador in Nov. we were told by experienced people who have lived there for many years, to forget insurance. Even if you can get it, you'll never be able to get the company to pay on a claim. It's money down the drain. ... Read More
Should Ecuador Follow Mexico's Methods in Marketing to Tourists? by cccmedia
Mexico is "light years ahead of Ecuador" when it comes to marketing itself for international tourism, says Dom Buonacami. In a message from Cancún, Mexico, the Ecuador-based blogger/entrepreneur lists seven things Ecuador could learn ...
Amen to that!! Read More
The Good Old Days For Expats... Are They Gone ? by cccmedia
Expats have experienced a lot of changes for the worse since 2007, according to a commentary just posted atop the welcome-page at the Day In Quito Blogspot website. Let's take these an issue at a time, with the Day In Quito claims in ...
I couldn't agree more with you, CCC, about all of your comments, especially the smoking and the bull fighting. What a cruel, barbaric "sport"! Read More
Should Ecuador Follow Mexico's Methods in Marketing to Tourists? by cccmedia
Mexico is "light years ahead of Ecuador" when it comes to marketing itself for international tourism, says Dom Buonacami. In a message from Cancún, Mexico, the Ecuador-based blogger/entrepreneur lists seven things Ecuador could learn ...
I agree with Dorothy. Read More
2015 - anybody in the Ecuador visa pipelines? by gardener1
I can count on the fingers of both hands the number of Ecuador visa applicants who post here and have gone through the permanent residency visa process in the last two years. So for all the hoopla Ecuador gets as a great place to emigrate to, ...
My husband and I just returned from Ecuador and met with a very knowledgeable EC lawyer and her American husband in Cuenca. She will entirely process your Residency Visa and Cedula, handling EVERYTHING for a total cost of $1,300. which includes all ... Read More
Live in Cuenca - Be Happy to Answer Questions About Life in Ecuador by troberts010150
Hi there, I just joined expat.com and discovered the Forums. I'm always interested in helping prospective expats with straight answers about Ecuador, especially Cuenca. I moved here - sight unseen, but after lots of research - from Seattle two ...
smmr, I'd love to hear more of your tips. Read More
Considering moving with $1550 pension! Enough? by Joshua_metzger
Hi, my fiancé and I are wanting to relocate to Ecuador permanently. I have a pension of roughly $1,550 a month. Is this enough? We don't mind loving frugal. Also,we'd like to be on the coast. I guess we don't really know where ...
Hey Josh, My husband and I just returned from a "Crash Course in Ecuador". We highly recommend it. We landed in Quito, spent two nights there and then toured the country and the coast from Cotacachi to Mindo, then to Pedernales to Salinas ... Read More
Anyone know a good orthopedist by les64
Shortly before we started travelling approx 6 months ago my wife was involved in an vehicle accident and apart from bruises we thought she was ok. During the past months however she has been suffering increasing pain in one thigh and a lower back ...
les64, I don't live in Ecuador yet and am only coming to visit next week, but with your wife's symptoms, I would strongly suggest she see a neurosurgeon, not an orthopedic doctor. I had very serious similar problems with pinched nerves and ... Read More
New members of Ecuador forum, introduce yourself here 4th quarter of 2015 by Julien
Newbie on Ecuador forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat ...
Rollando & Carolina, We're coming to visit from Nov. 9th to the 20th with the idea of possibly moving to the Quito area also. We are very like minded people and would love to meet you, but we'll be on a tour. We'll be in Cuenca ... Read More
Importing Pet Birds to Ecuador by Birdmama
Has anyone successfully imported a pet parrot to Ecuador as of this writing? If so, would you please let me know how you did it?
Thank you so much, OsageArcher. I will try navigating those sites and get some help with the Spanish. You are very kind to send this all to me. Thanks again. Read More
Importing Pet Birds to Ecuador by Birdmama
Has anyone successfully imported a pet parrot to Ecuador as of this writing? If so, would you please let me know how you did it?
gardener1, Of the two people who had posted on the previous thread you mentioned, neither one had been successful in bringing their birds over. Xaminer gave up and rehomed his two parrots, and the columbian's last post was in May and he had not ... Read More
Importing Pet Birds to Ecuador
Has anyone successfully imported a pet parrot to Ecuador as of this writing? If so, would you please let me know how you did it? Read More