

cadoia
Thai expat in Ecuador
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15
About me
Thai
Lives in vilcabamba
Registration: 12 June 2011
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Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...

I saw 2 snakes in the almost 3 years here. easy to avoid. but we got small flies biting you that are worse than mosquitoes. after 6 months my body got used to them and I react less. but you dont wanna walk in nature in shorts. I lived in tropics ... Read More


Moved to Vilcabamba............ by cadoia
So its been almost 3 years since we bought a one way ticket to Ecuador without ever having been to south america before. We love it here. its peaceful and the mountains are amazing. Things I would have done different? I would have done my ...

You said "rules are changing right now. its getting harder to get a residency." Is it true? What's changed?Im told getting residency via buying land is getting harder. Read More


Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...

yes. and internet too. Read More


Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja? by ActionMgt
You never see anything posted about Vilcabamba or Loja on this forum. Just wondering if anybody lives there that could tell me what it's like, if they like it there, and what the availability might be for renting a 2 bedroom small house with 2 ...

I live in vilcabamba. Its gringo land. basically not ecuador as you would know it. some love it some dont. I love it. only problem I see is prices go up along with our usual western issues as well. vilcabamba might be the most pricey place to live ... Read More

Moved to Vilcabamba............
So its been almost 3 years since we bought a one way ticket to Ecuador without ever having been to south america before. We love it here. its peaceful and the mountains are amazing. Things I would have done different? I would have done my ... Read More


koh samui thailand versus cuenca ecuador prices by cadoia
I am living in koh samui and thinking of relocating to ecuador. been reading a bit. so far my conclusions are: living in koh samui is cheaper than cuenca correct? I was dreaming about moving there from thailand but it seems to me to be more ...

thank you very much. I found lots of sites now after this initial post. awesome read. we are going for sure :) Read More


considering moving to ecuador by cadoia
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ...

I have been many places and the only place I felt unsafe was in los angeles. yes its all about just be a bit sensible and do not go certain places at night etc. Read More


considering moving to ecuador by cadoia
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ...

I see. ok. got it. We live right now in Thailand. also have bars for the windows. you get used to it. if we lock the door and there is bars on the windows we are pretty safe leaving the house. Would you say robbery is also a issue there? ... Read More


considering moving to ecuador by cadoia
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ...

so if you got your house locked up and go somewhere you will come home to a broken home? unless its in a gated community? I thought ecuador was very little crime. maybe I have been reading the websites that wants to paint a more rosy picture. Hmm Read More


considering moving to ecuador by cadoia
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ...

villacamba is pricy if you are buying, renting is not so bad. The reason it is pricy, is how nice it is and the weather is great. Cuenca can be cold. You can rent very cheeply, 200-300 a month, but you will not want to live there. This is a very ... Read More


considering moving to ecuador by cadoia
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ...

Hello Josh, We have been researching Ecuador for about a year and have found all kinds of interesting information about it. We definitely like Cuenca. Yes, downtown, the air quality is not that great, but you don't LIVE downtown. Outside of that ... Read More


considering moving to ecuador by cadoia
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ...

thanks a lot for the feedback. vilcabamba you say? I think it was 5000 people living there right? would imagine not a lot of houses over there for rent? I saw lots of websites "selling" ecuador yes. according to them I can rent a castle for this ... Read More

koh samui thailand versus cuenca ecuador prices
I am living in koh samui and thinking of relocating to ecuador. been reading a bit. so far my conclusions are: living in koh samui is cheaper than cuenca correct? I was dreaming about moving there from thailand but it seems to me to be more ... Read More


Therapy jobs by Wenatchee
Does Cuenca have Occupational and Physical Therapy services?

how did you find prices are in ecuador compared to thailand? Read More

considering moving to ecuador
We are a danish/russian couple currently living in Thailand. After many years we are looking for new adventure and feel very attracted to ecuador. Thailand is cheap and we live pretty well on our steady income of 2100usd pr. month. This income we ... Read More