I live in Warrnambool (3280), Victoria, Australia, about 4 hours from Melbourne. I have visited Ecuador before, and am looking to move there now to Vilcabamba in about a year. Shipping a load of goods seems exorbitant in cost, and the customs hassles a potential nightmare. So likely I will just carry over some suitcases. I am doing this alone. Even if I could bring over 5 or 6 suitcases, the logistics of shuffling everything from train and/or bus, through customs, etc. and through 2 or 3 airports seems very difficult. I have read about others carrying quite a few suitcases, and wondered how you did it. Are there some specific things you did or resources that you used, that would make moving a number of heavy suitcases to and through Guayaquil airport less difficult? Or is it just 'grunt and bear it' as you try to personally move everything?