Excellent video! I really like what (oops I already forgot what the gentleman's name is) said at the end, "this is ecuador". It is a good reminder to be gracious and appreciative of all that Cuenca, Ecuador has to offer! Well done!
Great video..nice to see people that adjust to new country and dont expect countries or people to change for them..great job...can't wait to visit next year to explore for our retirement..thank you again
I arrived in Cuenca 2 months ago. Staying at a very nice historic place in El Centro. We were concerned about the noise, but we are used to it. Funny thing is after 8 PM the entire place becomes very quiet till 8 AM. We love this place.
Visitar otras ciudades del Ecuador. La provincia de El Oro tambien es Bonita ahí se procesa el banano camarón cacao ente otros productos para el exterior.
I will use that jacuzzi tub. 😂 Thank you for sharing your home with us! We are coming in June and I'm already spending too much time researching rentals. Looks like a great neighborhood.
So, did you move to Cuenca? I am looking for opinions and advice because I just discovered this place and my husband and I are thinking to move there sometime... ( from Ontario Canada) Ww have a teen and we don’t hear people talking about teens moving there.
@@johnrenoveillon3841 most days it hits the 70’s feels like temperature. Use the accuweather app and look at the “Real Feel” temperature, and ignore the regular temperature. It will typically have rain more days then not, but rarely lasting more than 30 minutes. Just carry a small umbrella with you just in case. Due to the Andes the forecast for rain can be pretty far off.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Thanks so much. We are retired and are in the process of relocating to Boquete, Panama. However, we find Ecuador very intriguing. We will definitely visit there soon.
I absolutely love their house! I think it's one of the best I've seen. I appreciate hearing their story too...and that very very affordable budget. Did you say how long they have lived in Cuenca? Just curious! Thank you for this wonderful video!
This is a really good video. For Chase and Sara Lee, how do you find an apartment; after you arrive permanently, or a short trip prior to you departure from your home country? Did you use a broker or not? Thanks.
Hi Buzz. Last year we did a three month exploratory trip using AirBnB apartments for a month in Bogota, then Manta, Ecuador, and then Cuenca. This year we used an AirBnB for 2 weeks while we used a broker to help us find this apartment. She spoke fluent English and it didn't cost us a thing (she gets a commission from the landlord). There are also "medium term" apartments in Cuenca for one month stays, and many people search listings on the Gringo Post (gringopost.com), I just saw a 2br/2ba furnished for $550 ... If you're going unfurnished, be aware that often means zero furnishings, no fridge, stove, washer/dryer etc.
love it! how do you found such beautiful houses like that for rent??? 2021 is my last working year, I am retiring next year but I will start planning this year.
Very nice video, thank you. It seems lots of folks speak of their monthly food bill in terms of fruits and veggies. What about steaks, roast, other meats to have at home? Thank you in advance.
We’re vegetarian but we eat fish occasionally and buy chicken breast for dog food. We paid $5-$7 a pound for Corvina, mahi-mahi, Sea Bass, Wahoo and Camotillo. Shrimp was $5.50 a lbs. The Chicken Breast was $2.25 a lbs. I’ll let other’s comment on other meats.
Chase and Saralee live in a primarily Ecuadorian neighborhood. There are over 600,000 people in Cuenca about 10,000 are expats. There are some areas with higher concentrations of expats than others, but I don’t think there are any neighborhoods that are a majority Expats. Gringolandia may have a 15 Ecuadorian to 1 Expat ratio on the high side.
Sorry for the late response, my experience with fundrise has been positive. This said I screwed the pooch and took my money out in February to buy cryptocurrency trying to improve my return on what I thought was a dip. I should have left well enough alone with fundrise, it was/ is providing decent returns. Hopefully I'll get back into it in the near future, I should not have jumped out. I got greedy.
Hi guys, great video. I wonder if you could make a video tour of existing old folks homes? I have a history of senility in the family and God forbid that happens to me but wondering how are they in Cuenca and the costs? I actually have family in Manta that are in a home, but I’m wondering about the Cuenca. It never hurts to know and plan for possibilities 😊
@@WarrenJulieTravel That’s too bad. I just started following you and the format of showing on screen all the budgets was really helpful. Where are you going?
@@GrowthAndMastery we expect to live in the following countries doing similar budget videos in 2021: Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, maybe Italy, and Croatia.
They splurge around $20 a day, that's $600 a month that could be saved for something more important. Their budget could actually be as low as $1340 to $1500 if they saved some of that.........it just seems wasteful to me but to each their own!
Can you order from the internet? Do they have postal delivery services like UPS? If so, are there tariffs and how long does it take to order items from USA?
The mail service was discontinued due to Covid19 budget cuts. DHL is an expensive option. People use mules to bring stuff in by plane often, but that is not cheap either.
What a great couple and thanks for sharing the experience in Cuenca. I’ve been there and think it’s pretty good living, don’t tell too many Americans tho, because you know what happens when Karens and Carl’s get involved in anything 😳 😂🤣
Good question, most homes here have high walls windows with bars and electric wires around the top. It’s probably a reason crime is so low, few would want to go through that much effort.
It's fairly common in South American cities. There are crimes of opportunity here like anywhere. But our neighbors here routinely leave their bicycles outside unlocked. In Denver where we lived, you do that, the bike is gone in 10 minutes. We also have bars on our windows in Denver (ground floor apartment). And in Denver when I had a car, I had a "club" on the steering wheel. The club had been broken for years, but the message was "There's another Suby on this block, probably easier to steal, go find it. Sometimes the appearance discourages break-ins.
I lived in Quito and Guayaquil where crime was rampant. Most recently violent crime has become a serious issue. I have noticed the electric fencing, too, along with broken glass cemented along the tops of walls. Sad to see that this is necessary.
Hi, you guys!! I heard you said that you work for transamerica so I was wondering if you could give some advice on annuities. I just want to know if is a good idea. I will have a good retirement package but I was thinking about adding more to my retirement. If you have some knowledge I will really appreciated it. Thank you much!!
I covered the Eastern US for Health Insurance products, He was in the Marketing arm of Transamerica. While I am a bit familiar with annuities, it’s not my specialty. I do my own investments for my early and long term retirement plans. Check out my investment videos for some concepts in case you wish to diversify.
My husband is reluctant to move to Ecuador because he can’t live without college football. Does anyone know if there’s a way to watch it in Ecuador? I lived in Ecuador when I was much younger. There was no cable tv at that time.
I was once a San Diego Chargers fan, and I had those worries in the past. My situation changed since a greedy owner moved them to Los Angeles so now they are dead to me. That said it’s easy to get the main network games here, it’s trickier if he’s trying to follow a single team. All you need to watch regular TV is A good laptop and internet, load Express VPN and go to ustvgo.tv I watch CNBC there for financial news, and I also watched a couple UCF games this season. You get all the main networks.
You just need to get a chord to stream from the laptop to the tv. You may be able to do it via Bluetooth also. The trick is having the vpn app and access to the site.
@@kevinstanford8506 two answers, as you may know I'm appointed with IMGlobal, I'll receive a commission if you use my link. The IMG coverage will work for you in almost all countries. You can get coverage for any length of time needed. Here is the link you can run quotes on. Julie and I use the Global Medical Insurance program, Bronze excluding US, Singapore, and a few other high priced countries. We have 1,000,000 cap and $2,500 deductible and it runs us $195 a month combined, I’m 54 she’s 47 years old. Look over that program and look at the Patriot program as well to see what’s best for you. The plan in most cases will be indemnity reimbursing you for covered services, in major incidents they try to set up direct billing with the facility. Here is the link: producer.imglobal.com/international-insurance-plans.aspx?imgac=540642 2nd answer, we did a video with Carlos an agent in Cuenca. We used him when we first retired and arrived in Cuenca. I'll post that link in the next comment.
@@WarrenJulieTravel good stuff! I should be able to get a decent rental $400 to $600? Also, when it's very hot In the majority of the states this summer, it will be pleasant there?
@@steveweiner95 You will need to learn just enough Spanish to communicate with the taxi driver, since taxi drivers generally don't speak any English and you will use taxis often. At first, I would write out where I wanted to go in advance, and say "nececito ir aqui" which simply means 'I need to go here' then show him the note. Have one for getting home also. Also learn the correct Spanish pronunciations, it makes a difference. Please do learn the cortesia, which is the best way for Ecuadorians to accept you. Hola, Buenos Dias, gracias, etc
@@chasesquiresecuador Thank you for all the replies. I'm thinking of planning a trip for 2 weeks after my youngest daughter gets out of college around the second week of May. My plan would be during the first week to visit the coastal town of Olon where JP and Amelia reside and the second week to come up to Cuenca. Are there any hotels in your area that you would recommend to stay at or even a bread and breakfast. I'm hoping that you may have availability to meet at that time. I'm very serious about Ecuador. Having two kids in college (my youngest is a freshman and my oldest will be a senior in the fall) I don't think I can just pack up and move permanently there. My hope is to visit for two weeks this May and if that goes well I will identify the area that I would like to spend hopefully 4 to 5 months out of the year. Probably right after Christmas until sometime in May. Just like a snowbird LOL Thank you again
@@WarrenJulieTravel Awesome job guys thanks, very informative, I guess for me its kinda sticker shock, i, as I'm sure most folks have a misconception about Ecuador and so it was very eye opening and beautiful to see like you said they have about $900 a month fluff that we probably wouldn't. We have been considering all the areas they have visited and scouted out and to be honest up until just a few days ago when we stumbled upon other expats that had posted from Ecuador that came via UA-cam's you might be interested suggestions as we have been considering the Caribbean for years now and just spreading out as we travel more thinking for our retirement prep.
@@dadedubbledee We may not be the norm. We enjoy going out and do spend more time in restaurants and bars than most. But be aware, even for the frugal, there are startup costs to get here -- visas, facilitators or attorneys, travel costs, apartment deposits, etc. Even the most frugal won't enjoy cost savings the first year because of the costs of getting set up. Also we haven't yet needed to buy new clothes, which can be expensive or hard to find here (in our sizes). Ecuador uses the US dollar, so there's no exchange rate advantage like in Colombia. We lived in Florida for a long time, and hurricane activity in the Caribbean was something we wanted no part of.
Excellent video! I really like what (oops I already forgot what the gentleman's name is) said at the end, "this is ecuador". It is a good reminder to be gracious and appreciative of all that Cuenca, Ecuador has to offer! Well done!
Thanks, he has a valid point. We are guests in their country. 😁
Great video..nice to see people that adjust to new country and dont expect countries or people to change for them..great job...can't wait to visit next year to explore for our retirement..thank you again
Thanks for watching! We hope we are providing you useful information. 😁
Glad to see people not trying to americanize Ecuador and prefer to adapt.
Yo preferiría que se americanizara en temas arquitectónicos, ami gusto sus estructuras son muy cheveres
Thanks, we agree.
I arrived in Cuenca 2 months ago. Staying at a very nice historic place in El Centro. We were concerned about the noise, but we are used to it. Funny thing is after 8 PM the entire place becomes very quiet till 8 AM. We love this place.
It is a beautiful community, and the constant cool temps are very nice.
Great info on this video. Well done Warren and Julie . Thank you .
We are moving there Fall 2021 . Looking forward to retirement there .
Thanks, we appreciate hearing from you. We’re sure you’ll enjoy Ecuador. 😁
Did you guys move in Cuenca? Do you like it?
@@jennys3482 we are getting our paperwork to the Ecuadorian Consulate here in Houston in preparation to go to Ecuador hopefully by the end of March.
how proud i am being a Ecuadorian, I was born in guayaquil but I live in texas . Cuenca has also a beautiful views
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I've lived in Texas most of my life... Ecuador is looking good (o:
So why and when did you move out of Ecuador?
Wonderful prices. I just spent $15 for a cocktail here in Florida
They are pretty reasonable 😁
Great video. That house seems too big for us really. We are just thinking of a small apartment, but at $550 including utilities...amazing.
Thanks, you may find a decent small place for $350. 😁
Hello from the USA..great information thank for sharing
Thanks for watching, we’re glad you enjoyed it! 😁
That place is huge! Wow. Impressed with what you get for the money in Cuenca.
It is really affordable in Ecuador 👍😊♥️🇪🇨
Cuenca is a good place to live, the weather, the people, and the view are amazing Ecuador has places awesome
It’s definitely a gem of a place. 👍♥️🇪🇨
Thanks, guys. Came out great :-)
Glad you liked it, thanks for offering a glimpse into your life. 😁
I really like your perspective about living in Ecuador and I hope you enjoy your time here. Best wishes for you!
Visitar otras ciudades del Ecuador. La provincia de El Oro tambien es Bonita ahí se procesa el banano camarón cacao ente otros productos para el exterior.
Muchas Gracias 🙏
Greetings from New York. Love your video, been to Cuenca many times and I’ll be definitely moving there.
Thanks for watching and commenting 😁👍♥️🇪🇨
Working with Carlos now. Nice guy, very knowledgeable.
Yes he is 👍
thank you folks
Thanks for watching 😁
I will use that jacuzzi tub. 😂 Thank you for sharing your home with us! We are coming in June and I'm already spending too much time researching rentals. Looks like a great neighborhood.
So, did you move to Cuenca? I am looking for opinions and advice because I just discovered this place and my husband and I are thinking to move there sometime... ( from Ontario Canada) Ww have a teen and we don’t hear people talking about teens moving there.
Very nice house , great price also . I say if you are going to foreign countries to look for America Style Living , you may as well just stay home .
Very true!
Awesome!!! Thank you so much for sharing all of this information.... from a new subscriber.
Thanks! Glad to have you following us. 😁
@@WarrenJulieTravel Could you please tell me a little about the weather there? Is it cold or cool most of the time? Thanks!
@@johnrenoveillon3841 most days it hits the 70’s feels like temperature. Use the accuweather app and look at the “Real Feel” temperature, and ignore the regular temperature. It will typically have rain more days then not, but rarely lasting more than 30 minutes. Just carry a small umbrella with you just in case. Due to the Andes the forecast for rain can be pretty far off.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Thanks so much. We are retired and are in the process of relocating to Boquete, Panama. However, we find Ecuador very intriguing. We will definitely visit there soon.
I absolutely love their house! I think it's one of the best I've seen. I appreciate hearing their story too...and that very very affordable budget. Did you say how long they have lived in Cuenca? Just curious! Thank you for this wonderful video!
I think they have been in Cuenca for about a year.
Love these Ecuador cost of living videos.
Thank you. We appreciate you watching us. We have content throughout Europe as well:)
@@WarrenJulieTravel you don’t miss a beat and always get all the cost of living info. Thank for the info. Btw have you done anything on Costa Rica?
grat video good info thank you we cant wait to go back so soon
Glad you enjoyed it
12:35 Monthly budget.
This is a really good video. For Chase and Sara Lee, how do you find an apartment; after you arrive permanently, or a short trip prior to you departure from your home country? Did you use a broker or not? Thanks.
Hi Buzz. Last year we did a three month exploratory trip using AirBnB apartments for a month in Bogota, then Manta, Ecuador, and then Cuenca. This year we used an AirBnB for 2 weeks while we used a broker to help us find this apartment. She spoke fluent English and it didn't cost us a thing (she gets a commission from the landlord). There are also "medium term" apartments in Cuenca for one month stays, and many people search listings on the Gringo Post (gringopost.com), I just saw a 2br/2ba furnished for $550 ... If you're going unfurnished, be aware that often means zero furnishings, no fridge, stove, washer/dryer etc.
You can look for rentals on gringopost.com
Hi Chase and Saralee... Miss you Warren and Julie
Thanks 😊
love it! how do you found such beautiful houses like that for rent??? 2021 is my last working year, I am retiring next year but I will start planning this year.
Check out real estate on gringopost.com
Wao, Very beutiful place and houses.
We agree 😁
Wow that's amazing nice video
Thanks we appreciate your comments. 😁
Very nice video, thank you. It seems lots of folks speak of their monthly food bill in terms of fruits and veggies. What about steaks, roast, other meats to have at home? Thank you in advance.
We’re vegetarian but we eat fish occasionally and buy chicken breast for dog food. We paid $5-$7 a pound for Corvina, mahi-mahi, Sea Bass, Wahoo and Camotillo.
Shrimp was $5.50 a lbs.
The Chicken Breast was $2.25 a lbs.
I’ll let other’s comment on other meats.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Thank you so very much. I hope you have a great day.
@@WarrenJulieTravel You are the best, thank you again.
Wow ... $ 80 for health insurance .... Great deal 👌 👌👌👌👏👏👏👏
Have you encountered other ethnicities from America doing the Expat thing in Ecuador? Keep up the good work, thanks.
Yes, there are many ethnicities that make up the expat community.
Gotta pick my jaw up off the floor seeing what you get for less then $600 rent. That home would be heaven on earth for me.
$600 per month buys quite a wonderful rental house monthly in Cuenca. It's a beautiful place to live.
@@WarrenJulieTravel A barrier for me would be the noise.
Nice digs for a nice price!!
I agree 👍
Electric fence is a little scary. Definitely Ecuador but looking at Olon area .
You actually get use to the fences and it just becomes background.
Is their neighborhood entirely ex pat or are there natives mixed in as well? Chase and Julie did a terrific job!
Chase and Saralee live in a primarily Ecuadorian neighborhood. There are over 600,000 people in Cuenca about 10,000 are expats. There are some areas with higher concentrations of expats than others, but I don’t think there are any neighborhoods that are a majority Expats. Gringolandia may have a 15 Ecuadorian to 1 Expat ratio on the high side.
Ha, I worked for Transamerica for many years !
Wow! small world 😁
Can you talk further about your knowledge of FUNDRISE?
Sorry for the late response, my experience with fundrise has been positive. This said I screwed the pooch and took my money out in February to buy cryptocurrency trying to improve my return on what I thought was a dip. I should have left well enough alone with fundrise, it was/ is providing decent returns. Hopefully I'll get back into it in the near future, I should not have jumped out. I got greedy.
Hi guys, great video. I wonder if you could make a video tour of existing old folks homes? I have a history of senility in the family and God forbid that happens to me but wondering how are they in Cuenca and the costs?
I actually have family in Manta that are in a home, but I’m wondering about the Cuenca. It never hurts to know and plan for possibilities 😊
I’m sorry, we won’t be able to get to that before we leave Cuenca on the 28th and Ecuador on January 5th. Thanks for the suggestion though.
@@WarrenJulieTravel That’s too bad. I just started following you and the format of showing on screen all the budgets was really helpful. Where are you going?
@@GrowthAndMastery we expect to live in the following countries doing similar budget videos in 2021: Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, maybe Italy, and Croatia.
They splurge around $20 a day, that's $600 a month that could be saved for something more important. Their budget could actually be as low as $1340 to $1500 if they saved some of that.........it just seems wasteful to me but to each their own!
You must be a real blast at parties 🤦
Can you order from the internet? Do they have postal delivery services like UPS? If so, are there tariffs and how long does it take to order items from USA?
The mail service was discontinued due to Covid19 budget cuts. DHL is an expensive option. People use mules to bring stuff in by plane often, but that is not cheap either.
What a great couple and thanks for sharing the experience in Cuenca. I’ve been there and think it’s pretty good living, don’t tell too many Americans tho, because you know what happens when Karens and Carl’s get involved in anything 😳 😂🤣
😂 lol
Thanx so mucho 😘.
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Electric fencing? Why is that necessary if Cuenca is a safe place to live?
Good question, most homes here have high walls windows with bars and electric wires around the top. It’s probably a reason crime is so low, few would want to go through that much effort.
It's fairly common in South American cities. There are crimes of opportunity here like anywhere. But our neighbors here routinely leave their bicycles outside unlocked. In Denver where we lived, you do that, the bike is gone in 10 minutes. We also have bars on our windows in Denver (ground floor apartment). And in Denver when I had a car, I had a "club" on the steering wheel. The club had been broken for years, but the message was "There's another Suby on this block, probably easier to steal, go find it. Sometimes the appearance discourages break-ins.
I lived in Quito and Guayaquil where crime was rampant. Most recently violent crime has become a serious issue. I have noticed the electric fencing, too, along with broken glass cemented along the tops of walls. Sad to see that this is necessary.
Fortunately Cuenca doesn’t have anything near to the crime problems as Guayaquil or Quito. Really just crime of opportunity like pick pockets.
It's our concept of feeling save.
Hi, you guys!! I heard you said that you work for transamerica so I was wondering if you could give some advice on annuities. I just want to know if is a good idea. I will have a good retirement package but I was thinking about adding more to my retirement. If you have some knowledge I will really appreciated it. Thank you much!!
I covered the Eastern US for Health Insurance products, He was in the Marketing arm of Transamerica. While I am a bit familiar with annuities, it’s not my specialty. I do my own investments for my early and long term retirement plans. Check out my investment videos for some concepts in case you wish to diversify.
Thank you for taking the time to respond!!
people here live with only 400,00$, 1940,00$ is a lot of money in Ecuador
True 👍
My husband is reluctant to move to Ecuador because he can’t live without college football. Does anyone know if there’s a way to watch it in Ecuador? I lived in Ecuador when I was much younger. There was no cable tv at that time.
I was once a San Diego Chargers fan, and I had those worries in the past. My situation changed since a greedy owner moved them to Los Angeles so now they are dead to me. That said it’s easy to get the main network games here, it’s trickier if he’s trying to follow a single team. All you need to watch regular TV is A good laptop and internet, load Express VPN and go to ustvgo.tv I watch CNBC there for financial news, and I also watched a couple UCF games this season. You get all the main networks.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Thanks! He probably won’t be thrilled about watching on a laptop but that’s better than nothing. Is there no cable tv there?
You just need to get a chord to stream from the laptop to the tv. You may be able to do it via Bluetooth also. The trick is having the vpn app and access to the site.
I also can watch this on my phone with the vpn app, and I’ve streamed wirelessly from my phone to the tv.
@@WarrenJulieTravel thank you! Now when we visit there I want all of you to pretend to be Georgia Bulldog fans, alright? Thanks!
Very reasonable rent for a fully furnished house in a gated community
Yes it is 😁
Seriously thinking about moving there. Possible to live off $2,000 monthly? Can I get a small one bedroom condo for a decent price?
Look at recent listings for rentals at gringopost.com
@@WarrenJulieTravel how much is the required health insurance?
@@kevinstanford8506 two answers, as you may know I'm appointed with IMGlobal, I'll receive a commission if you use my link.
The IMG coverage will work for you in almost all countries.
You can get coverage for any length of time needed. Here is the link you can run quotes on. Julie and I use the Global Medical Insurance program, Bronze excluding US, Singapore, and a few other high priced countries. We have 1,000,000 cap and $2,500 deductible and it runs us $195 a month combined, I’m 54 she’s 47 years old. Look over that program and look at the Patriot program as well to see what’s best for you. The plan in most cases will be indemnity reimbursing you for covered services, in major incidents they try to set up direct billing with the facility.
Here is the link:
producer.imglobal.com/international-insurance-plans.aspx?imgac=540642
2nd answer, we did a video with Carlos an agent in Cuenca. We used him when we first retired and arrived in Cuenca. I'll post that link in the next comment.
@@kevinstanford8506 here is the 2nd option with Carlos. ua-cam.com/video/1CdCW0KlY-s/v-deo.html
@@WarrenJulieTravel good stuff! I should be able to get a decent rental $400 to $600? Also, when it's very hot In the majority of the states this summer, it will be pleasant there?
What is going on with the panning of the camera. Weird effect
Not sure what you saw. 🤔
Do the couples you have interviewed for the $1,700 and $2,000 a month lifestyle speak Spanish? That wasn't mentioned in your conversation with them.
They are learning.
Okay that was my plan as well. so when they got there I'm thinking they could not speak Spanish at all or barely.
@@steveweiner95 You will need to learn just enough Spanish to communicate with the taxi driver, since taxi drivers generally don't speak any English and you will use taxis often. At first, I would write out where I wanted to go in advance, and say "nececito ir aqui" which simply means 'I need to go here' then show him the note. Have one for getting home also. Also learn the correct Spanish pronunciations, it makes a difference.
Please do learn the cortesia, which is the best way for Ecuadorians to accept you. Hola, Buenos Dias, gracias, etc
We spoke no Spanish when we moved here. We are taking lessons and we started the first month we moved. But it is slow going. A bit at a time.
@@chasesquiresecuador Thank you for all the replies. I'm thinking of planning a trip for 2 weeks after my youngest daughter gets out of college around the second week of May. My plan would be during the first week to visit the coastal town of Olon where JP and Amelia reside and the second week to come up to Cuenca. Are there any hotels in your area that you would recommend to stay at or even a bread and breakfast. I'm hoping that you may have availability to meet at that time. I'm very serious about Ecuador. Having two kids in college (my youngest is a freshman and my oldest will be a senior in the fall) I don't think I can just pack up and move permanently there. My hope is to visit for two weeks this May and if that goes well I will identify the area that I would like to spend hopefully 4 to 5 months out of the year. Probably right after Christmas until sometime in May. Just like a snowbird LOL
Thank you again
How far is this house from the city center?
If walking about 10-15 minutes to Calle Larga, and about 20 minutes to Parque Calderon.
Seems very expensive for such a country
If you notice they have about $900 of fluff in their budget to go out, party, etc.
We are releasing a $1,000 budget tomorrow.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Awesome job guys thanks, very informative, I guess for me its kinda sticker shock, i, as I'm sure most folks have a misconception about Ecuador and so it was very eye opening and beautiful to see like you said they have about $900 a month fluff that we probably wouldn't. We have been considering all the areas they have visited and scouted out and to be honest up until just a few days ago when we stumbled upon other expats that had posted from Ecuador that came via UA-cam's you might be interested suggestions as we have been considering the Caribbean for years now and just spreading out as we travel more thinking for our retirement prep.
@@dadedubbledee We may not be the norm. We enjoy going out and do spend more time in restaurants and bars than most. But be aware, even for the frugal, there are startup costs to get here -- visas, facilitators or attorneys, travel costs, apartment deposits, etc. Even the most frugal won't enjoy cost savings the first year because of the costs of getting set up. Also we haven't yet needed to buy new clothes, which can be expensive or hard to find here (in our sizes). Ecuador uses the US dollar, so there's no exchange rate advantage like in Colombia. We lived in Florida for a long time, and hurricane activity in the Caribbean was something we wanted no part of.
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