Your channel has really helped me rethink of where I want to stay and maybe live in Ecuador. I thought I would like living in Salinas but after watching this video I am rethinking that, not really into crowded area's . I will definitely visit, but this area just got moved down a couple of spots on my "maybe live there list" Thank you for your videos. I always look forward to seeing your videos.
Oh thanks so much Tim. So I don't think this video was representative of Salinas because it was the Guayaquil independence day weekend and traditionally people from Guayaquil went to Salinas. But it's definitely a city feel. I belong to a lot of the expat groups on Facebook for specific city's and regions and while I think I need to see Salinas on its own, I'm not sure it's the right fit for me either. If you want to be on the coast and in a city Manta expats seem very sensible. I am planning to go there soon, just waiting for Omicron to settle down so I can visit restaurants safely.
Isn't there more of a Guayaquil crowd in Playas? Could you elaborate a little more on the differences between Playas and Salinas? I do want facilities though am not keen on night noise.@@ayngelina
Once again ,another awesome video...I like all the food you ate,since Im Ecuadorian and living in NY.I really want to get parsley mayo,I never tried that....All in all,your videos are great....Blessings....
I think parsley mayo is literally just parsley blended into mayo. But it is one of my favourite things about Ecuador. I love all the sauces and aji. I really need to get a parsley mayo recipe as I'm home in Canada for Christmas and I brought aji de tomate de árbol but not the parsley mayo!
@@ayngelina oh absolutely!… you may want to try Guayaquil and explore the Iguana park, the Malecón 2000, La perla, The Aerovía, Las Penas, Calle Panama (Panama street), Ciudad del Sol, Samborondon especially Plaza Lagos, CC Alhambra, CC Las Terrazas, Theater Sánchez Aguilar, Historic Park that’s just a few in Guayaquil and Samborondon area!…. I wish I was there so I could take you around but besides Gquil you also have El Quilotoa, Baños, Baños de Agua Santa, Nido del Ángel, Mirador Ojos del Volcán, Las Manos De Dios, Quito, La mitad del mundo, Cuenca, El cajas, Dos Chorreras, La mano de la Pachamama, Termas de Oyacachi, Manta, Galapagos Island. Ugh I would not finish! You are better off living there! Hahahaha
@@wadybaquerizo931 Well thankfully I've been to some spots outside Guayaquil on your list. But you've given me some good tips for other places to check out, thank you!
Good video about Salinas. I like to see the food prices where you go, and the food! I like your assessment about the city in general. Like you, I'm a small town girl. Going to check out your other videos now...
Thank you so much. I'm trying to get back to Salinas later this year for a part 2. But also I have videos all the way up the coast including Esmeraldas in the north.
Hi Ayngelina, your videos are excellent! I recently noticed you appear to have taken a step to make multiple language options for subtitles available. This is very appreciated! Was this difficult? Are you able to share what you did? If it was relatively easy, is this something folks with previous videos can apply retroactively, or does it need to be done when initially uploading the video? Thanks for sharing your experience. Also, ¡mil gracias por compartir muchas partes de Ecuador con nosotros! Pedro
So I transcribe all my videos in English, it's a pain but I don't find UA-cam does a great job of transcribing, especially Spanish words. I upload them as a .txt file as the file instead of UA-cam's default captions. From there it's pretty easy. I open up the subtitles tab in studio and it will auto translate the captions into whatever language you want. I do Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and French because I noticed people were using auto captioning in those languages. Then for the title and description I just use Google Translate to put add them. Yes you can go back and do it retroactively, other than the initial transcribe UA-cam makes it easy. I don't understand why UA-cam doesn't do a better job with transcribing. Facebook almost always gets it nearly perfect.
@@ayngelina Wow! Thanks for your excellent response! I believe your extra work up front will pay off with more subscribers. I enjoy being able to effortlessly toggle subtitle languages. Unlike a P/C, using a Roku, the configuration menu of UA-cam is very limited. When I first noticed it with a few of your videos, I thought UA-cam had made a (much needed) change, however upon looking at other channels with roots in Ecuador, I didn't see this option. I thank you for dedicating more time on the front end to publish these videos for more multi-lingual situations. I'm fairly computer literate, however don't recall saving anything as a .txt file. Based upon your experience, if I wanted to do something similar, what would you suggest as the simplest effective method? Let me add to the question, do you know if this can be done with Google Docs? ¡Saludos!
@@henryle1940 I just finished 90 days and applied for an extension of another 90 days. Unfortunately my visa runs out beginning of March so I have to leave for six months unless I apply for a temporary resident visa.
When we visited Canoa my breakfasts was usually a big plate of rice with three medium cooked eggs on top - my partner went down the road for crepes - mine only costs $2 while his meal was $7 .. I would love to return to Ecuador
Hi Ayngelina I would love to travel to Salinas and eat like you do- inexpensively and delicious but fear getting sick. I don't trust places unless native area people take me. How do you go about picking out a good inexpensive place when you're on your own?
Any place that has lots of people is fine. Ecuador has higher standards of hygiene than other countries and I've never felt ill from something I ate. But I also include information about where I went so people can feel confident going to the same places.
Well, too many restrictions, but I do like a clean beach. The dog mess--I still don't understand that. I am in Cuenca now for 8 days, and I am not yet at the point of 'loving it'. I have yet to eat authentic Ecuadorian food. I have had encobellado (sp), but there only seem to be international foods. Any suggestions?
Whaaaaa! You are definitely eating at the wrong places then! Cuenca is gastronomically one of the most important areas for food. But there are a lot of gringo places because the expats like them, especially in Gringolandia. Okay let me point you to some of my videos. 1) First there is a Cuenca video which Andres is my guide, and we visit a couple spots. If you need a guide to show you the traditional food I have his contact info in the description for that video. He's been my guide throughout the videos but I'm in Canada for Christmas so he is free :) 2) I have a video right afterwards called "Huecas", these are hole in the wall restaurants that serve traditional food at cheap prices. 3) Go to the market 10 de Agosto! It is absolutely safe to eat there. Encebollado is great but it is a coastal food. The Andes is all about pork, potatoes and mote (hominy). Go to the section with all the women with pigs and get a plate of hornado which will have pork, llapingachos (potato cakes) mote and make sure you get the tree tomato hot sauce (just ask for aji). Cuenca definitely has two sides of it. I don't really spend time at expat spots. There are lots of great almuerzo (set lunch) spots around the city and absolutely tons of traditional food spots. You just won't find them right on the squares and they won't be the most beautiful places, but the food is worth it.
@@ayngelina Thanks, I appreciate the information. I have seen these huecas as I flew by them in a cab. I have to go out and look for them. I am definitely in the non-Gringo section since no one, I mean hardly anyone speaks English or French. So, I humiliate myself using my sad Spanish, and hand gestures. Claro basically has no English speaking employees. Ok, let me find your video. Happy Holidays!!!
@@amul7430 oh no! If you need help reach out to Andres. He's an official Ecuadorian tour guide and has lived internationally (Germany, US). He's said one of his biggest "tours" is just taking potential expats out to show them where to get things, helps them organize by acting as a translator and gives them an insiders view of the town, including neighbourhoods to live in. His family owns three BnBs in the historic area so that's where I stay. Also if you need services in English go to the main square - that is your most likely chance that they'll have people speaking English.
It really depends on the region, there are places like Cuenca which are doing well and have over 90% vaccinated whereas Guayaquil has had a rough time as well as the province Quito is in. But none of the regions should be having big parties right now.
The farther north you go on the coast the less cloud coverage you’ll get so you may want to check my other coastal videos out. I don’t know about Gingko but there are a lot of foreigners and buying things online and having them delivered is common so Cuenca health food shops may deliver for a fee if you can’t find what you need in Salinas
Thanks for replying so soon. I'm looking at Playas or Salinas for retirement. I've been told the postal service is patchy. Did you check out the supermarkets: I'm primarily looking for chicken or turkey without sugary additives.@@ayngelina
They are neighbours and have similar weather but Salinas is a bit more upscale. Turkey is expensive in Ecuador but chicken is usually free range and without additives especially if you buy it from local butchers. The post office is non existent although it’s supposedly open again but courier services are common throughout the country.
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Thank you for taking us on your adventures. It helps break the monotony of life at home these days. This was a fun little lunch.
Thank you so much! I hope all of your family had a wonderful holiday.
Loving all these sights and cheap foods!
Thankfully a lot of the best food is very reasonable.
Hopefully, one day, I will visit this country and enjoy the waves and the ceviche ❤
It’s a spectacular place
That beef stew would be my order. Yummy!
It was really tasty
Your channel has really helped me rethink of where I want to stay and maybe live in Ecuador. I thought I would like living in Salinas but after watching this video I am rethinking that, not really into crowded area's . I will definitely visit, but this area just got moved down a couple of spots on my "maybe live there list" Thank you for your videos. I always look forward to seeing your videos.
Oh thanks so much Tim. So I don't think this video was representative of Salinas because it was the Guayaquil independence day weekend and traditionally people from Guayaquil went to Salinas. But it's definitely a city feel. I belong to a lot of the expat groups on Facebook for specific city's and regions and while I think I need to see Salinas on its own, I'm not sure it's the right fit for me either. If you want to be on the coast and in a city Manta expats seem very sensible. I am planning to go there soon, just waiting for Omicron to settle down so I can visit restaurants safely.
@@ayngelina If you come to Manta please please let me know. I am here now and would love to meet you and go out to dinner!!❤💃
Isn't there more of a Guayaquil crowd in Playas? Could you elaborate a little more on the differences between Playas and Salinas? I do want facilities though am not keen on night noise.@@ayngelina
Once again ,another awesome video...I like all the food you ate,since Im Ecuadorian and living in NY.I really want to get parsley mayo,I never tried that....All in all,your videos are great....Blessings....
I think parsley mayo is literally just parsley blended into mayo. But it is one of my favourite things about Ecuador. I love all the sauces and aji. I really need to get a parsley mayo recipe as I'm home in Canada for Christmas and I brought aji de tomate de árbol but not the parsley mayo!
Watching all you create! I'll be there the end of next month!!
So exciting. If you have any questions at all I'm happy to help!
Beautiful Salinas, the nicest place So Far in Ecuador, But has many Beaches and Also Manta and Puerto López are Nice too.
Are you from the coast?
Yes Angelina, was born in Manta, But live in the States and been back and forth many times.
I have a video coming from Manta soon exploring the huecas!
Salinas I love you and I miss you! Thank you for this video!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Do you have any suggestions for my next visit?
@@ayngelina oh absolutely!… you may want to try Guayaquil and explore the Iguana park, the Malecón 2000, La perla, The Aerovía, Las Penas, Calle Panama (Panama street), Ciudad del Sol, Samborondon especially Plaza Lagos, CC Alhambra, CC Las Terrazas, Theater Sánchez Aguilar, Historic Park that’s just a few in Guayaquil and Samborondon area!…. I wish I was there so I could take you around but besides Gquil you also have El Quilotoa, Baños, Baños de Agua Santa, Nido del Ángel, Mirador Ojos del Volcán, Las Manos De Dios, Quito, La mitad del mundo, Cuenca, El cajas, Dos Chorreras, La mano de la Pachamama, Termas de Oyacachi, Manta, Galapagos Island. Ugh I would not finish! You are better off living there! Hahahaha
@@wadybaquerizo931 Well thankfully I've been to some spots outside Guayaquil on your list. But you've given me some good tips for other places to check out, thank you!
Good video about Salinas. I like to see the food prices where you go, and the food! I like your assessment about the city in general. Like you, I'm a small town girl. Going to check out your other videos now...
So glad you enjoyed it! I think it's good to hear the prices too. For me I often judge how expensive it is by an almuerzo and the price of beer :)
Best video yet on Salinas! Nice work. I am looking to retire in the next 3 years and that looks like a great place to do it.
Thank you so much. I'm trying to get back to Salinas later this year for a part 2. But also I have videos all the way up the coast including Esmeraldas in the north.
Where to go ? With your help and wonderful recommendations we are thankful!
I hope these videos have been helpful for you!
Tendré que visitar salinas en mis próximas vacaciones
Es una buena idea
Hi Ayngelina, your videos are excellent!
I recently noticed you appear to have taken a step to make multiple language options for subtitles available. This is very appreciated!
Was this difficult? Are you able to share what you did? If it was relatively easy, is this something folks with previous videos can apply retroactively,
or does it need to be done when initially uploading the video? Thanks for sharing your experience.
Also, ¡mil gracias por compartir muchas partes de Ecuador con nosotros!
Pedro
So I transcribe all my videos in English, it's a pain but I don't find UA-cam does a great job of transcribing, especially Spanish words. I upload them as a .txt file as the file instead of UA-cam's default captions.
From there it's pretty easy. I open up the subtitles tab in studio and it will auto translate the captions into whatever language you want. I do Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and French because I noticed people were using auto captioning in those languages.
Then for the title and description I just use Google Translate to put add them. Yes you can go back and do it retroactively, other than the initial transcribe UA-cam makes it easy.
I don't understand why UA-cam doesn't do a better job with transcribing. Facebook almost always gets it nearly perfect.
@@ayngelina Wow! Thanks for your excellent response! I believe your extra work up front will pay off with more subscribers.
I enjoy being able to effortlessly toggle subtitle languages. Unlike a P/C, using a Roku, the configuration menu of UA-cam is very limited.
When I first noticed it with a few of your videos, I thought UA-cam had made a (much needed) change, however upon looking at other channels with roots in Ecuador, I didn't see this option.
I thank you for dedicating more time on the front end to publish these videos for more multi-lingual situations. I'm fairly computer literate, however don't recall saving anything as a .txt file. Based upon your experience, if I wanted to do something similar, what would you suggest as the simplest effective method?
Let me add to the question, do you know if this can be done with Google Docs?
¡Saludos!
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Nice video love encebollado for breakfast
One of my favourites!
@@ayngelina how long do you stay in Ecuador when you go I can’t wait to go back
@@henryle1940 I just finished 90 days and applied for an extension of another 90 days. Unfortunately my visa runs out beginning of March so I have to leave for six months unless I apply for a temporary resident visa.
@@ayngelina you should apply it looks like you like it
@@ayngelina thanks for liking my country n making this nice videos
When we visited Canoa my breakfasts was usually a big plate of rice with three medium cooked eggs on top - my partner went down the road for crepes - mine only costs $2 while his meal was $7 .. I would love to return to Ecuador
Haha gringo food comes with a gringo price 😊🙏 it’s why I share local food because it’s more delicious and economical.
Debe comer en la lojanita ese ceviche es espectacular y vaya a Punta carnero es hermoso obviamente la chocolatera aunque tenga que hacer cola
Gracias por las recomendaciones 💜. Tengo una pregunta, por qué es de Loja? No creo que la gente de la costa quiera ceviche de Loja.
@@ayngelina ella le dicen la lojanita pir sus ancestros ella fue alcaldesa de Salinas y créame el ceviche es espectacular 🖐️ Quito Ecuador 🇪🇨
Oh, eso es tan interesante, gracias por compartir. Tengo alungas videos de Quito en enero!
@@ayngelina ok los veré
I can see you are eating 🍽 all with an spoon 🥄 Just like an Ecuadorian 🇪🇨😂
there is no better way to eat!
I will teach you, when You Come here.
Hi Ayngelina I would love to travel to Salinas and eat like you do- inexpensively and delicious but fear getting sick. I don't trust places unless native area people take me. How do you go about picking out a good inexpensive place when you're on your own?
Any place that has lots of people is fine. Ecuador has higher standards of hygiene than other countries and I've never felt ill from something I ate. But I also include information about where I went so people can feel confident going to the same places.
nice
Thanks so much 👌
Well, too many restrictions, but I do like a clean beach. The dog mess--I still don't understand that. I am in Cuenca now for 8 days, and I am not yet at the point of 'loving it'. I have yet to eat authentic Ecuadorian food. I have had encobellado (sp), but there only seem to be international foods. Any suggestions?
Whaaaaa! You are definitely eating at the wrong places then! Cuenca is gastronomically one of the most important areas for food. But there are a lot of gringo places because the expats like them, especially in Gringolandia. Okay let me point you to some of my videos.
1) First there is a Cuenca video which Andres is my guide, and we visit a couple spots. If you need a guide to show you the traditional food I have his contact info in the description for that video. He's been my guide throughout the videos but I'm in Canada for Christmas so he is free :)
2) I have a video right afterwards called "Huecas", these are hole in the wall restaurants that serve traditional food at cheap prices.
3) Go to the market 10 de Agosto! It is absolutely safe to eat there. Encebollado is great but it is a coastal food. The Andes is all about pork, potatoes and mote (hominy). Go to the section with all the women with pigs and get a plate of hornado which will have pork, llapingachos (potato cakes) mote and make sure you get the tree tomato hot sauce (just ask for aji).
Cuenca definitely has two sides of it. I don't really spend time at expat spots. There are lots of great almuerzo (set lunch) spots around the city and absolutely tons of traditional food spots. You just won't find them right on the squares and they won't be the most beautiful places, but the food is worth it.
@@ayngelina Thanks, I appreciate the information. I have seen these huecas as I flew by them in a cab. I have to go out and look for them. I am definitely in the non-Gringo section since no one, I mean hardly anyone speaks English or French. So, I humiliate myself using my sad Spanish, and hand gestures. Claro basically has no English speaking employees. Ok, let me find your video. Happy Holidays!!!
@@amul7430 oh no! If you need help reach out to Andres. He's an official Ecuadorian tour guide and has lived internationally (Germany, US).
He's said one of his biggest "tours" is just taking potential expats out to show them where to get things, helps them organize by acting as a translator and gives them an insiders view of the town, including neighbourhoods to live in. His family owns three BnBs in the historic area so that's where I stay.
Also if you need services in English go to the main square - that is your most likely chance that they'll have people speaking English.
@@ayngelina What is his number??
@@amul7430 I can't publicly post here, send me a DM on Instagram I'm also "Ayngelina" there
How is the covid situation in Ec
It really depends on the region, there are places like Cuenca which are doing well and have over 90% vaccinated whereas Guayaquil has had a rough time as well as the province Quito is in. But none of the regions should be having big parties right now.
@@ayngelina hey! thanks for the info.
Much appreciated
It always seems to be cloudy there. Are there any Western-style health food shops, where I can buy ginkgo biloba and other supplements?
The farther north you go on the coast the less cloud coverage you’ll get so you may want to check my other coastal videos out.
I don’t know about Gingko but there are a lot of foreigners and buying things online and having them delivered is common so Cuenca health food shops may deliver for a fee if you can’t find what you need in Salinas
Thanks for replying so soon. I'm looking at Playas or Salinas for retirement. I've been told the postal service is patchy. Did you check out the supermarkets: I'm primarily looking for chicken or turkey without sugary additives.@@ayngelina
They are neighbours and have similar weather but Salinas is a bit more upscale. Turkey is expensive in Ecuador but chicken is usually free range and without additives especially if you buy it from local butchers. The post office is non existent although it’s supposedly open again but courier services are common throughout the country.
How can I book a hotel from the USA?
Easy. Expedia, Booking.com or directly through the hotel website. There's also Airbnb.
I'm not feeling it for this place, kinda meh
I can understand that. It wasn't my favourite but it was also a holiday weekend and I was there for 24h. I feel like I need to give it another shot.
How expensive is health care for non Ec natives.
I'm not a resident but good people to answer this question are @AmeliaandJP @ShaneandTonia @FlynnsOnTheFly or @MrSecondPassport
@@ayngelina much appreciated
Tks
@@bram992 I wish I could help with the answer.
@@ayngelina np
Tks
@@ayngelina merci