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Carlos Guayas

Carlos Turton

@Carlos Guayas

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Ecuadorian expat wishing to go back to

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About me

Ecuadorian

Lives in Ambato

Speaks Basic Spanish, fragments of Italian and French which have been useful

Registration: 24 January 2015

About

I lived in the UK near all my life, but left the cold, wet & wind (that was just the locals haha!!), & wandered (mainly Perù, Ecuador & Spain) exploring places new, exciting, & beautiful, including visiting my homeland (Ecuador) for the 1st time since I was a baby, & found the dirty dusty run down crime ridden hometown(Ambato) to be... clean, well kept, safe, friendly, and a perfect mix of traditional & modern. The place is just beautiful!!! I have been in Malta since mid Feb 2015, and though when you move to a place you have holidayed in you don't find it anywhere near as nice as you thought! ...not here! It is beautiful, and I can see myself living here for many many years! I would love to meet people at Expat meetings! However my budget doesn't cater for that without a full time job! for now! my time is spent, surfing the net for jobs, exploring!!, discovering great new places and things! Enjoying this little paradise we live in! which seems a lot bigger than you think when you explore a lot on foot down dusty paths, and open land. Also I do the odd lil job as a movie extra which is great fun!! and a little private English tutoring. Hope to meet you sometime, Carlos.
Interests: music, exploring/traveling, walking, working with people

Occupation

I am Employed.

My expat journey

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Ambato, Ecuador

Ambato, Ecuador

I was born here, didn't get the chance to return since the age of 2.5, until 2015!! And I was expecting a backward dusty over crowded city! .....OMG how wrong I could be!, it was a large city! but felt so comfortable, relaxed, it was clean, with so many flowers and trees, parks, rivers, just full of natural & man made beauty!! plus!!! even though it was 1000m up in the Andes, it not only had it's wonderful traditions! but all you would want from the modern world had to offer too!!. And then it's amazing weather! four season in one day!, as night are quite chilly, most days have some rain, as there is also sun! and average high day temperatures of about 20c. And anyway! If you wanted baking hot pure sun day after day!! go for a weekend on the coast! just $8 away!!.
I couldn't stay!!! .

Gzira , Malta

Since Feb 2015

Gzira , Malta

I have had many holidays here and love the country!!, so friendly, full of live, and so much bigger that you'd think! if you get off the tourist path and see the country properly!! Summer is LOOOONNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG!!! from about April almost upto Christmas!!. I just hope i'm here for a Christmas!!! I so need a job! and quick!! or adios Malta! )O':
OMG! no idea February was so wet!!! ....and I do love fireworks! ..but OMG!!! mid summer here is like living in a warzone!! cos every town is so close!(Well you can here fireworks from the other side of the country!!!!) ...and it's almost every night for weeks and weeks!!!. Pollution!!! most of the building are going black!! ...so what is it doing to us?

Spain

Spain

San Ä iljan, Saint Julian, Malta

San Ä iljan, Saint Julian, Malta

Trujillo, Peru

Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

Trujillo, Peru

Midlands, England

Oct 1981 - Jun 2015

Midlands, England

Iza Town, Bahrain

Oct 1979 - Aug 1981

Iza Town, Bahrain

Cornwall, England

Mar 1973 - Sept 1979

Cornwall, England

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Carlos Guayas
Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
10 years ago
Janmel

E-cigarettes by Janmel

Just wondering how popular E-cigarettes are in Malta and if they have a range of stockists

Carlos Guayas

Those vape(clouds of puff) things are about... and just as dangerous as cigarettes here sometimes!!, I saw a bus driver puffing away steering with one hand.. and looking out of the side window to vape! WTF!!! please come here if you intend to be a ... Read More

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10 years ago
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Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

I changed my mind!! I loved Alicante!!! ...OK it was winter and pretty cold most of the time, though the rain was polite enough to stick to nights and Sundays mainly, also I wasn't the slightest prepared with my Spanish and not expecting the ... Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

I think some documentary searching and watching to be done and reading too!! Thanks Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

I'm sure the heat would make those places even worse!!, and though you can't really get what a place is like from travels programmes or documentaries (which i love and have watched hundreds on other countries, the peoples), but I'd say ... Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

Thank you for your reply...?, not sure who it was for? and the moderator had to edit it due to it's tone, however shirley even my name would suggest I'm not originally from England, just had the misfortune of being brought up there ... Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

Ps! When i say danger capitals, i don't mean of countries capitals!!! cos i know that is Quito!! which is even calmer and cleaner than Guayaquil!!!! and both are monster sized!!!!! but great (0: Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

Maybe Santa Margarita!!!, en suite room, swimming pool and gardens for 300€, sounds perfect!!! (0; At this rate i'll be going nowhere! except a park bench lol, most emails to room ads on 'Just Landed' website go unanswered!! and a ... Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

Nice you found a haven!!, i've been to many places on the costas where the Spanish are friendly, helpful and many spoke English, so thought Alicante! almost next to Benidorm, but 10x bigger..... OMG! Last night this stupid mujer began doing ... Read More

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Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

Everyone love a party!! And a Frid or Sat night!! No probs!!.... no parties around here since new year! just plain noise! at best i can get 3hrs sleep without a slamming door, a cats flighting or crashing into things, or washing machines being used ... Read More

Carlos Guayas
Carlos Guayas replied to a thread
11 years ago
Carlos Guayas

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!! by Carlos Guayas

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ...

Carlos Guayas

Maybe it's the having a budget of near zero and not using any of the nice restaurants, hotels or other such places normally for tourists!, but then investigating into Alicante on the net more, it said the same as a local (bar worker) that people ... Read More

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Carlos Guayas created a thread
11 years ago

Living in Alicante..... and happy to leave!!

After giving up on UK, having a major mid life crisis and giving most of my belongings to charity, selling some to raise money, packed a suitcase and flew away!!! ....not sure why i thought South America would be the place, as i only knew a hand ... Read More