pilar-jack
American looking for information about Ecuador
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Best place to live in Ecuador... by Bazseville
Hi Guys, How's it going? I lived in Ecuador a while back as a TEFL teacher. I lived and worked in Quito. I had a few run ins with the locals but in general I had a great time. What do you guys think is the best place to live in ...
You are correct, Montanita and Olon are EXACT opposites! Read More
Best place to live in Ecuador... by Bazseville
Hi Guys, How's it going? I lived in Ecuador a while back as a TEFL teacher. I lived and worked in Quito. I had a few run ins with the locals but in general I had a great time. What do you guys think is the best place to live in ...
Montanita is where you go to party, lots of hostels, restaurants, and open drug use. Olon is more like going home after the party. I would NEVER live in Montanita, you can't even drive down the streets due to all the "hippie" type street vendors. ... Read More
Best place to live in Ecuador... by Bazseville
Hi Guys, How's it going? I lived in Ecuador a while back as a TEFL teacher. I lived and worked in Quito. I had a few run ins with the locals but in general I had a great time. What do you guys think is the best place to live in ...
The main facebook forum I used initially was Ecuador Expats. Once I decided on the coast, I joined Ruta del Sol Mates and Ecuador Coast. They are, as you can guess, more geared to coastal questions and info. We did a lot of research before ... Read More
Best place to live in Ecuador... by Bazseville
Hi Guys, How's it going? I lived in Ecuador a while back as a TEFL teacher. I lived and worked in Quito. I had a few run ins with the locals but in general I had a great time. What do you guys think is the best place to live in ...
Olon, very near Montanita, has a very active expat community. They meet most Wednesday evenings at Ojas, and Saturdays they are usually on the beach at Jerry's Caba帽a at 1. From what I hear (just visiting but planning to move to Olon within the ... Read More
Best place to live in Ecuador... by Bazseville
Hi Guys, How's it going? I lived in Ecuador a while back as a TEFL teacher. I lived and worked in Quito. I had a few run ins with the locals but in general I had a great time. What do you guys think is the best place to live in ...
Different towns have different levels of "safe for a woman to walk around in." My husband and I have been traveling the Ecuador coast for almost 5 weeks. Olon is the only town that we visited that I feel even partially safe walking around alone, ... Read More