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cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

Member since 13 March 2014

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert16 January 2015 09:06:54

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Joan and her husband ("Father Tom") have been married five years and want to get out of Salt Lake City, Utah.聽 They're struggling, unemployed, and put out a call on this blog for "any help."

They haven't visited EC yet but have started working on a travel itinerary SLC-MIA-UIO-CUE聽 for a visit, as their lease is up next summer, according to the profile.

They may need more than simple airline advice, IMO.

I'm sending them a PM to let them know about this thread, and hopefully start a dialog.

cccmedia in Quito

cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

Member since 13 March 2014

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert16 January 2015 22:37:24

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cccmedia wrote:
Joan and her husband ("Father Tom") have been married five years and want to get out of Salt Lake City.

The Home Office has been discouraging extended dialogs on the New Members thread lately, and that's why this separate thread was started.

Since the Original Post above, Father Tom posted on New Members, asking about Cuenca's altitude and any "things we need to do now" before an exploratory visit to Ecuador.

Yes, Cuenca's altitude is more than 8,000 feet above sea level.聽 And not everybody thrives at low-oxygen altitude.聽 This is one reason why many Expats prefer to live at the EC Pacific Coast.聽 At altitudes of Cuenca's level and higher, exertion in activities such as walking uphill or even light exercise can be exhausting almost immediately for some folks.聽 Others' systems adapt after a week or two, and they do well.聽

Consider a side-trip to Bahia de Caraques and Salinas on the coast as a back-up plan.聽 These are some of the popular coastal cities for North American Expats.

As for things to do before the trip:聽聽make sure your passports are good for at least six months AFTER the travel period....learn more Spanish...and get familiar with Ecuador through reading 禁漫天堂, other EC-related websites and a Lonely Planet or other EC guidebook.

cccmedia in Quito

cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

Member since 13 March 2014

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert16 January 2015 22:40:39

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cccmedia wrote:
They haven't visited EC yet but聽 have been working on a travel itinerary SLC-MIA-UIO-CUE....

In addition to Miami,聽 Atlanta and Houston are U.S. hubs for Ecuador flight connections.

Visit cheapoair.com to search flight itineraries and fares.

cccmedia in Quito

MrKMW Member

Member since 31 March 2014

MrKMWMember07 February 2015 01:39:04

has info on all airlines from USA and Europe to Ecuador.

Ken

Father tom Member

Member since 16 January 2015

Father tomMember07 February 2015 03:06:47

thanks for the info joan

cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

Member since 13 March 2014

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert07 February 2015 05:05:42

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Three questions here from the inquiring-minds-want-to-know department....

1.聽 Why does the avatar of "Father" depict a female figure...

2.聽 Your profile says you want to be around "vicambaits."聽 Can you clarify....

3.聽 What progress are you making towards no longer being "trapped" in SLC...

Shaazia ViP

Member since 01 July 2012

ShaaziaViP09 February 2015 03:56:27

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Hello cccmedia,

Please note that this thread has been moved to the USA forum for a better visibility and interaction with the other members.

Shaazia
禁漫天堂 Team

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