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vantexan

vantexan

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American looking for information about Peru

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Lives in Tyler, TX

Registration: 09 May 2011

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vantexan replied to a thread
9 years ago
Chase 83

Advice on move from USA to Novi Sad or Blacka Planko? by Chase 83

any advise on this move ,looking to settle in Novi Sad or Blacka Planko. Have many friends there visited fo 5 weeks ,lloved the country side ,the people ,and best of all the cost of living. l'm retired and live on social sercuity only .but ...

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Charles Cather is a good guy who visited Serbia and fell for the place. Started making videos on YouTube describing places, food, etc there and got a lot of notice from locals. He's maxed out on number of Facebook friends at 5000 and has over ... Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
9 years ago
Chase 83

Advice on move from USA to Novi Sad or Blacka Planko? by Chase 83

any advise on this move ,looking to settle in Novi Sad or Blacka Planko. Have many friends there visited fo 5 weeks ,lloved the country side ,the people ,and best of all the cost of living. l'm retired and live on social sercuity only .but ...

vantexan

As far as I know from reading I believe you are only allowed to stay 90 days in an 180 day period. Would be interested to confirm border runs would work ok. This is for an American, different rules for Europeans I believe. Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
9 years ago
Chase 83

Advice on move from USA to Novi Sad or Blacka Planko? by Chase 83

any advise on this move ,looking to settle in Novi Sad or Blacka Planko. Have many friends there visited fo 5 weeks ,lloved the country side ,the people ,and best of all the cost of living. l'm retired and live on social sercuity only .but ...

vantexan

Hi, I'm also interested in Serbia and recently emailed their U.S. consulate about residency. They noted 2 avenues that would allow an American retiree residency. One was real estate investment. I forget the amount needed but I don't ... Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
13 years ago
Chickadee4ever

Gathering information about Cotacachi by Chickadee4ever

Hello! My husband and I currently live in Myrtle Beach and are considering a move to Ecuador in 2013, when I will be eligible for retirement. I just subscribed to this forum, so I can gather as much information as I can, and maybve make a few ...

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If you have access to Kindle books on Amazon someone has written a guide to living in Cotacachi. If I remember right it was only a few dollars. Quite a few ebooks being sold about living in various places that aren't in print, just electronic ... Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
13 years ago
johnbartlett

TRUTH by johnbartlett

I want to know the truth.

vantexan

You can't han.....oh never mind. Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
13 years ago
Belize searching

Southern Belize? by Belize searching

Why do I hear so little about the extreme Southern part of Belize? Is there a reason that it is not very popular? Just wondering.

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I think I've read that the far south of Belize gets alot of rain. Might be wrong but thought I've read it's very heavy there, more than 100 inches a year. Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
14 years ago
rakututu

numbeo.com great for gauging cost of living by rakututu

I am considering either Vietnam or ecuador and i am having a pretty tough time deciding - costs the same to fly from boise to either of these places - amazing!! vietnam seems to be the winner in cost of living and i've been there and the folks are ...

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That's the spirit, rakutuku! But if you are as adventurous as you say you are, don't ask here, just go. Here you will find a bunch of settled down expats who mull over memories - right.I've traveled all over the States and Canada, and some in ... Read More

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14 years ago
rakututu

numbeo.com great for gauging cost of living by rakututu

I am considering either Vietnam or ecuador and i am having a pretty tough time deciding - costs the same to fly from boise to either of these places - amazing!! vietnam seems to be the winner in cost of living and i've been there and the folks are ...

vantexan

Ha! IT's like trying to decide what to eat a t a restaurant!! Now I see nicaragua looks like the best choice - cheap cheap and cheap to get there - what are the most noticeable pitfalls????You mentioned you liked certain things like tropical ... Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
14 years ago
rakututu

numbeo.com great for gauging cost of living by rakututu

I am considering either Vietnam or ecuador and i am having a pretty tough time deciding - costs the same to fly from boise to either of these places - amazing!! vietnam seems to be the winner in cost of living and i've been there and the folks are ...

vantexan

I am considering either Vietnam or ecuador and i am having a pretty tough time deciding - costs the same to fly from boise to either of these places - amazing!! vietnam seems to be the winner in cost of living and i've been there and the folks are ... Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
14 years ago
daninternational

Howdy from Cotacachi by daninternational

Have lived in Ecuador off and on for the past few years, currently happy in Cotacachi. Good to meet everyone, happy to answer any questions I know the answers to.

vantexan

And how do you know about Ecuador being or not being United Nations for druglords? I bet you one of those who voted "si" recently as well... Enjoy!!!huh ? what does the Si or No vote have to do with anything. Btw, the US is numero 1 in drug ... Read More

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14 years ago
daninternational

Howdy from Cotacachi by daninternational

Have lived in Ecuador off and on for the past few years, currently happy in Cotacachi. Good to meet everyone, happy to answer any questions I know the answers to.

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I look at blogs that say "Panama yes! Americans NO!" plus many other negative comments and I know i need to weed out extremes but it spooked me a little. also from Boise Idaho - go to Kayak.com 653 to go to san jose costa rica rt and 1255 to go to ... Read More

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14 years ago
tommieboy999

thinking of moving to paraguay.. can u help? by tommieboy999

im an american citizen but currently living in the philippines because my retirement is just 1000.00 usd per month. id like to know if 1000 dollars is enough to live there. im alone and dont cook much. also, do i need to renew my visa every 2 months ...

vantexan

Some other cities near Asunción: Altos, Caacupe, Atyra, Tobati, Aregua, San Bernardino...... Itacurubi.............Bigger but further away: Villarica, Encarnación. I agree, one thousand US$ can provide you a very comfortable life, of course away of ... Read More

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14 years ago
tommieboy999

thinking of moving to paraguay.. can u help? by tommieboy999

im an american citizen but currently living in the philippines because my retirement is just 1000.00 usd per month. id like to know if 1000 dollars is enough to live there. im alone and dont cook much. also, do i need to renew my visa every 2 months ...

vantexan

Malaysia is about the best place in s.e. Asia to retire. Been there. India is much to overpopulated like the Philippines. As far as your u.s. is concerned, that's about the last place on the planet I would want to visit.I like Penang, but as the ... Read More

vantexan replied to a thread
14 years ago
tommieboy999

thinking of moving to paraguay.. can u help? by tommieboy999

im an american citizen but currently living in the philippines because my retirement is just 1000.00 usd per month. id like to know if 1000 dollars is enough to live there. im alone and dont cook much. also, do i need to renew my visa every 2 months ...

vantexan

I've been looking at Huanchaco, Peru but am open to other places. A big concern is heat and humidity. Huanchaco has year-round mild weather. I know Paraguay has cheap electricity so air conditioning not a problem. If you were trying to convince ... Read More