Comments for The Ecuador Gringo http://theecuadorgringo.com The Gringo Travel Network Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Update: Best travel insurance for the semi-expat by brian http://theecuadorgringo.com/2012/01/26/update-best-travel-insurance-for-the-semi-expat/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 brian Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:22 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=804#comment-1954 Thanks for the comment, Jeffrey. If you have any info on local plans, please forward them on for our users. I think having a local plan is a great, convenient option for permanent expats. I would say, though, for those moving between the US and Ecuador, as many citizens do, it is a good idea to have plans for both locales. That's why I have decided to roll with this plan--flexibility. Thanks for the comment, Jeffrey. If you have any info on local plans, please forward them on for our users. I think having a local plan is a great, convenient option for permanent expats. I would say, though, for those moving between the US and Ecuador, as many citizens do, it is a good idea to have plans for both locales. That’s why I have decided to roll with this plan–flexibility.

]]> Comment on Why not a bit of Pizza with your Sushi? by brian http://theecuadorgringo.com/2011/04/19/why-not-a-bit-of-pizza-with-your-sushi/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 brian Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:59:11 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=627#comment-1953 Great! Thanks for you post. Dan will be really happy to catch up on anything CT related. Happy travels! Great! Thanks for you post. Dan will be really happy to catch up on anything CT related. Happy travels!

]]> Comment on Why not a bit of Pizza with your Sushi? by Linda Carlson http://theecuadorgringo.com/2011/04/19/why-not-a-bit-of-pizza-with-your-sushi/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Linda Carlson Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:31:47 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=627#comment-1931 Coming from CT to your lovely town on March 3rd. would love to meet up with a fellow CTican! Coming from CT to your lovely town on March 3rd. would love to meet up with a fellow CTican!

]]> Comment on Update: Best travel insurance for the semi-expat by Jeffrey Stern http://theecuadorgringo.com/2012/01/26/update-best-travel-insurance-for-the-semi-expat/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Jeffrey Stern Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:43:11 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=804#comment-1809 I have been paying for international coverage for the last 5 years while living in Ecuador pretty much 11 months out of every year. This year, we are opting to switch to a locally based insurance, given the high cost of international insurance. I recently broke my leg and paid a total of $1,700 for treatment here, which is just a little more than my entire premium for the year. If you´re planning to stay put here, it just makes sense to check out local options! I have been paying for international coverage for the last 5 years while living in Ecuador pretty much 11 months out of every year. This year, we are opting to switch to a locally based insurance, given the high cost of international insurance. I recently broke my leg and paid a total of $1,700 for treatment here, which is just a little more than my entire premium for the year. If you´re planning to stay put here, it just makes sense to check out local options!

]]> Comment on Apartment for Rent in Cuenca by brian http://theecuadorgringo.com/2010/04/19/apartment-for-rent-in-cuenca/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 brian Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:59:55 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/2010/04/19/apartment-for-rent-in-cuenca/#comment-1744 sorry Sherry, I don't quite understand what you mean. You are looking for a place for your family? I don't think anyone would deny that if you are house hunting. sorry Sherry, I don’t quite understand what you mean. You are looking for a place for your family? I don’t think anyone would deny that if you are house hunting.

]]> Comment on The Guayaquil 4 and the Death of Free Press in Ecuador by brian http://theecuadorgringo.com/2011/07/25/the-guayaquil-4-and-the-death-of-free-press-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 brian Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:55:28 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=741#comment-1743 I think it is a rather mute point to reflect on the "control" of the media. Everything and everybody has been controlled by something or other from the dawn of time until everything ends. But look, somehow you found out the real story of what went down, right? Why? Because of the free press. It does exist! There are so many independent media sites out there and with the internet you have it available at your fingertips, instantly! What worries me and should worry you and what is worrying everybody(even conservatives on capital hill) is the ability for government to stamp out a voice. Like SOPA which threatens to simply pull the plug on domains in the US, Correa now has the right to censure the media right now in Ecuador. There will be always be a push in pull in any "democratic society." And as we speak the jackals are circling around us, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. But that is the push and pull of this life and nothing that can be avoided. But when one one branch of the government, especially the executive power with the power of police as it's left and right arms, has the ability to axe any voice, I get the shivers and instantly I hear bootsteps in Nuremberg rallying around me. While politicians and corporations have the ability to influence media, they don't have the right to simply crush out a news source based upon any law. Our constitution declares this and the founders believed a functioning free press was our cornerstone. No law, unless it were an amendment could change this. But Correa, using populist tactics manipulated the people through referendum to give him executive control over Ecuador's media like the good padron that he is. I know he has done much for the people, but can you not see the danger of such control like I can? I think it is a rather mute point to reflect on the “control” of the media. Everything and everybody has been controlled by something or other from the dawn of time until everything ends. But look, somehow you found out the real story of what went down, right? Why? Because of the free press. It does exist! There are so many independent media sites out there and with the internet you have it available at your fingertips, instantly! What worries me and should worry you and what is worrying everybody(even conservatives on capital hill) is the ability for government to stamp out a voice. Like SOPA which threatens to simply pull the plug on domains in the US, Correa now has the right to censure the media right now in Ecuador.

There will be always be a push in pull in any “democratic society.” And as we speak the jackals are circling around us, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. But that is the push and pull of this life and nothing that can be avoided. But when one one branch of the government, especially the executive power with the power of police as it’s left and right arms, has the ability to axe any voice, I get the shivers and instantly I hear bootsteps in Nuremberg rallying around me. While politicians and corporations have the ability to influence media, they don’t have the right to simply crush out a news source based upon any law. Our constitution declares this and the founders believed a functioning free press was our cornerstone. No law, unless it were an amendment could change this. But Correa, using populist tactics manipulated the people through referendum to give him executive control over Ecuador’s media like the good padron that he is. I know he has done much for the people, but can you not see the danger of such control like I can?

]]> Comment on Descend into UIO – Adventure on Arrival in the World’s 4th Scariest Airport by Lana http://theecuadorgringo.com/2012/01/18/descend-into-uio-adventure-on-arrival-in-the-worlds-4th-scariest-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Lana Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:03:10 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=796#comment-1741 Hey! Is there any way I could chat with you? I'm looking to connect with people/gringos in Guayaquil.. as I have an opportunity to move there (from Santiago, Chile where I live now) I'm a gringa from California too ;) Send me an email if you are interested in helping me out lana at lanarenee dot com thanks! Hey! Is there any way I could chat with you? I’m looking to connect with people/gringos in Guayaquil.. as I have an opportunity to move there (from Santiago, Chile where I live now) I’m a gringa from California too ;)
Send me an email if you are interested in helping me out

lana at lanarenee dot com

thanks!

]]> Comment on The Guayaquil 4 and the Death of Free Press in Ecuador by james kowalsky http://theecuadorgringo.com/2011/07/25/the-guayaquil-4-and-the-death-of-free-press-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 james kowalsky Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:25:50 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=741#comment-1739 I am uncertain what free press means. In the USA an alleged free press is actually largely controlled by large corporations and it often or entirely ignores news in good investigative that does not support, or could be critical of the corporate mission and interests ..highly selective, definitely not free but professing to be so. For example,real investigative reporting of the civil wars in Central America in the 80s was largely missing would have been deemed anti American but should have exposed then president Reagan's support of the murders, rape and pillaging of populaions --the terrorism inflicted upon several countries as US policy was never revealed in the detail that a free media is obligated to do. Much of present Latin American news is missing..no news, no background. The colossal failure of the American press to investigate the Bush excuse to declare war on Iraq, the essence of what eventually proved to be non existent weapons of mass destruction, is the most spectacular example of failure, total collapse really, of corrupt, irresponsible, undeserving but self-proclaimed "free" press in a free country and above all, it is inexcuseable and very wrong. Some of what I see in Ecuador may not be right but that deserves good investigative reporting, not the banalities and childish musings I read above. I personally admire and support President Correra and have seen some of what he has tried to do in Ecuador and also his role in trying to help Latin America become independent. I feel that to dismiss his efforts with reference to Pinochet and Hitler is nknowing,undeserving and absurd and does miss the bigger picture. I am uncertain what free press means. In the USA an alleged free press is actually largely controlled by large corporations and it often or entirely ignores news in good investigative that does not support, or could be critical of the corporate mission and interests ..highly selective, definitely not free but professing to be so. For example,real investigative reporting of the civil wars in Central America in the 80s was largely missing would have been deemed anti American but should have exposed then president Reagan’s support of the murders, rape and pillaging of populaions –the terrorism inflicted upon several countries as US policy was never revealed in the detail that a free media is obligated to do. Much of present Latin American news is missing..no news, no background. The colossal failure of the American press to investigate the Bush excuse to declare war on Iraq, the essence of what eventually proved to be non existent weapons of mass destruction, is the most spectacular example of failure, total collapse really, of corrupt, irresponsible, undeserving but self-proclaimed “free” press in a free country and above all, it is inexcuseable and very wrong. Some of what I see in Ecuador may not be right but that deserves good investigative reporting, not the banalities and childish musings I read above. I personally admire and support President Correra and have seen some of what he has tried to do in Ecuador and also his role in trying to help Latin America become independent. I feel that to dismiss his efforts with reference to Pinochet and Hitler is nknowing,undeserving and absurd and does miss the bigger picture.

]]> Comment on Apartment for Rent in Cuenca by Sherry http://theecuadorgringo.com/2010/04/19/apartment-for-rent-in-cuenca/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 Sherry Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:30:12 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/2010/04/19/apartment-for-rent-in-cuenca/#comment-1738 Not sure if it is your ad re sharing with young couple with child. Could you please send pictures? Not sure if it is your ad re sharing with young couple with child. Could you please send pictures?

]]> Comment on The Guayaquil 4 and the Death of Free Press in Ecuador by marco http://theecuadorgringo.com/2011/07/25/the-guayaquil-4-and-the-death-of-free-press-in-ecuador/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 marco Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:33:08 +0000 http://theecuadorgringo.com/?p=741#comment-1686 aaaa you most be a republican ,you have to be son of george bush,dont lie, just say the truth, stay in your country with your surfing board please. aaaa you most be a republican ,you have to be son of george bush,dont lie, just say the truth, stay in your country with your surfing board please.

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