I am off to ECUADOR!

Without any intended offence. All I can say is that another rat has jumped a sinking boat , instead of staying and fighting for what is right.
I wish you and yours 'all the best'. but I know if the movement fails in this country...NO OTHER is safe. This is an 'all or nothing' case. The powers and forces we face in this war are far greater than any before. There is no place to hide, there is no place to go (for savety). God help us all. Running or Hunkering down with plans to 'counter attact' are not the answer. Standing up to what's wrong (from the git go) is.

Try to get to the Galapagos Islands if possible.
I was there two years ago and it was great.

Hope it turns out to be fun and in your favor. Advice from a Floridian.... Take the same amount of money you spend on property, and buy 55 gallon drums of bug spray, and a shot gun for the really big ones.)

Good luck with your trip to Ecuador! I do not know too much about that contry, but I am not far away from you down here in Panama. In fact, I made the decision to move here earlier this year. (2008) And I am loving every minute of it! Anyway, I am sure Ecuador will be a very nice and interesting experience for you!

Panama is for sure a great alternative to living in Northern Europe, Canada or the US. The country is very strongly positioned to face the global economic crisis which will become like a storm of horror an many western countries in the next few years. It has perhaps the strongest banking system in the world today, with close to 60% of all deposits backed by liquid capital.
(Compared to 1% or less in the US and 2 - 5% in Europe!)

As a foreigner living here you have a host of extremely attractive tax benefits, including no tax to pay on any foreign earned income! And with several opportunities to start companies in special tax-free zones, places that even you Panama based corporate income will be tax-free for many years to come!

In my opinion, Panama is perhaps the most interesting place in the world right now if you are considering another place to live in the future!

If you want to know more, visit this website:

http://www.panama4living.biz

Again, I am wishing you the best of luck in Ecuador, and wish all Ron Paul fans a very happy and successful New Year!!

Awesome! have fun, be careful, and happy new year!

"When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny."
-Thomas Jefferson

I am more concerned about the return of my money than the return on my money. --Mark Twain

/Mike

AIMÉE DOWL, QUITO, ECUADOR
A freelance travel and culture writer based in Ecuador. See her clips and experience at www.aimeedowl.com.
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"The use of 'Conspiracy Theorist' or 'Truther' as a derogatory -- as an epithet almost -- is something the propagandists have perfected over the decades, and it's a useful tool for eliminating articulate dissent."

Enjoy yourself! Look forward to hearing about your experience outside of the US of A...

If you have the opportunity, you should check out the history and visit the convent in the square at Quito, where the statue of Our Lady of Good Success resides.

That convent is under the protection of heaven. One of he founding sisters received dire messages about our time and her body, as well as the bodies of other founding nuns, is incorrupt. One Masonic government fell the night before it was going to evict the nuns. I believe there is a major celebration there in January.

Have a wonderful trip.

Have a great time.
Check on currency exchanges in case their money becomes worthless while you are visiting. You need a way out when the time comes.

Are you headed to the Galapagos Islands?

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2008/12/ecuador-defaults-o...

it looks like everything i want to know everybody's posted so just have a safe trip and have fun!

you've never been out of the country? then this trip will blow you away! lol

god bless your travels!

RON PAUL IS MY PRESIDENT

and very cheap...you can ride a train from capital Quito to the coast for 1$ the thing is that you might be next to chickens LOL

http://www.votenader.org/blog/2008/09/10/statement-to-ron-pa...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57925480@N00/2660779139/sizes/l/

Have fun and good luck with finding your property.

Move to Paraguay. George and Laura Bush have purchased 98,500 acres in Paraguay right next to reverend Moon's property, he has 700,000 acres. You could be GW's neighbor and maybe he'll even give you SS protection!

Ecuador is a beautiful country. I have family there and I have been visiting every 5-years or so since I was born. I'm now 32. I have seen tremendous transformations and modernizations in Ecuador in that time. I literally remember when there were no street signs on the major highways to tell you which highway you were on. The jungles are beautiful, and I proposed to my now wife on a mountaintop in Ecuador.

That being said, I am concerned about the countries direction. President Correa seems to be sympathetic to Chavez and his vision for a 21st century Socialism. In addition, the Ecuadorian government recently defaulted on a portion of its national debt not because it could not pay, but because they said the debt was acquired illegally. I have many relatives in Ecuador who have bank accounts in Miami so that the government cannot confiscate their money, or back when they had their own currency so that the government could not inflate away their life savings. Look at inflation numbers for 1999 if you are interested, but hold your eyeballs in so that they don't pop out... lol.

Anyway, my parents talked about buying property there, but I told my Dad that if he didn't plan on living there I don't think it would be a good idea. I would imagine that it would be very difficult to keep track of property in a foreign country. In addition, if they keep going down the path Venezuela is leading who knows what might happen to personal property. Especially property owned by Americans. I know of several families in Venezuela that live in the US that have finally sold all of their Venezuelan assets at a big loss just to get out before the government decides it wants to nationalize their property.

The US may have alot of problems, but I think we're far further away from Socialism than either Ecuador or Venezuela. I look forward to the day that both countries decide that the free market is a better approach and take more power away from their corrupt politicians.

JOhn

....how to survive in a 3rd world country.

A bit of news from Ecuador that may not have gotten to the US news reports.

The Ec. President, Correa, has declared that the government is out of money. Therefore, he will give an executive order that all of the money in peoples' savings accounts in Ecuador will be expropriated by the government. He didn't say when, but soon.

As you can imagine, there is a run on the banks with lines going out in the streets at all bank branches. A friend of my mother's stood in line for almost one hour to get her paltry $500 out.

This type of thing happened in 1999 under another president. He closed the banks and took the money when Ecuador switched from its own currency, sucres, to US dollars. People lost everything they had in the banks at that time.

so be careful there. Travel in pairs. Be alert for pickpockets and purse/bag snatchers. Do not turn loose of your luggage. Don't dawdle; walk purposefully. Always be aware of who is around you and what they are doing.

However, your chosen location is chiefly agrarian with a great deal less crime. Life should be good there. But while violent crime may be rare, theft of your property while you are away may be a major issue. Be very theft conscious about whatever you install or build there. If you have a caretaker family lined up, this issue will be of far less concern.

When I build in eastern Ecuador I plan to incorporate a steel shipping container into the lab as a safe room. Inside that I will have one or more big safes for my most valuable items. I plan to have several compact work stations on carts that can be rolled into the safe room and locked up whenever I am out of the building. Even my bed (a hammock) will be put away by day.

http://bugguide.net/user/view/1611

What are the gun laws like?

I've been to Ecuador, Guajaquil. Knew people there, which helped a lot.

You'll be able to buy nice property there, but if you're not going to stay there permanently then you're taking a lot of risk. I mean the majority of the people there are poor and some might loot the house. My advice is not being too eager.

Talking about crime: when I was there, the bf of a girl in the house showed what a .38 left in his tummy when he was out one day in Quito where he didn't know which hoods were okay and which were not. Some guy my hostess met came back one day with bullets in left and right shoulders as he protected his head during an robbery of a supermarket, where I shopped just some days earlier. The hostess urged me to keep my watch in my pocket, not show cash and all that stuff at certain places. Anyway: watch out there, it's not for nothing that each and every house's front looks like a high security prison.

You can do bird watching as much as you like but stay in areas where there is a lot of police, unless you are in company. I believe it was called Malicon or so, a well-maintained strip next to the water where there are lots of restaurants, police, and nicer women. I mean I met a nurse and her mother there, got invited and had a good time in general.

In short: be careful out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVcV0EwHW_g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To09Km0y8ic&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TmxfHbd-M0

Ecuador is beautiful, rainforests, lush green mountains, twinkling fire flies, parrots, sloths, little camens, insane drivers and wonderful open air markets. Wish you all the best, have a safe and fun trip!

PS Try some sugarcane.

God Bless! I hope all goes well with you and will be looking forward to your report!

God bless! Hope all goes well!

then come back and tell us every detail! We'll be anxious to hear.
Be safe. Be well.

Ancient ruins and underground passages and cave systems and cannabis.

"But, indeed, no private person has a right to complain, by suit in court, on the ground of a breach of the Constitution. The Constitution it is true, is a compact, but he is not a party to it."

Happy New Year. Don't forget where you are from.

Please search for and put a stake in a homestead that would make a good commune for a couple hundred of your closest friends. =D
LOL Happy New Year and HAVE A GREAT TIME!
(Don't drink the water? ;-) )

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*** God bless Ron Paul ***
* Ron Paul For President *

Good Luck...I hope you make it out of the country. Hell, My brother and his family were just going to Alaska for a vacation, and they were isolated and searched before boarding. Asking stupid questions, going through their bags and patting them down. Security said it was a random search, how random was it that they only searched my brother, (A supporter of the liberty campaign, and an avid youtuber for Ron Paul.) his wife, (A supporter of the liberty campaign, and Ron Paul.) and their son. (A supporter and avid youtuber for Ron Paul.) over all the other passengers?
Can anyone say list? Other then that they had a good time, and I hope you do too.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson

Would love to know everything about the place, please share when you get back state side okay.

You are going to Paradise. Hot Dam Hot Diggity Dam.

Get the lay of the land & do report back

Stay clear of fast talkers

to George Green for me.

Land and real estate prices would be awesome. Have fun and be safe.

...First of all, concentrate on having fun and forgetting about all the nonsense that's happening up here! That will most likely be easier once you run the gauntlet of gov't airport security theater. After that, if you happen upon any spare moments where absolutely NOTHING of interest is going on - then and only then allow yourself to think about fulfilling some of the other requests you're reading here. Escape - however brief - is a wonderful thing, don't waste it... :-)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/liberty_outlook/

Good luck, have fun and don't forget to write!

We'll be here when you get back, waiting for the full update.

Happy '09!

Michael

I will let you all know after I have been there. I know a lot already but it is hard to be critical about something you have never seen.

Healthnut4freedom

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5,6

ayuasca (sp)

take a trip you will never forget.

have a blast!

my favorite author spent the last half of his life there...somewhat well know down there...

Moritz Thomsen

my fav books:

The Farm on the River of Emeralds
The Saddest Pleasure
My Two Wars