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I’m not particularly paranoid, but if spending $ now for a vaccine in the states can possibly prevent spending $$$$ on medical treatment in an unfamiliar medical system later, I’ll go with the odds. I’ve had vaccinations for Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hep A/B and Shingles (because it’s not available in Ec) and I’m considering Pneumonia as well. And unlike Wendy, I’ve never had Hep A, but witnessed a friend dealing with it when I lived in Brasil and I don’t choose to chance it. It only takes one restaurant worker not washing their hands to infect another person by food borne bacterium. Hep A isn’t unheard of in the USA either. BTW, I arrive in Quito May 5 !!

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and from my short and limited (3 hotels in 2 cities in 10 days) experience, you should expect whatever bed you get, to be “extra firm”,,,I ended up on the couch at Suissotel in Quito, and this time it was by choice,,,

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I’d say that depends on the quality of the kitchen cutlery you now have. I doubt that you can find equal quality for equal cost in Cuenca. But if you just have some so-so knives made in China, I’d forego the hassle and buy new in Ecuador.

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Be prepared for some extra scrutiny due to the knives. They came and found me in departure area, took me to the baggage handling area, and made me open the luggage. Speaking Spanish was a plus in this situation I believe. They took my name and address upon finding mine in checked luggage. Make sure the blades are enclosed in heavy cardboard, and then I’d wrap the entire knife up in additional cardboard. Let us know how it goes.

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you golf like me Edd

[BOBBY PHILLIPS]

I wouldn’t rule out Quito’s surrounding barrios without first making a visit.

[BOBBY PHILLIPS]

Which vaccinations are you considering?

 

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Six days ago I transferred monies from my US bank to an account in Quito with no such withholding.

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Suzan,  and here I thought I was just being overly sensitive ,,,

[BOBBY PHILLIPS]

Cuy is the national food of Ecuador. Try it.  We didn’t care for it, but we can say we’ve eaten it !

[BOBBY PHILLIPS]

Right Edd, we all gotta start sometime,,practice makes perfect

 

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In fact, I think overuse of the pronoun will mark you as a newbie speaker ¡

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As for a contact in Cuenca, I’d recommend Victor Ojeda.  He’s listed in the recommendations on Gringo Tree website.  He speaks English, will pick you up at the airport, then drives you around, and is an all around good guy.  His email is  victorh0613@yahoo.com,  tell him Bobby in Texas gave you his name.

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Not that I’d  want to drive down here, but I did see the usual car rental places at the Quito airport when I arrived. Best of luck if you rent one.

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Thanks for the info Ms.Suzan

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