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Ecuador or Brazil?

A friend of mine and I have been talking about taking a trip in September to either Ecuador (because she is moving there), or Brazil (because she used to live there).

I have never been to either, and when reading the Canadian Travel Advisories, they both seem like dangerous and scary places to go (lol).

Now I know just from going to the Dominican and seeing the Advisory for there that the Advisories are a little... exaggerated.

I would like to know if anyone here has gone (or lives) in either Ecuador or Brazil and what you thought of it.

I've spoken to Lira recently. The situation in Brazil is looking grim. I think 500,000 tourists were raped and killed last month alone.

Your sig is ridiculous.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit Your sig is ridiculous.

WEAK!!!



Sunsnail... not funny

I say Ecuador. If it's anything like the following documentary, you can't go wrong.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I say Ecuador. If it's anything like the following documentary, you can't go wrong.

wow, best national anthem ever

doesnt brazil have HELLA trannies?

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter wow, best national anthem ever

I know! Beats the shit out of Advance Australia Fair. And Waltzing Matilda...

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I know! Beats the shit out of Advance Australia Fair. And Waltzing Matilda...

My Ecuadorian is a little rusty, but I'm sure at the start the guy is saying "Where the bloody hell are you? ECUADOR!"

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter My Ecuadorian is a little rusty, but I'm sure at the start the guy is saying "Where the bloody hell are you? ECUADOR!"

Sounds about right to me.

ecuador and brazil aren't even in the same league.

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Originally posted by Spacey Orange ecuador and brazil aren't even in the same league.

I agree. Sash! never made a track called 'Brazil'

If you're blonde, dye your hair dark so you blend in more.

Seriously.

Re: Ecuador or Brazil?

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Originally posted by Theresa A friend of mine and I have been talking about taking a trip in September to either Ecuador (because she is moving there), or Brazil (because she used to live there). I have never been to either, and when reading the Canadian Travel Advisories, they both seem like dangerous and scary places to go (lol). Now I know just from going to the Dominican and seeing the Advisory for there that the Advisories are a little... exaggerated. I would like to know if anyone here has gone (or lives) in either Ecuador or Brazil and what you thought of it.

Brazil definitely. As long as you don't go to the favelas or "slums", you'll be fine. If you stay out of the bad parts of town, all you have to worry about is your wallet and purse. Lots of poor kids walking the street who wouldn't think twice about pick-pocketing you. So much more in Brazil than Ecuador in my opinion.

lol who the fuck goes to Ecuador for vacation?

lol, you said Bra

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I agree. Sash! never made a track called 'Brazil'

I think it's good they decided to name it Ecuador instead of Brazil. I mean, try replacing Ecuador with Brazil in the song, and it doesn't sound at all.

Ecuador! vs Brazil! == E-cua-dor! vs Bra-zil! or maybe Bra-a-zil?

No, I think Ecuador is better. A lot better.

She and her fiance are buying a resort in Ecuador. At the end of November she is going to be moving there indefinitely.

At first she wanted to take me to Brazil because she lived there for a year, and she wanted to go back to visit. However, now that she has confirmation that the resort dealings are going through, she has gotten all excited and wants to go there instead.

I would prefer to go to Brazil for several reasons. She speaks Portuguese fluently... she knows a lot of people there, and we will have places to stay.

She hasn't replied yet about where we would stay in Ecuador (I think she may want to stay in the resort... but are we going to have to pay?) She speaks poor Spanish, and I'm even worse. She isn't familiar with the country as she has never been before, and from what I am reading, there are a lot of troubles at the Columbian borders.

As for dyeing my hair black... that may be a smart idea. I have reddish blondish brown hair. I think I would stick out, especially with being so pale and small too.

I really don't want to dye it though

wotyzoid - have you ever heard of the Gal�pagos Islands? Or the Andes Mountains? A LOT of people go to Ecuador... in fact it isn't all that uncommon for Americans to retire there.

Anyway, if we go to Ecuador, we'll be in Chugchil�n, Cotopaxi up in the Andes Mountains.

One of these four places.

Likely staying here:

http://www.blacksheepinn.com/TheInn.htm

Has anyone here ever been to Ecuador? Tell me what you know

I lived in ecuador for 3.5 years.. pretty cool


quito is beautiful, cotopaxi is amazing, banos is amazing, the andes are gorgeous- Mindo is also amazing, the cloud forest, amazon as well, but the cloud forest is something really cool, like a higher altitude rainforest



galapagos is fucking incredibe- the beaches on the coast be good too, some good waves if you're into that




heard nothing but crazy stories about brazil... some good, some really scary. while ecuador has gotten more dangerous since the dolarization, it's not SO bad...




they filmed proof of life at my friends house across the street

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Originally posted by Allied Nations I lived in ecuador for 3.5 years.. pretty cool quito is beautiful, cotopaxi is amazing, banos is amazing, the andes are gorgeous- Mindo is also amazing, the cloud forest, amazon as well, but the cloud forest is something really cool, like a higher altitude rainforest galapagos is fucking incredibe- the beaches on the coast be good too, some good waves if you're into that heard nothing but crazy stories about brazil... some good, some really scary. while ecuador has gotten more dangerous since the dolarization, it's not SO bad... they filmed proof of life at my friends house across the street

Where HAVEN'T you lived???

Why have you lived in so many different places? Are your parents just big travelers? Out of all the places you have lived, where is your favourite?

P.S. Thanks for the reply... one of the only useful ones so far, however I didn't expect anything from the c0r.

haha a bunch of places... i've only lived in 7 or 8 dif cities, but traveled throughout the regions i was living in.

as for my favorite, Tie between Bombay and Lima... but honestly Lima is kind of a shithole, i just had some good times with a good crew, all at the right time. i was younger though so it's different.


my dad is a engineer/project manager for onshore and offshore drilling so before the company he was working with moved him every 2, 3 years as a productivity thing. now my parents like in buenos aires and should be there for a while as my dad is working with a dif. company


if you do decide on ecuador let me know, if you have some ideas about some stuff youd like to check out-


went to a very cool ranch over there as well i went to for a 4 day fishing trip, wild horses!

http://www.haciendayanahurco.com/index_en.html

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Originally posted by Sunsnail I've spoken to Lira recently. The situation in Brazil is looking grim. I think 500,000 tourists were raped and killed last month alone.

Kay, let's do the math here, Theresa:

Ecuador - Volcanoes
Brazil - Non-volcanic hotness

Ecuador - About the size of Montreal
Brazil - Pretty much half of the whole continent

Ecuador - Sash!
Brazil - Lira

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Originally posted by Lira Kay, let's do the math here, Theresa: Ecuador - Volcanoes Brazil - Non-volcanic hotness Ecuador - About the size of Montreal Brazil - Pretty much half of the whole continent Ecuador - Sash! Brazil - Lira

Trust me... if it were up to me, I would come to Brazil.

P.S. If I do come there, are you going to meet up with me?

Hey


I've been to Ecuador. Guayaquil and Cuenca. They are really cool cities. If you're after partying Guayaquil is a cool place to visit, but it is dangerous, such as many other capitals in South America. So I advise you to stay inside after sun sets, and only take taxi's everywhere after dark. Also take a proper taxi, not a "cheap looking" one.

Cuenca is a beautiful city in the Andean mountains, their third largest city, it is even on the UNESCO World Heritage cities list, as is their capital Quito. I haven't been to quito, but I hear it's damn good, but dangerous as well.

Make sure you don't act like an idiot, THINK before you go places.



You could also visit the "Orient" which is superior when it comes to Indiana Jones style adventuring...

They speak spanish, so if you know it, it's easier than trying to lean on spanish to try and understand/speak portugese.

I hear great things about Brazil too, so I think you should ask more people than me.


My ex girlfriend was from Ecuador, the best girl I've ever had.

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