Where would you move abroad as a senior with love of birds in gardens & warm climate? (1 Viewer)

[Jim M.]

People living in other countries have no idea how bad the situation is in the United States or how more than half the hospitals have shut down in the past 10 years, never to reopen.

I have lived in the U.S. all my life, and none of what you write rings true to me. You are clearly cherry picking statistics and anecdotes to make the U.S. look as bad as possible. You hype Costa Rica but don't even mention that the narrow statistic you focus on , maternal mortality rates (which also would not be relevant to the original poster), is higher in Costa Rica than the U.S. (Maternal mortality rates) I don't dispute that there is room for improvement in the U.S. – especially in terms of cost and equitable distribution of healthcare. But I have never had any difficulties getting affordable quality healthcare via public transit or otherwise in the U.S., and I have lived in both red and blue states.

In any event, the original poster is American, and doesn't need opinions from you or me about what the quality of healthcare is like in the U.S., she already knows the quality she has been getting.

 

[DMW]

I would move to Ecuador....the birding is fantastic with over 3500 species(EDIT to 1722) in the size of the state of Nevada relatively..... Prices are relatively cheap and while you have some things to look out (your senses are perked more in safety and health), it is very livable. My daughter lives in Australia and the prices are too high for housing and rents are out of control. Beautiful country with fantastic people though.

Ecuador would rank very high on the list if not for the safety aspect. In the last few years it seems to have become very much more dangerous since the cartels moved in. I'm sure there are parts of Ecuador which are still reasonably safe, but things can change rapidly for the worse.

 

[lmans66]

I think you are correct. I used to go down to Ecuador 1-2 a year on business and I did that for 10 years. But recently I have had to rethink my travels and haven't been there in awhile and yes, safety is a concern. Not so much on a daily basis if you were in Quito but just moving in and around the country with the cartels is something to look at. I know of people who used to live in Ecuador but now, no longer. So sad as such a beautiful country.