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Of those beaches, Nassau in particular really stood out as a great beach, and I even sampled the local beer (Kalik) and the local official dish (Conch) after speaking with some locals in the area. I then toured the low income, middle income, and high income areas of the city around the beach. I found that either the middle or low income areas would be affordable if I moved there, but the high income areas would be out of my price range.
Should I move to Nassau or keep looking at more beaches?
I guess what would keep me from deciding on the Bahamas is the price. It´s easily more expensive than the US, isn´t it? Check out Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica...there are other spots around where your money will stretch more.
I guess what would keep me from deciding on the Bahamas is the price. It´s easily more expensive than the US, isn´t it? Check out Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica...there are other spots around where your money will stretch more.
I also might look at Manta, Ecuador--seems to be warm all year but never all that hot, at least looking online. Its a tough call whether to go there or one of the other nice beaches I want to go, though.
I also might look at Manta, Ecuador--seems to be warm all year but never all that hot, at least looking online. Its a tough call whether to go there or one of the other nice beaches I want to go, though.
Manta beaches aren´t really all that. It is a decent-sized city though, if you´re looking for amenities. Salinas is really the crown jewel of the Ecuadorian coast. I have friends in Olon who are also happy there, though it is just kind of a beach hut/surfer/retiree villa town and not much else. Ecuador is pretty dope.
Of those beaches, Nassau in particular really stood out as a great beach, and I even sampled the local beer (Kalik) and the local official dish (Conch) after speaking with some locals in the area. I then toured the low income, middle income, and high income areas of the city around the beach. I found that either the middle or low income areas would be affordable if I moved there, but the high income areas would be out of my price range.
Should I move to Nassau or keep looking at more beaches?
Did you go to the stores and locals restaurants of Nassau, or just look at how much rents are? The killer costs in the Caribbean are the day to day expenses. Everything in the supermarket with tax is much higher. Mexico or Ecuador costs for most things are much lower than the Bahamas or US as long as you buy like the locals when possible. Even if you go to the most expensive places of the Yucatan where housing and restaurant meals are the same or more than the US, you can always go a few miles inland away from the tourists and find plenty of budget options and live for half what you probably spend in the US.
Did you go to the stores and locals restaurants of Nassau, or just look at how much rents are? The killer costs in the Caribbean are the day to day expenses. Everything in the supermarket with tax is much higher. Mexico or Ecuador costs for most things are much lower than the Bahamas or US as long as you buy like the locals when possible. Even if you go to the most expensive places of the Yucatan where housing and restaurant meals are the same or more than the US, you can always go a few miles inland away from the tourists and find plenty of budget options and live for half what you probably spend in the US.
Besides looking at rents, my only experience with food was getting an order of fried conch and a bottle of Kalik. That said, when I mentioned to one of the locals I'm a big milk drinker, they told me Milk was 4 bucks and some change there, and I remember that threw me off a bit.
Alright, let me stop. Those are only a few in just one country, but there are plenty more in that country too. Then there are beaches in other countries in the region that are very capable in offering equivalents or better beaches than in Nassau, Bahamas.
So far I have yet to as many beautiful beaches anywhere as I have seen in the US Virgin Islands. The nice thing about the USVI is that the British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are very close, especially if you live in St Thomas or St John.
I’ll be in the Bahamas and Mexico later this month so I’m excited to see their beaches.
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