I-guayaquil yaba iphupho lami, eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Vakashela le resort, nomyeni wami kwavela kulo nyaka kuphela. Uyazi ukuthi yini engiyithandayo lapha? I-Forest Park! Ucabanga nje, emagatsheni ezihlahla ezivelele, esikhundleni sondlunkulu obungenakuqhathaniswa nathi, bafa nge-parrot yakho yombala bese beqa amaterikhi, abangesabi izivakashi. Bengifuna ukuhamba ngizungeza leli paki njengoba ngisezinganeni, ngigijimela emikhondweni nasekujabuleni kwami, kodwa ngavele nginqamule ihlazo kulokhu, kodwa ngaphakathi konke kwaphenduka umuzwa wenjabulo ephelele nentokozo engachazeki. Kuhlaselwe?
Ukuhlela noma ukuphupha kuphela ngohambo oluya kuleli, thatha imininingwane elandelayo. Izakhamizi zase-Ukraine, i-visa yokuvakashela i-Ecuador ayidingeki, kodwa kuphela uma ungahleleli ukuhlala endaweni yaleli lizwe isikhathi eside kunakwa-90-day. Esikhumulweni sezindiza ku-Passport, ama-visa we-T-Z anophawu olunenombolo yezinsuku ezivunyelwe zokuhlala.
Kumasiko, kuvunyelwe ukuthwala izingcezu ezintathu zikagwayi kanye nazo, ama-cigar angamashumi amahlanu noma amagremu kagwayi angamakhulu amabili. Utshwala buvunyelwe futhi ngenani elingadluli ilitha elilodwa. Amakha amakha, imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko ye-Perfune neyomuntu siqu kufanele ibe mincane futhi ihlangabezane nezidingo zakho. Lokhu yilokho ongashayela ngaphandle kokukhokha umsebenzi. Uma ufuna ukuthatha konke nokuningi, khona-ke uzobona ukuthi kulokhu kufanele ubeke isamba esiyindilinga kakhulu. Kepha kubukeka kimi ukuthi lokhu kwanele, ngoba akunamafutha, uya emabhishi endawo ongakudla, kepha ukuthola imizwa eminingi emihle evela eholidini eligcwele.
Njengohlobo lwemali lwasekhaya, ama-dollar aseMelika asetshenziswa lapha. Ufuna ukushintshanisa imali? Hhayi inkinga, ngoba lokhu kungenziwa emabhange noma emahhovisi okushintshaniswa, okubizwa ngokuthi "Casa de Cambio" lapha. Amabhange asebenza kusuka ngesishiyagalolunye ekuseni kuye ngengxenye yosuku lwesibili, bese elandela ikhefu lewashi futhi alulandelena nengxenye yesithathu yezikhungo zasebhange, avule isivakashi futhi, isikhathi sokwamukela izivakashi ngesigamu sesikhombisa kusihlwa. Njengomthetho, amabhange awasebenzi ngezimpelasonto, kepha asebenza ngoMgqibelo. Ngezinsuku zangoMgqibelo, iminyango yamabhange ivulekile ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ekuseni, futhi livale ababili ntambama. NgeSonto, ngeke uthole noma yiliphi ibhange labasebenzi, ngakho-ke uma unesidingo sokushintshana ngemali, kuzodingeka usebenzise izinsizakalo zamaphoyinti wokushintshana. Ukusebenza kokushintshana kwemali kukhokhwe futhi ungathatha kusuka kwelinye lamaphesenti amane enani eliphelele. Emahhotela nasezitolo ezinkulu, ungakhokha amakhadi wesikweletu, kepha kuphela ngenxa yenkonzo yabo, kuvame ukukhokhiswa ngenani elifanele elisukela kumaphesenti ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili wezindleko zokusebenza, okungukuthi, uma ukhokha insizakalo yekhadi lesikweletu , okubiza amadola ayikhulu, lokho futhi ungakususa kusuka kuma-dollar ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili aseMelika.
Isitsha esikhanyayo se-cuisine kazwelonke, kunamasobho ahlukahlukene. Ukunambitheka kwesobho, ngeke kwenzeke ukuthi uphinde ngisho nabapheki abahle kakhulu, ngoba izakhamizi zasendaweni zinezimfihlo zazo zokuthi ngeke zikuvulele. Uma ngiqala ukukhuluma ngamasobho, ngizoqhubeka nesihloko, ngoba isobho lilungiselelwe kakhulu emanzini. Amanzi Nasi isihloko esihlukile, ngoba ngokwengxenye akunakwenzeka ukuphuza. Lokhu yimi mayelana namanzi ompompi. Kepha amanzi athengiswa emabhodleleni, ungaphuza ngaphandle kokwesaba okuncane, ungalungisa nokudla kulo manzi, ngokwesibonelo, zama ukupheka isobho. Amanzi avela ngaphansi kwempompo, akunconywa ukugeza izithelo nokuxubha amazinyo akho, okungukuthi, hlamba umgodi womlomo ngemuva kokuhlanza amazinyo. Thatha ishawa, uphephile impela.
Inani labantu bendawo, likhuluma iSpanishi, kepha ehhotela saqonda kahle ngesiNgisi. Angikhulumi noma yiziphi izilimi, ngaphandle kokuthi iRussia nokuthinta. By the way, ulimi lokushukuma komzimba, ngilubheka njengendawo yonke, ngoba uma ingane yami engenalukholo ingekho eduzane, futhi ikwazi ukukhuluma kahle isiNgisi sami, khona-ke ngizibuza ngaphandle kwakhe ngisebenzisa ulimi lokushukuma komzimba.
I-Ecuador yonke ithathwa ezweni eliphephe kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, kusuka endobuni emincane futhi leli Pharadesi alivikeleki. Akekho ocacile ukuthi ngeke athathe noma yini ukuthatha noma yini, kepha ukudonsa isikhwama ephaketheni, into evamile, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi. Nginomyeni wami, besilokhu sihamba nonyaka wokuqala. Wayengumi omude, ngoba ngiqale umsebenzi wami wabahambi kusukela kanye lapho ngihlangana naye. Ngakho-ke, sesivele sakha umkhuba, shiya zonke izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu, kufaka phakathi amadokhumenti, esitokisini esiphephile esitholakala kuwo wonke amahhotela ahloniphayo. Ukuze uzizwe uzolile emigwaqweni yanoma yimuphi umuzi wezwe, kwanele ukuba nenani elincane lemali nefotoli yephasiphothi. Ngaba necala lapho bekufanele ngigqoke yonke imali yami nami. Ngingene kanjena - yonke imali ehlelwe emaphaketheni ahlukene. Kuyacaca ukuthi lokhu akuyona indlela yokuphuma, kepha ngale ndlela ngangivikela ngokwami kusuka nani zonke ngaphandle kwepeni.
Kwabathandi bezitolo, ngiyazisa izindaba ezijabulisayo ukuthi zonke izitolo zisebenza nsuku zonke, ngaphandle kweSonto lisuka kweziyisishiyagalolunye ekuseni liye ngehora lesithupha kusihlwa. Ukudla kwasemini njengoba umthetho uthatha amahora amabili ukusuka ngosuku lweshumi nambili kuya kwehora lesibili ntambama, kwezinye izitolo isikhathi sasemini kuqala ngehora losuku, futhi kuphele kathathu ntambama. Ngesikhathi semikhosi, kanye nangamaholide enkolo, izitolo kanye namahhovisi, ungasebenzi, futhi emahhotela cishe akunakwenzeka ukuthola indawo yamahhala.
Amathiphu eGuayaquil, lesi yisihloko esihlukile. Ukuze ubanikeze ezamukelwe, ikakhulukazi ezikhungweni zokupheka, njengamakhofi kanye nezindawo zokudlela. Ezindaweni zokudlela ezishibhile kanye namakhofi aphakathi, kuyisiko ukushiya amathiphu ngenani lamaphesenti ayishumi. Imali ayiweli etafuleni, kepha inikezwe ngokuqondile kumlindi. Isimo ezindaweni zokudlela ezibizayo, kunalokho sithunzi. Ngaphezu kweqiniso lokuthi ushiya amaphesenti ayishumi endabuko, ngakho-ke usabheka amaphesenti ayishumi entela. Into eyodwa iyajabulisa ukuthi awudingi ukushiya amathiphu etekisini, kodwa mayelana nentengo yohambo, kufanele uxoxisane nomshayeli ngaphambi kwesikhathi.