Time with friends from many nations.
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Budget breakdown: Penang, Malaysia
What it cost to live there for one month in 2022.
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Island Hospital in Penang: Expat review
Includes a cast removal cost breakdown.
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Travel plans for the rest of 2022
Life-long dream destination about to be realized!!
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‘Authentic travel’ revelation
I never did like labels…
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Early retirement to Malaysia: What life is really like here
It’s our third time!
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Kuala Lumpur to Penang by train in COVID-era
A few changes in the ‘new normal’.
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Travel without medical insurance: Cost examples
Excellent doctor visits in Malaysia at affordable prices.
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Expat health care while traveling without insurance
See a foreign itemized hospital bill.
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Cost of living in Thailand for expats on a budget
When you see how affordable this is, you’ll pack your bags!
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Airbnb host problem and support chat
“Be assured, what I say comes from a ‘little guy’ on the front lines of the new travel landscape…”
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How to enter Malaysia from Thailand over land in 2022
We were among the first Americans to enter this way.
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Slow travel itinerary planning on a budget
Money savers on long-term travel costs.
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Cheap Airbnb in Hua Hin, Thailand
Kortan’s Crib! Video tour of our monthly rental.
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Hit by a car in Thailand
Ellen landed in the hospital.
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‘Travel the world in retirement’ pep talk
You’ve planned and saved – but still have doubts.
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Grocery prices in Thailand: Hua Hin
The prices of coffee, cheese, milk, meat, and more!
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Bangkok travel budget 2022
Exactly what we spent for a month-long stay.
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How to travel cheap and handle problems
Solutions for 10 slow travel challenges.
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Bangkok to Hua Hin by bus in COVID era
Behold: a beach bargain!
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