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Gleneagles Hospital in KL

Travel without medical insurance: Cost examples

  • breast cancer while traveling
  • budget travel
  • health care abroad
July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Ellen No comments

Excellent doctor visits in Malaysia at affordable prices.

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Expat health care while traveling without insurance

  • budget travel
  • health care abroad
June 26, 2022July 1, 2022 Ellen 2 comments

See a foreign itemized hospital bill.

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hua hin beach where cost of living in thailand is low for expats

Cost of living in Thailand for expats on a budget

  • budget travel
  • monthly spending tracker
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Theo 1 comment

When you see how affordable this is, you’ll pack your bags!

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Airbnb host problem included several listings

Airbnb host problem and support chat

  • budget travel
  • slow travel
June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Theo No comments

“Be assured, what I say comes from a ‘little guy’ on the front lines of the new travel landscape…”

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Kuala Lumpur skyline, June 2022

How to enter Malaysia from Thailand over land in 2022

  • border crossing
  • budget travel
  • slow travel
June 12, 2022June 13, 2022 Theo No comments

We were among the first Americans to enter this way.

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How to plan a budget slow travel itinerary during inflation.

Slow travel itinerary planning on a budget

  • budget travel
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Ellen No comments

Money savers on long-term travel costs.

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Cheap Airbnb studio rental building exterior in Hua Hin, Thailand.

Cheap Airbnb in Hua Hin, Thailand

  • budget travel
  • early retirement
  • slow travel
June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 Theo 2 comments

Kortan’s Crib! Video tour of our monthly rental.

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ellen in the hua hin hospital after she was hit by a car in thailand

Hit by a car in Thailand

  • health care abroad
  • slow travel
June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Theo 8 comments

Ellen landed in the hospital.

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‘Travel the world in retirement’ pep talk

  • commentary
  • early retirement
  • health care abroad
  • updated in 2022
May 30, 2022June 10, 2022 Ellen No comments

You’ve planned and saved – but still have doubts.

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Grocery prices in Thailand: Hua Hin supermarkets and fish stands.

Grocery prices in Thailand: Hua Hin

  • budget travel
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
May 27, 2022May 28, 2022 Ellen No comments

The prices of coffee, cheese, milk, meat, and more!

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Earth Vagabonds share their Bangkok travel budget breakdown for mid-2022.

Bangkok travel budget 2022

  • budget travel
  • monthly spending tracker
  • slow travel
May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Theo No comments

Exactly what we spent for a month-long stay.

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Theo relaxes because he knows how to travel cheap and handle problems.

How to travel cheap and handle problems

  • budget travel
  • early retirement
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
May 19, 2022May 30, 2022 Ellen 1 comment

Solutions for 10 slow travel challenges.

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Theo and Ellen walk on the beach the day after they went from Bangkok to Hua Hin by bus.

Bangkok to Hua Hin by bus in COVID era

  • budget travel
  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Theo

Behold: a beach bargain!

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Earth Vagabonds question if they can restart budget slow travel in Bangkok in 2022.

Budget slow travel Bangkok 2022

  • budget travel
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
May 8, 2022May 9, 2022 Theo 1 comment

On budget in the ‘new normal’ for budget slow travelers.

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A view of Bangkok, Thailand, from the roof of Kortan's Crib -- also known as his slow travel rental for a month.

Kortan’s Crib: Bangkok edition

  • budget travel
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Ellen No comments

See inside a $700 Airbnb rental in a good location of Thailand’s capital.

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Earth Vagabonds review GuruWalk Bangkok walking tour.

Review: GuruWalk Bangkok free walking tour

  • budget travel
  • travel destinations
  • travel experts
April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Ellen No comments

Our first ‘free’ tour in the COVID era.

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Theo complains at the Cebu Pacific counter about poor service on his first COVID-era trip.

Our first COVID-era trip

  • budget travel
  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
April 23, 2022April 24, 2022 Theo 2 comments

Theo’s already complaining about an airline.

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Shoppers outside a Bangkok mall.

Money shock in Bangkok

  • budget travel
  • commentary
  • life lessons
  • slow travel
April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Ellen 2 comments

Money down the drain in city life.

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Easter mass and brunch in Bangkok 2022.

Kortan’s cuisine: Easter brunch in Bangkok

  • early retirement
  • slow travel
  • travel destinations
  • travel experts
April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 Theo 1 comment

After mass, Theo finds his favorite street food.

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Theo has so many tears leaving Malay, Aklan, Philippines, for Bangkok, Thailand.

So many tears

  • commentary
  • early retirement
  • life lessons
  • slow travel
April 14, 2022April 17, 2022 Theo 6 comments

Theo is emotional about leaving the Philippines.

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BUDGET SLOW TRAVEL HACKS

  • How to travel cheap and handle problems
  • Living in Airbnb in early retirement
  • How to shortcut proof of onward travel – the legal ways

HEALTH CARE HITS

  • Cheap progressive eyeglasses
  • Prescriptions overseas
  • Ellen is a “flattie”

RETIREMENT FAVORITES

  • Do you need a million dollars to retire and travel the world?
  • Early retirement steps you can take right now
  • Best places to retire in the world on social security

IF WE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT

  • ‘Travel the world in retirement’ pep talk
  • Our first COVID-era trip
  • 3 reasons to rent in retirement and travel the world

HOT SPOTS IN MEXICO

  • This is what brings expats to Mazatlan, Mexico
  • Exactly how to get to cool upriver waterfall in Yelapa
  • Useful Mexico City travel guide for savvy travelers
  • 5 great reasons why Mahahual is better than Tulum
  • Playa Balandra: Magical beach near La Paz, Mexico
  • What makes Zihuatanejo stand out as a unique place

LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES

  • Boracay Island in the Philippines
  • 10 reasons to love Filipino people and the Philippines
  • Extraordinary trip to Gigantes islands
  • Negros Oriental for retired budget travelers
  • Bohol Island, Philippines: Hot spots to visit
  • Bohol Island away from tourists

A FEW ADVENTURES

  • Challenging hike to see the Fuego volcano erupt
  • 7 Incredible waterfalls, thrilling cliff jumps in Bali
  • Adventurous waterfall jumps in the Philippines
  • Perfect dive spot on Panay Island
  • Bangkok to Hua Hin by bus in COVID era
  • Giant clams dazzle at Sunken Cemetery, Camiguin Isle
  • Ati tribe in upper village has power in Malay, Aklan!
  • Ati water pump project is HUGE success!
  • Shared wealth in the Ati world
  • A fantastic swim with whale sharks in La Paz

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