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Author: Ellen

Budget slow traveler in early retirement. Sober, breast cancer warrior, now living flat. Loves chocolate, coffee, stories, puppies.
Theo relaxes because he knows how to travel cheap and handle problems.
budget travel

How to travel cheap and handle problems

Solutions for 10 slow travel challenges.

EllenMay 19, 2022May 25, 2022
A view of Bangkok, Thailand, from the roof of Kortan's Crib -- also known as his slow travel rental for a month.
budget travel

Kortan’s Crib: Bangkok edition

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

EllenMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Earth Vagabonds review GuruWalk Bangkok walking tour.
budget travel

Review: GuruWalk Bangkok free walking tour

Our first ‘free’ tour in the COVID era.

EllenApril 27, 2022April 27, 2022
Shoppers outside a Bangkok mall.
budget travel

Money shock in Bangkok

Money down the drain in city life.

EllenApril 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Theo and Ellen in an empty Bangkok airport terminal as they restart a slow travel lifestyle in the 'new normal' with COVID.
border crossing

Earth Vagabonds restart slow travel lifestyle

First stop: Bangkok!

EllenApril 12, 2022April 12, 2022
Ellen & Theo in the Philippines, April 5, 2022.
budget travel

Earth Vagabonds to leave the Philippines

We are changed. We are older, and hopefully wiser.

EllenApril 5, 2022April 5, 2022
Left, Narbin almost smiling; right, doctors try to get the boy with the pellet in his ear to lay still for extraction.
health care abroad

The adorable young boy with a pellet in his ear

Another charitable effort by Earth Vagabonds.

EllenMarch 27, 2022March 27, 2022
3 new travel hacks for the new normal in a COVID world.
budget travel

3 new travel hacks for the ‘new normal’

Beat marketing trickery and save money.

EllenMarch 26, 2022March 26, 2022
Ellen's broken toe on Boracay happened near Willy's Rock.
health care abroad

Broken toe on Boracay & the Cleveland connection

God has a sense of humor in this small world we call Earth.

EllenMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022
Sunset on Boracay Island with sailboats.
travel destinations

Foreign tourism opens in Philippines

Three requirements get you here.

EllenJanuary 29, 2022February 5, 2022
A vacation to Boracay Island means a lot of beach time on the famous "White Beach" - pictured here in the golden hour before sunset.
budget travel

Budget vacation to Boracay Island

Ellen splurges for once.

EllenJanuary 25, 2022January 25, 2022
A sailboat is seen through trees on Boracay Island in the Philippines.
COVID-19

Boracay Island in the Philippines

So beautiful, despite pandemic problems.

EllenJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022
How to hand wash clothes and sheets is not difficult, but it's time consuming and strains the back.
COVID-19

How to hand wash clothes, sheets

Not difficult, but it’s time consuming and strains the back.

EllenJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022
COVID-19

The boy on the beach

Just a story.

EllenJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022
The progressive, Transition eyeglasses with titanium frames that Ellen bought in the Philippines.
health care abroad

What progressive eyeglasses cost in the Philippines

You will be amazed.

EllenJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

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BUDGET SLOW TRAVEL HACKS

  • How to travel cheap and handle problems
  • Retire early and travel: Continuous living in Airbnb rentals
  • How to shortcut pesky proof of onward travel

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?
  • First 4 steps to early retirement to take right now
  • Best places to retire on social security overseas

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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