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Cheap Airbnb in Hua Hin, Thailand

By Theo / budget travel, early retirement, slow travel / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022

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

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

Grocery prices in Thailand: Hua Hin

By Ellen / budget travel, slow travel, travel experts / May 27, 2022 May 28, 2022

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

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

Bangkok travel budget 2022

By Theo / budget travel, monthly spending tracker, slow travel / May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022

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

Exactly what we spent for a month-long stay.

How to travel cheap and handle problems

By Ellen / budget travel, early retirement, slow travel, travel experts / May 19, 2022 September 18, 2022

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

Solutions for 10 slow travel challenges.

Bangkok to Hua Hin by bus in COVID era

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

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

Behold: a beach bargain!

Budget slow travel Bangkok 2022

By Theo / budget travel, slow travel, travel experts / May 8, 2022 May 9, 2022

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

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

Kortan’s Crib: Bangkok edition

By Ellen / budget travel, slow travel, travel experts / May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022

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

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

Review: GuruWalk Bangkok free walking tour

By Ellen / budget travel, travel destinations, travel experts / April 27, 2022 April 27, 2022

Earth Vagabonds review GuruWalk Bangkok walking tour.

Our first ‘free’ tour in the COVID era.

Our first COVID-era trip

By Theo / budget travel, COVID-19, slow travel, travel experts / April 23, 2022 April 24, 2022

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

Theo’s already complaining about an airline.

Money shock in Bangkok

By Ellen / budget travel, commentary, life lessons, slow travel / April 18, 2022 April 18, 2022

Shoppers outside a Bangkok mall.

Money down the drain in city life.

Earth Vagabonds restart slow travel lifestyle

By Ellen / border crossing, COVID-19, slow travel / April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022

Theo and Ellen in an empty Bangkok airport terminal as they restart a slow travel lifestyle in the 'new normal' with COVID.

First stop: Bangkok!

Earth Vagabonds to leave the Philippines

By Ellen / budget travel, retired budget travel, slow travel, travel experts / April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022

Ellen & Theo in the Philippines, April 5, 2022.

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

Travel during COVID: 3 budget tips

By Ellen / budget travel, COVID-19, travel experts / March 26, 2022 May 31, 2022

3 new travel hacks for the new normal in a COVID world.

Beat marketing trickery and save money.

Budget vacation to Boracay Island

By Ellen / budget travel, COVID-19 / January 25, 2022 January 25, 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.

Ellen splurges for once.

Did these tourism and travel predictions come true?

By Ellen / budget travel, COVID-19, slow travel, travel experts / January 14, 2022 October 4, 2022

A crystal ball on a beach at sunset gets Ellen thinking about travel predictions - and whether they came true.

Eleven predictions, 11 realities.

Solo trip to Iloilo City

By Ellen / budget travel, slow travel, travel destinations, travel experts / December 10, 2021 December 10, 2021

Iloilo City proper with a jeepney full of passengers.

Ellen boards a bus for the biggest city on Panay Island.

Do you need a million dollars to retire and travel the world?

By Theo / budget travel, early retirement, slow travel, travel experts, updated in 2022 / May 17, 2021 June 10, 2022

We answer a reader's question: Do you need a million dollars to retire early and travel the world?

A multi-part answer that covers taxes, health care, budgets and more.

Earth Vagabonds slow travel pause hits 1 year

By Ellen / budget travel, COVID-19, early retirement, life lessons, slow travel, travel experts / March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021

earth vagabonds slow travel pause has lasted one year

Some thoughts on one full trip around the sun.

Swab tests nixed by Philippine feds, LGUs can still require

By Ellen / budget travel, COVID-19, slow travel, travel destinations / February 27, 2021 February 27, 2021

Tourists at the ferry station in Caticlan get clearance to go to Boracay Island.

The latest effort to increase domestic tourism.

Updates from pandemic paradise in the Philippines

By Ellen / budget travel, slow travel, travel experts / February 12, 2021 March 26, 2021

Boracay Island in the distance, as seen from mainland Malay in the Philippines.

Beach walks, movies, eyeglasses, Ati, and more.

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Giving back

Our volunteer work with the indigenous Ati tribe in the Philippines during the pandemic.

BUDGET SLOW TRAVEL HACKS

Itinerary planning
Living in Airbnb
Travel cheap, handle problems
‘Onward travel’ proof
Predictions

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

Why expats love Mazatlan
Remote Yelapa waterfalls
Mexico City to do list
Mahahual is better than Tulum
Magical beach near La Paz
Zihuatanejo is unique

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

Life is Now.

A FEW ADVENTURES

Active volcano hike
Cliff jumps
Waterfall jumps
Swim with whale sharks
Perfect dive spot
Living with elephants
Giant clams
Indigenous tribal work
Water hookup for tribe
Sharing with the world

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