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

Behold: a beach bargain!

TheoMay 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Theo complains at the Cebu Pacific counter about poor service on his first COVID-era trip.
budget travel

Our first COVID-era trip

Theo’s already complaining about an airline.

TheoApril 23, 2022April 24, 2022
Theo and Ellen in an empty Bangkok airport terminal as they restart a slow travel lifestyle in the 'new normal' with COVID.
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Earth Vagabonds restart slow travel lifestyle

First stop: Bangkok!

EllenApril 12, 2022April 12, 2022
3 new travel hacks for the new normal in a COVID world.
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3 new travel hacks for the ‘new normal’

Beat marketing trickery and save money.

EllenMarch 26, 2022March 26, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Boracay Island as seen from mainland Malay Municipality from tribal Ati land in the Philippines.
COVID-19

2021: A final roundup from the Philippines

What a year!

TheoJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 2022
NASA pic of the Philippines from space, with Malay, Aklan circled.
COVID-19

1 year, 10 months, in Malay, Aklan, Philippines

I’m counting.

EllenJanuary 15, 2022January 16, 2022
A crystal ball on a beach at sunset gets Ellen thinking about travel predictions - and whether they came true.
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Did these tourism and travel predictions come true?

Eleven predictions, 11 realities.

EllenJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022
Boracay has few tourists during the Omicron phase of the pandemic.
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What’s happening on Boracay during Omicron phase

The famous island and nearby mainland are on Alert Level 3.

EllenJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022
The Bureau of Quarantine building in Kalibo and the WHO COVID vaccination certificates the department issues.
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WHO COVID vaccination certificate in the Philippines

How foreigners vaccinated in this country can get the official card.

EllenJanuary 12, 2022April 27, 2022
Ellen gets boosted in the Philippines with a Pfizer shot in Malay, Aklan.
COVID-19

Boosters in the Philippines

Navigating a process so unlike in the USA.

EllenJanuary 8, 2022January 8, 2022
Tourists walk on Boracay's White Beach with masks pulled down under their chins.
COVID-19

Boracay holiday vacations bring domestic tourists

Ellen people watches on the island.

EllenDecember 29, 2021December 29, 2021

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